Demystifying murder: Open University pedagogy, social murder and the legacy of Steven Box

In 1983, Steven Box, published the influential book Power, Crime and Mystification, which considered the key question of why some harmful acts and behaviours are defined as illegal whilst others are not. Box points out that some criminalised harms—such as murder (e.g. intentional homicide)—are const...

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Main Author: Drake, Deborah H. 1972- (Author)
Contributors: Scott, David
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Demystifying power, crime and social harm
Year: 2023, Pages: 531-556
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