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Power, Conflict and Criminalisation
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Power, Conflict and Criminalisation

Power, Conflict and Criminalisation

ByPhil Scraton
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2007
eBook Published 22 October 2007
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203935538
Pages 265 pages
eBook ISBN 9781134101122
SubjectsLaw, Social Sciences
KeywordsChief Constable, Youth Justice, Young Offenders, Punishment Block, Young People
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Scraton, P. (2008). Power, Conflict and Criminalisation. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203935538
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Drawing on a body of empirical, qualitative work spanning three decades, this unique text traces the significance of critical social research and critical analyses in understanding some of the most significant and controversial issues in contemporary society. Focusing on central debates in the UK and Ireland – prison protests; inner-city uprisings; deaths in custody; women’s imprisonment; transition in the north of Ireland; the ‘crisis’ in childhood; the Hillsborough and Dunblane tragedies; and the ‘war on terror’ – Phil Scraton argues that ‘marginalisation’ and ‘criminalisation’ are social forces central to the application of state power and authority. Each case study demonstrates how structural relations of power, authority and legitimacy, establish the determining contexts of everyday life, social interaction and individual opportunity.

This book explores the politics and ethics of critical social research, making a persuasive case for the application of critical theory to analysing the rule of law, its enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. It is indispensable for students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice and socio-legal studies, social policy and social work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|17 pages
Challenging academic orthodoxy, recognising and proclaiming ‘values’ in critical social research
View abstract
chapter 2|19 pages
‘Unreasonable force’: policing marginalised communities in the 1980s
View abstract
chapter 3|22 pages
‘Lost lives, hidden voices’: deaths and violence in custody
View abstract
chapter 4|22 pages
‘Negligence without liability’: the scale of injustice after Hillsborough
View abstract
chapter 5|24 pages
‘Licensed to kill’: the Dunblane shootings and their aftermath
View abstract
chapter 6|21 pages
Children on trial: prosecution, disclosure and anonymity
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
‘Asbo-mania’: the regulation and criminalisation of children and young people
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Children, young people and conflict in the north of Ireland
View abstract
chapter 9|24 pages
Self harm and suicide in a women’s prison
View abstract
chapter 10|28 pages
‘Nasty things happen in war’
View abstract
chapter 11|23 pages
‘Speaking truth to power’: critical analysis as resistance
View abstract

Drawing on a body of empirical, qualitative work spanning three decades, this unique text traces the significance of critical social research and critical analyses in understanding some of the most significant and controversial issues in contemporary society. Focusing on central debates in the UK and Ireland – prison protests; inner-city uprisings; deaths in custody; women’s imprisonment; transition in the north of Ireland; the ‘crisis’ in childhood; the Hillsborough and Dunblane tragedies; and the ‘war on terror’ – Phil Scraton argues that ‘marginalisation’ and ‘criminalisation’ are social forces central to the application of state power and authority. Each case study demonstrates how structural relations of power, authority and legitimacy, establish the determining contexts of everyday life, social interaction and individual opportunity.

