Jeremy Bentham on Police The Unknown Story and What It Means for Criminology |
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| Editor:
| Jacques, Scott
Schofield, Philip |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78735-647-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2022 |
| Publisher: | UCL Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $70.00 |
Book Description:
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Recovering Bentham's thoughts on policing and what they mean for criminology today. Jeremy Bentham theorized the panopticon as modern policing emerged across the British Empire, yet while his theoretical writing became canonical in criminology, his perspective on the police remains obscure.
Jeremy Bentham on Police recovers the reformer's writings on policing alongside a series of essays that demonstrate their significance to the...
More Description Recovering Bentham's thoughts on policing and what they mean for criminology today.
Jeremy Bentham theorized the panopticon as modern policing emerged across the British Empire, yet while his theoretical writing became canonical in criminology, his perspective on the police remains obscure. Jeremy Bentham on Police recovers the reformer's writings on policing alongside a series of essays that demonstrate their significance to the past, present, and future of criminology.