Talking criminal justice : language and the just society / Michael J. Coyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coyle, Michael J., author.

Series:

Routledge studies in crime and society.

Routledge Studies in Crime and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 148 pages).

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book highlights how public discourse leaders (from both conservative and liberal sides) guide us toward justice solutions that do not align with our collectively professed value of "equal justice for all" through their language habits.

Contents:

""Talking Criminal Justice Language and the just society""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The sociology of Language of Justice ""; ""2 A history of Language of Justice research ""; ""3 The meaning of “tough on crime� ""; ""4 An ethnography of “innocent victim� language ""; ""5 Delineating the “evil,� “criminal� other ""; ""6 Talking justice: interviews with justice workers ""; ""7 Language of Justice as critical criminology ""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781136184772

1136184775

9781136184789

1136184783

9780203083390

0203083393

OCLC:

889813074