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Crime, truth and justice : official inquiry, discourse,
knowledge
Edited by George Gilligan and John Pratt
Devon : Willan, 2004
ISBN: 1843920271
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Book description
This work analyses the production of criminological knowledge,
with particular reference to one of the most important institutions in the
western world involved in this - the official inquiry. The core 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 in comparison to the attention that has
been played to the role of the media in the this process. The mechanisms
that produce official discourse vary according to different jurisdiction,
but some clear 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 relationship between 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 as response to social crisis.
About the author
Mr George Gilligan is a Logan Research Fellow in the
Department of Business Law and Taxation at Monash University.
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