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Deviant Knowledge - Criminology, Politics and Policy (Paperback)
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Deviant Knowledge - Criminology, Politics and Policy (Paperback)
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In this important and original book, Reece Walters examines the
politics of criminology and the ways in which criminological
knowledge is generated. It includes an overview of the politics and
practice of conducting criminological research (drawing upon
material from Britain, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the USA),
and the ways that regulatory and governing authorities set research
agendas, manipulate the processes and production of knowledge and
silence or suppress critical voices through various techniques of
neutralisation. The book argues for 'knowledges of resistance' - a
position that promotes critique, challenges concepts of power and
social order, wrestles with notions of truth and adheres to
intellectual autonomy and independence. It provides invaluable
insights into the relationship between the criminological
researcher, public officials and corporate representatives. Drawing
upon a wide range of interviews with academics and administrators
from government and business, the book provides rare insights into
the ways that knowledge about crime and criminal justice is
produced and consumed, revealing why certain topics of
criminological enquiry are rarely funded and why others receive
ongoing political and governmental support. The book will be
essential reading for anybody interested in the development of
criminological theory and research, and the context and influences
that shape it.
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