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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Exiting democracy, entering authoritarianism: state control, policing and surveillance in Greek universities Mar 2021 Written by Eleni Dimou 9340
Children's online risk and harm: interviews with Canadian parents Oct 2020 Written by Michael Adorjan 3354
The life and death dangers of bullshit in food, science and politics Apr 2020 Written by Mike Sutton 3840
Technology and violence in adolescent relationships Jun 2019 Written by Bernice Patterson 6692
Criminology students' obsession with monsters Apr 2019 Written by Trevor James 6119
Fraudulent privatisation: the Irish hospital sweepstakes Jan 2017 Written by Martin Dorgan 15446
Native-immigrant conflict in the cities: evidence from Italian refugee-crisis management Dec 2016 Written by Daniele Ferretti 13517
Fighting ISIS: learning from the Irish experience? Jan 2016 Written by Ciaran McCullagh 11630
Recovering possibilities – discovering the rich promise of a moral foundation to economy & society Nov 2015 Written by Michael D. Higgins 11444
Bareknuckle prize fighter: Danny's story Jul 2015 Written by David Moxon 15527
Parkour: preventing crime through urban involvement May 2015 Written by Janos Szakolczai 19810
Irish policy review glosses over prison problems Feb 2015 Written by Kevin Warner 10761
"People spit in my face for being Muslim" Sep 2014 Written by James Carr 14046
The American 'war' on drugs and the expansion of domestic state power Aug 2014 Written by Steven Robinson 12951
“Knackers” and “baby-murderers”: two social censures in contemporary Irish society Jun 2014 Written by Naomi Dowds 14031
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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.

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