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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The Exile Nation Project

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Last Updated: Monday, 01 May 2017 08:55
Published: Friday, 08 April 2011 12:32
Written by Colin Sumner
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The American use of punishment is so pervasive, and so disproportionate, that even the conservative magazine, The Economist, declared in 2010, 'never in the civilized world have so many been locked up for so little.'

This collection of testimonials from criminal offenders, family members, and experts on America's criminal justice system puts a human face on the millions of Americans subjugated by the US Government's 40 year, one trillion dollar social catastrophe: The War on Drugs; a failed policy underscored by fear, politics, racial prejudice and intolerance in a public atmosphere of 'out of sight, out of mind.'

The Exile Nation Project

WikiLeaks

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Last Updated: Monday, 01 May 2017 08:53
Published: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 14:25
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Many of you will know this website. He and his associates embarrass governments by leaking the whistleblowing they wanted suppressed but which we need to see and hear.

Wikileaks

CrimeLine

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Published: Monday, 09 August 2010 17:48
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The criminal law updater for criminal lawyers, includes valuable info on proposed legislation plus a lot more, such as vacancies.

CrimeLine

Inside Time

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Published: Monday, 09 August 2010 17:27
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The surprisingly interesting and useful national newspaper for UK prisoners, with plenty of information on prison life for students of penology........can be found at Inside Time

London Lives 1690-1800

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Last Updated: Monday, 01 May 2017 08:53
Published: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 14:24
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Follow this link to discover a mine of information about Crime, Poverty and Social Policy, particularly in relation to the working class in London 1690-1800:

London Lives

London Life in the Eighteenth Century

What was it like to live in the world's first million person city? Crime, poverty, and illness; apprenticeship, work, politics and money; how people voted, lived and died; all this and more can be found in these documents. For more information see the Historical Background pages.

About this Project

Funded by the ESRC, and implemented by the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Sheffield and the Higher Education Digitisation Service at the University of Hertfordshire, the London Lives project is directed by Tim Hitchcock and Robert Shoemaker. The project manager is Sharon Howard. See about this project.

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