Ethnography and the Governance of Il/legality: Some Methodological and Analytical Reflections

The article discusses the relationship between governments' criminal justice administration policies, punishment and ethnography, including in regard to ethological methodology. An overview of society's relations with prisons, including ethnological studies on the challenges ex-prisoners f...

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Main Author: Werth, Robert (Author)
Contributors: Ballestero, Andrea
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Social justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 10-35
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Criminal justice system > Government policy
Ethnology > Social aspects
Ethnology Methodology
Prisons & society
Punishment > Social aspects
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Summary:The article discusses the relationship between governments' criminal justice administration policies, punishment and ethnography, including in regard to ethological methodology. An overview of society's relations with prisons, including ethnological studies on the challenges ex-prisoners face in finding employment, is provided.