Introduction&by Pat Carlen 1
Part One： Law, Rights and Penal Politics 7
CHAPTER 1 Radical Criminology, Penal Politics and the Rule of Law&by Pat Carlen 7
CHAPTER 2 Bringing Power to Particular Account： Peter Rajah and the Hull Board of Visitors&by Laurie Taylor 25
CHAPTER 3 Civil Liberties and Public Orderby Donald Thompson& 40
CHAPTER 4 Law, Socialism and Rights&by Paul Hirst 58
Part Two： Contemporary Issues 109
CHAPTER 5 Men’s Rea： A Note on Sexual Difference,Criminology and the Law&by Mark Cousins 109
CHAPTER 6 Questions of Violence in Party Political Criminology&by Frank Burton 123
CHAPTER 7 Questions of Juvenile Justice&by Mike Collison 152
CHAPTER 8 Social Work： The Conditions of Crisis&by John Clarke, Mary Langan and Phil Lee 178
Notes 196
Notes on Contributors 203
Bibliography 205