Comprehensive, critical and accessible, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers an
authoritative overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to …

This is the first dedicated text to explain and explore the utility of critical realism for
psychologists, offering it as a helpful middle ground between positivism and postmodernism …

This paper examines the nature and extent of news reports using the sociological
concept,moral panic'(MP). Qualitative content analysis reveals that moral panic is commonly …

We seek to address criticisms of the concept of moral panics (MPs) by offering a hybrid
model of MPs that synthesizes theory and practice of MPs research. A review of the literature …

Como certos passados, sistematicamente escrutinados pelos historiadores, amplamente
debatidos e largamente documentados, podem ser simplesmente negados ou …

Sharon Shoesmith was Director of Children's Services for Haringey in 2007 at the time of the
death of Peter Connelly, also known as' Baby P'. In Learning from Baby P, she carries out a …

The GM debate has been ongoing for over a decade, yet it has been contained in the
scientific world and presented in technical terms. Eco Crime and Genetically Modified Food …

Focusing on the relationship between the micro level of perpetrator motivation and the
macro level normative discourse, this book offers an in-depth explanation for the …

The Ashgate Research Companion to Moral Panics offers a comprehensive assemblage of
cutting-edge critical and theoretical perspectives on the concept of moral panic. All chapters …

Today, criminological concerns about the bios are presented as converging in a new
'biosocial criminology', an 'integrated'and 'modern'approach that attempts to synthesize the …