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Criminological Imagination
Jock Young
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Description for Criminological Imagination
Paperback. Rejects much of what criminology has become, criticizing the rigid determinism and rampant positivism that dominate the discipline today. This title draws on a range of research - from urban ethnography to sexology and criminal victimization studies - to illustrate its failings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
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.
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 ... Read more
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Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745641072
SKU
V9780745641072
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About Jock Young
Jock Young is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at The Graduate Center, CUNY, and Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, UK.
Reviews for Criminological Imagination
"Great teachers like Young translate between cultural forms and fields of knowledge." Kriminologisches Journal 'The terms "criminology" and "imagination" do not naturally belong together. Jock Young's singular achievement is to apply a fine "criminological imagination", exposing the soulless discourse of mainstream criminology and reflecting upon the alternative critical tradition in which he himself played such a ... Read more