Thinking About Criminology

Essays aims to provide an analysis of the relationship between theory and criminological research, discussing the ways in which theoretical perspectives have contributed to the understanding of relevant criminal justice institutions, law and policy.

SIMON HOLDAWAY is Professor of Sociology, University of Sheffield. PAUL ROCK is Professor of Social Institutions, London School of Economics.

Notes on contributors
Thinking about criminology: "Facts are bits of biography"	p. 1
Theorizing - sotto voce	p. 15
Making the invisible visible in criminology: a personal journey	p. 35
Translations and refutations: an analysis of changing perspectives in criminology	p. 55
Copping a plea	p. 73
Back to the future: the predictive value of social theories of delinquency	p. 99
Roots of a perspective	p. 121
From criminology to anthropology? Identity, morality, and normality in the social construction of deviance	p. 133
Obituaries, opportunities and obsessions	p. 161
Thinking about criminology: a reflection on theory within criminology	p. 175
References	p. 183
Index	p. 201
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