This book explores the politics and ethics of critical social research, making a persuasive case for the application of critical theory to analysing the rule of law, its enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. It is indispensable for students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice and socio-legal studies, social policy and social work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|17 pages
Challenging academic orthodoxy, recognising and proclaiming ‘values’ in critical social research
View abstract
chapter 2|19 pages
‘Unreasonable force’: policing marginalised communities in the 1980s
View abstract
chapter 3|22 pages
‘Lost lives, hidden voices’: deaths and violence in custody
View abstract
chapter 4|22 pages
‘Negligence without liability’: the scale of injustice after Hillsborough
View abstract
chapter 5|24 pages
‘Licensed to kill’: the Dunblane shootings and their aftermath
View abstract
chapter 6|21 pages
Children on trial: prosecution, disclosure and anonymity
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
‘Asbo-mania’: the regulation and criminalisation of children and young people
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Children, young people and conflict in the north of Ireland
View abstract
chapter 9|24 pages
Self harm and suicide in a women’s prison
View abstract
chapter 10|28 pages
‘Nasty things happen in war’
View abstract
chapter 11|23 pages
‘Speaking truth to power’: critical analysis as resistance
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Drawing on a body of empirical, qualitative work spanning three decades, this unique text traces the significance of critical social research and critical analyses in understanding some of the most significant and controversial issues in contemporary society. Focusing on central debates in the UK and Ireland – prison protests; inner-city uprisings; deaths in custody; women’s imprisonment; transition in the north of Ireland; the ‘crisis’ in childhood; the Hillsborough and Dunblane tragedies; and the ‘war on terror’ – Phil Scraton argues that ‘marginalisation’ and ‘criminalisation’ are social forces central to the application of state power and authority. Each case study demonstrates how structural relations of power, authority and legitimacy, establish the determining contexts of everyday life, social interaction and individual opportunity.

This book explores the politics and ethics of critical social research, making a persuasive case for the application of critical theory to analysing the rule of law, its enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. It is indispensable for students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice and socio-legal studies, social policy and social work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|17 pages
Challenging academic orthodoxy, recognising and proclaiming ‘values’ in critical social research
View abstract
chapter 2|19 pages
‘Unreasonable force’: policing marginalised communities in the 1980s
View abstract
chapter 3|22 pages
‘Lost lives, hidden voices’: deaths and violence in custody
View abstract
chapter 4|22 pages
‘Negligence without liability’: the scale of injustice after Hillsborough
View abstract
chapter 5|24 pages
‘Licensed to kill’: the Dunblane shootings and their aftermath
View abstract
chapter 6|21 pages
Children on trial: prosecution, disclosure and anonymity
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
‘Asbo-mania’: the regulation and criminalisation of children and young people
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Children, young people and conflict in the north of Ireland
View abstract
chapter 9|24 pages
Self harm and suicide in a women’s prison
View abstract
chapter 10|28 pages
‘Nasty things happen in war’
View abstract
chapter 11|23 pages
‘Speaking truth to power’: critical analysis as resistance
View abstract

Drawing on a body of empirical, qualitative work spanning three decades, this unique text traces the significance of critical social research and critical analyses in understanding some of the most significant and controversial issues in contemporary society. Focusing on central debates in the UK and Ireland – prison protests; inner-city uprisings; deaths in custody; women’s imprisonment; transition in the north of Ireland; the ‘crisis’ in childhood; the Hillsborough and Dunblane tragedies; and the ‘war on terror’ – Phil Scraton argues that ‘marginalisation’ and ‘criminalisation’ are social forces central to the application of state power and authority. Each case study demonstrates how structural relations of power, authority and legitimacy, establish the determining contexts of everyday life, social interaction and individual opportunity.

This book explores the politics and ethics of critical social research, making a persuasive case for the application of critical theory to analysing the rule of law, its enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. It is indispensable for students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice and socio-legal studies, social policy and social work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|17 pages
Challenging academic orthodoxy, recognising and proclaiming ‘values’ in critical social research
View abstract
chapter 2|19 pages
‘Unreasonable force’: policing marginalised communities in the 1980s
View abstract
chapter 3|22 pages
‘Lost lives, hidden voices’: deaths and violence in custody
View abstract
chapter 4|22 pages
‘Negligence without liability’: the scale of injustice after Hillsborough
View abstract
chapter 5|24 pages
‘Licensed to kill’: the Dunblane shootings and their aftermath
View abstract
chapter 6|21 pages
Children on trial: prosecution, disclosure and anonymity
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
‘Asbo-mania’: the regulation and criminalisation of children and young people
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Children, young people and conflict in the north of Ireland
View abstract
chapter 9|24 pages
Self harm and suicide in a women’s prison
View abstract
chapter 10|28 pages
‘Nasty things happen in war’
View abstract
chapter 11|23 pages
‘Speaking truth to power’: critical analysis as resistance
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Drawing on a body of empirical, qualitative work spanning three decades, this unique text traces the significance of critical social research and critical analyses in understanding some of the most significant and controversial issues in contemporary society. Focusing on central debates in the UK and Ireland – prison protests; inner-city uprisings; deaths in custody; women’s imprisonment; transition in the north of Ireland; the ‘crisis’ in childhood; the Hillsborough and Dunblane tragedies; and the ‘war on terror’ – Phil Scraton argues that ‘marginalisation’ and ‘criminalisation’ are social forces central to the application of state power and authority. Each case study demonstrates how structural relations of power, authority and legitimacy, establish the determining contexts of everyday life, social interaction and individual opportunity.

