An educational resource for students and staff studying the sociology of crime, deviance and social censure, criminology, sociology of law and socio-legal studies; the intriguing stuff that made the subject fascinating in the first place. So much of this has now become political that we also discuss politics.
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Malice in Wonderland by Colin Sumner. 2020. 3-part essay on the criminality of our Tory government and its ideological origins.
Media, Policing and Politics by Colin Sumner. 2012. 3-part essay on this increasingly crucial relationship, as they 'hold people to account' in the UK.
Bhopal: Flowers at the Altar of Profit and Power by Frank Pearce & Steve Tombs. 2011. 6 parts, on the world's biggest 'industrial accident' in India.
Nino: Journey into the Heart of Darkness by Amedeo Cottino. 2011. 6 parts, interviews with a no-regrets 'hitman' or clan 'soldier' from Catania, Italy.
Bhopal: Flowers at the Altar of Profit and Power ebook £2.95 or €3
by Frank Pearce & Steve Tombs
The Sociology of Deviance: an Obituary New reprint €18 or £15
Sociologìa de la Desviación: un Obituario Now discounted to €5
by Colin Sumner
