Standing on the shoulders of a criminological giant: Steven Box and the question of counter-colonial criminology

This chapter focuses on the exploration of the assumption by Steven Box, (Power, Crime and Mystification, Tavistock, London, 1983, hereafter, PCM) that power and not powerlessness is a major cause of crime. The chapter starts by revisiting an earlier debate by Box and Ford (Sociological Review 19:31...

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Main Author: Agozino, Biko 1961- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Demystifying power, crime and social harm
Year: 2023, Pages: 433-453
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