This book explores the politics and ethics of critical social research, making a persuasive case for the application of critical theory to analysing the rule of law, its enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. It is indispensable for students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice and socio-legal studies, social policy and social work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|17 pages
Challenging academic orthodoxy, recognising and proclaiming ‘values’ in critical social research
View abstract
chapter 2|19 pages
‘Unreasonable force’: policing marginalised communities in the 1980s
View abstract
chapter 3|22 pages
‘Lost lives, hidden voices’: deaths and violence in custody
View abstract
chapter 4|22 pages
‘Negligence without liability’: the scale of injustice after Hillsborough
View abstract
chapter 5|24 pages
‘Licensed to kill’: the Dunblane shootings and their aftermath
View abstract
chapter 6|21 pages
Children on trial: prosecution, disclosure and anonymity
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
‘Asbo-mania’: the regulation and criminalisation of children and young people
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Children, young people and conflict in the north of Ireland
View abstract
chapter 9|24 pages
Self harm and suicide in a women’s prison
View abstract
chapter 10|28 pages
‘Nasty things happen in war’
View abstract
chapter 11|23 pages
‘Speaking truth to power’: critical analysis as resistance
View abstract

Drawing on a body of empirical, qualitative work spanning three decades, this unique text traces the significance of critical social research and critical analyses in understanding some of the most significant and controversial issues in contemporary society. Focusing on central debates in the UK and Ireland – prison protests; inner-city uprisings; deaths in custody; women’s imprisonment; transition in the north of Ireland; the ‘crisis’ in childhood; the Hillsborough and Dunblane tragedies; and the ‘war on terror’ – Phil Scraton argues that ‘marginalisation’ and ‘criminalisation’ are social forces central to the application of state power and authority. Each case study demonstrates how structural relations of power, authority and legitimacy, establish the determining contexts of everyday life, social interaction and individual opportunity.

This book explores the politics and ethics of critical social research, making a persuasive case for the application of critical theory to analysing the rule of law, its enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. It is indispensable for students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice and socio-legal studies, social policy and social work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|17 pages
Challenging academic orthodoxy, recognising and proclaiming ‘values’ in critical social research
View abstract
chapter 2|19 pages
‘Unreasonable force’: policing marginalised communities in the 1980s
View abstract
chapter 3|22 pages
‘Lost lives, hidden voices’: deaths and violence in custody
View abstract
chapter 4|22 pages
‘Negligence without liability’: the scale of injustice after Hillsborough
View abstract
chapter 5|24 pages
‘Licensed to kill’: the Dunblane shootings and their aftermath
View abstract
chapter 6|21 pages
Children on trial: prosecution, disclosure and anonymity
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
‘Asbo-mania’: the regulation and criminalisation of children and young people
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Children, young people and conflict in the north of Ireland
View abstract
chapter 9|24 pages
Self harm and suicide in a women’s prison
View abstract
chapter 10|28 pages
‘Nasty things happen in war’
View abstract
chapter 11|23 pages
‘Speaking truth to power’: critical analysis as resistance
View abstract
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