This book proposes an explicit recognition of criminology as a
moral science: a philosophically textured appreciation of the
presence and role of values in people’s reasoning and motivation,
set within an empirically rigorous social-scientific account. This
endeavour requires input from both criminologists and philosophers,
and careful dialogue between them. Criminology as a Moral Science
provides such a dialogue, not least about the so-called
‘fact-value distinction’, but also about substantive topics
such as guilt and shame. The book also provides
philosophically-informed accounts of morality in practice in
several criminological contexts: these include whistleblowing
practices within a police service; the dilemmas of mothers about
who and what to tell about a partner’s imprisonment; and how
persistent offenders begin to try to ‘turn their lives around’
to desist from crime. The issues raised go to the heart of some
currently pressing topics within criminology, notably the
development of ‘evidence-based practice’, which requires some
kind of stable bridge to be built between research evidence
(‘facts’) and proposals for policy (‘evaluative
recommendations’).
General
Imprint: |
Hart Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Studies in Penal Theory and Ethics |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Editors: |
Anthony E. Bottoms
• Jonathan Jacobs
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5099-6532-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-5099-6532-7 |
Barcode: |
9781509965328 |
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