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Blamestorming, Blamemongers and Scapegoats: Allocating Blame in the Criminal Justice Process
Gavin Dingwall
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Description for Blamestorming, Blamemongers and Scapegoats: Allocating Blame in the Criminal Justice Process
Hardback. This is the first detailed criminological account of the role of blame in which the authors present a novel study of the legal process of blame attribution, set in the context of criminalisation as a social and political process. It will also be of wider interest to anyone wishing to discover the role of blame in modern society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474.
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence We live in a society that is increasingly preoccupied with allocating blame: when something goes wrong someone must be to blame. Bringing together philosophical, psychological, and sociological accounts of blame, this is the first detailed criminological account of the role of blame in which the authors present a novel study of the legal process of blame attribution, set in the context of criminalisation as a social and political process. This timely and topical book will be essential reading for anyone working or researching in the criminal justice field. It will also ... Read more
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence We live in a society that is increasingly preoccupied with allocating blame: when something goes wrong someone must be to blame. Bringing together philosophical, psychological, and sociological accounts of blame, this is the first detailed criminological account of the role of blame in which the authors present a novel study of the legal process of blame attribution, set in the context of criminalisation as a social and political process. This timely and topical book will be essential reading for anyone working or researching in the criminal justice field. It will also ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
474g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447305002
SKU
V9781447305002
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99-15
About Gavin Dingwall
Gavin Dingwall is Professor of Criminal Justice Policy at De Montfort University. Tim Hillier is Head of the School of Law at De Montfort University.
Reviews for Blamestorming, Blamemongers and Scapegoats: Allocating Blame in the Criminal Justice Process
"Blame, and its relation to criminalisation, have been neglected in criminal justice studies. Drawing on legal philosophy, this book puts them firmly under the spotlight of a thorough multi-disciplinary interrogation." Professor Colin Sumner, University College Cork “A much-needed critical review of the role and parameters of 'blame' within criminal regulation. Accessibly written and insightful in its analyses throughout, this book ... Read more