Giving Voice to Diversity in Criminological Research: 'Nothing about Us without Us'

Description

Offers clear policy responses for areas including victims of crime with intellectual disabilities, reintegration of perpetrators of sexual crime and drug care vs. crime and searching for work with a criminal record. The people most impacted by criminal justice policies and practices are seldom included in the decision-making processes that affect their lives. Building on the 'nothing about us without us' social movement, this edited volume advocates an inclusive approach to criminology that gives voice to historically marginalised, silenced and ignored groups. Incorporating the experiences of service users, academics, state and grassroots practitioners, this volume considers how researchers might bridge the gap between theory and lived experience. It furthers criminological scholarship by capturing the voices of marginalised groups and exploring how criminology can authentically incorporate these voices.

Orla Lynch is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Associate Dean of Graduates Studies at University College Cork. James Windle is Lecturer in Criminology at University College Cork. Yasmine Ahmed is a PhD student in Criminology at University College Cork.

"Responding to the history and call of 'nothing about us without us', this collection of essays clearly shows how and why criminological theory and criminal justice policy is ineffectual without such participation and inclusion." Dylan Kerrigan, University of Leicester