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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In this section, we will store short articles, comments or notes. Just click on their titles to access. Some are written specifically for CrimeTalk. Some have been published elsewhere, but their authors or editors have given permission for them to be linked in here. So we are happy to re-publish them here as articles with social sharing buttons and 'add comment' buttons, enabling you to comment on or rate them yourself, or share them with friends and colleagues via Facebook, or tweet about them via Twitter.

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The image on the left derives from an original work by Colleen Allen and is reproduced with her kind permission. No unauthorized copying or usage please. Click on this link to go to her site.

Colleen Allen 'Girls of Woe'

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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.