At a time of close scrutiny of police culture, this is a thorough and accessible study of its impacts on both practitioners and the people they serve.... Læs mere
The fundamental role of police officers in society is under fresh scrutiny in this stimulating book on ethical policing. Through a moral philosophical lens, Wood provides an... Læs mere
With welfare to work programmes under intense scrutiny, this book ranges... Læs mere
Pat Thomson takes on England’s muddled education system and exposes fraudulent and unethical practices, including the... Læs mere
Bringing together accounts of how intellectual disability was viewed, managed and experienced in... Læs mere
Rajiv Prabhakar brings together the typically exclusive views of supporters and critics to present a nuanced, critical analysis of 'financial inclusion'.... Læs mere
Cutting across multiple disciplines, this book maps out a new role for the public sociologist in the post-COVID world. It... Læs mere
In this book, the authors seek to question if a 'criminology of war' is possible, whilst providing an implicit critique of mainstream criminology. They also examine how this seemingly 'new horizon' of the discipline might be usefully informed by sociology.
Founded in cultural, textual, and ethnographic analysis, this distinctive and engaging book proposes an imaginative criminology, focusing on how spaces of transgression, control or confinement are lived, portrayed and imagined.
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book presents impactful findings from... Læs mere
Drawing on complex narratives across film, TV, novels and graphic novels, this authoritative critical analysis demonstrates the value of fictional narratives as a tool... Læs mere
In this book, James Brassett builds on his prize-winning research to demonstrate how British comedy can provide intimate and vital understandings of the everyday politics of globalization in Britain.