Description:
This book studies the language used in criminal justice discourse as causal and inherently political, examining the ideology that underlines such topics as 'innocent victim', 'tough on crime' and 'evil.'
Review Quotes:
Talking Criminal Justice makes an exciting new contribution to a critical criminological understanding of crime, law, and social control.
Walter DeKeseredy, Professor of Criminology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), USA.
Michael Coyle makes a plain and compelling case that talking about getting "tough on crime" implies support for "criminal justice" that is inherently unjust. You can't read this book without watching the way you talk about crime and justice and noticing how others do. That's something even we who call ourselves critical criminologists all too often overlook.
Hal Pepinsky, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, USA
Michael J. Coyle provides a model for empirically-informed inquiry into the meaning, construction, and consequences of employing the concept "justice," including the oft used "victim." This paradigm shifting analysis affirms the value of critical qualitative media analysis for examining burning theoretical and practical issues. I welcome this tour de force.
David L. Altheide, Emeritus Regents' Professor, Arizona State University, USA