For the last three decades Jock Young's work has had a profound
impact on criminology. In this provocative new book, Young rejects
much of what criminology has become, criticizing the rigid
determinism and rampant positivism that dominate the discipline
today. His erudite and entertaining examination of what's gone
wrong with criminology draws on a range of research - from urban
ethnography to sexology and criminal victimization studies - to
illustrate its failings. Young makes a passionate case for a return
to criminology's creative and critical potential, partly informed
by the new developments in cultural criminology. A late-modern
counterpart to C. Wright Mills' classic The Sociological
Imagination, this inspirational piece of writing from one of the
most brilliant voices in contemporary criminology will command
widespread attention. The concluding part of the author's trilogy
of influential texts including The Vertigo of Late Modernity and
The Exclusive Society, it will be essential reading for anyone who
cares about the future of criminology, and the social sciences more
generally.
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