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Blamestorming, Blamemongers and Scapegoats: Allocating Blame in the Criminal Justice Process
Gavin Dingwall
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Description for Blamestorming, Blamemongers and Scapegoats: Allocating Blame in the Criminal Justice Process
Paperback. This is the first detailed criminological account of the role of blame in which the authors present a novel study of the legal process of blame attribution, set in the context of criminalisation as a social and political process. It will also be of wider interest to anyone wishing to discover the role of blame in modern society. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
We live in a society that is increasingly preoccupied with allocating blame: when something goes wrong someone must be to blame. Bringing together philosophical, psychological, and sociological accounts of blame, this is the first detailed criminological account of the role of blame in which the authors present a novel study of the legal process of blame attribution, set in the context of criminalisation as a social and political process. This timely and topical book will be essential reading for anyone working or researching in the criminal justice field. It will also be of wider interest to ... Read more
We live in a society that is increasingly preoccupied with allocating blame: when something goes wrong someone must be to blame. Bringing together philosophical, psychological, and sociological accounts of blame, this is the first detailed criminological account of the role of blame in which the authors present a novel study of the legal process of blame attribution, set in the context of criminalisation as a social and political process. This timely and topical book will be essential reading for anyone working or researching in the criminal justice field. It will also be of wider interest to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
333g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447304999
SKU
V9781447304999
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99-50
About Gavin Dingwall
Gavin Dingwall is Professor of Criminal Justice Policy at De Montfort University. He has written on various aspects of criminal justice including books on diversion in the criminal process and alcohol and crime. Tim Hillier is Associate Head of De Montfort Law School in Leicester. For many years he has taught and researched in the areas of International ... Read more
Reviews for Blamestorming, Blamemongers and Scapegoats: Allocating Blame in the Criminal Justice Process
Blame, and its relation to criminalisation, have been neglected in criminal justice studies. Drawing on legal philosophy, this book puts them firmly under the spotlight of a thorough multi-disciplinary interrogation. Professor Colin Sumner, University College Cork A much-needed critical review of the role and parameters of 'blame' within criminal regulation. Accessibly written and insightful in its analyses throughout, ... Read more