Book description

This work analyses the production of criminological knowledge, with particular reference to oneof the most important institutions in the western world involved in this - the official inquiry. Thecore focus of this book is thus to investigate the structures and processes of official discourse,and the ways in which this produces knowledge on crime and justice - a much neglected topic incomparison to the attention that has been played to the role of the media in the this process. Themechanisms that produce official discourse vary according to different jurisdiction, but someclear themes nevertheless emerge. This book therefore draws upon contributors from the UK,Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand to examine such issues as the relationshipbetween official inquiry and modern, democratic society; official inquiry and criminal justice,including policing and prisons; and official enquiry as a means of closure and healing, and asresponse to social crisis.

About the Authors

Mr George Gilligan is a Logan Research Fellow in the Department of BusinessLaw and Taxation at Monash University.

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