CrimeTalk

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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Reviews

Degrees of Freedom: Prison Education at the Open University. Ed. by Rod Earle & James Mehigan. Reviewer: Patricia Sumner
Labelled a Black Villain: and Understanding the Social Deprivation Mindset. By Trevor Hercules. Reviewer: Rod Earle
The Death of the Gods: the New Global Power Grab. By Carl Miller. Reviewer: Blazej Kaucz

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The items under this Library tab simply list 'our' publications on CrimeTalk; the publications of the contributors and myself. They are original, written for CrimeTalk specifically and edited here, whereas the items under Press Cuttings, Students' Research etc are written by journalists or people outside the CrimeTalk sphere of contacts.

The books advertised below are books written or edited by members of our editorial group.

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Series

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.