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“Written by one of the best Criminological Ethnographers in the business, this text will serve as an invaluable and insightful resource for both novice and seasoned ethnographers of criminological issues.” - Anthony Ellis, University of Salford In the first textbook to cover ethnography specific to criminology, James Treadwell guides readers through the ethnographic research process in full, starting with a background to criminological ethnography, through planning and doing an ethnographic project, and finally, the writing up and reporting stage. The book provides guidance for navigating key issues in ethnography, including access and researcher safety, and supports readers when carrying out their project with helpful exercises, questions and checklists. It also includes insightful case studies comprised of classic works and the author's own ethnographic projects, along with a range of extra learning features including key terms, a glossary, and further reading suggestions. A valuable resource for anyone embarking on ethnographic research in criminology for the first time.
Emerging Perspectives and Future Challenges
Emerging Perspectives and Future Challenges
Learning Objectives
An aim of this text has been to attempt to give the reader a better understanding of some core aspects of criminological ethnography. This final chapter seeks to consider the changing landscape for criminological ethnography, considering in specific how changes in the social sciences, and society more generally, may impact on ethnography. By the end of this chapter you should have a better understanding of:
- the importance of the global for ethnography
- the rise of visual and new methods of ethnographic working
- the contemporary socio-economic, political, cultural and technological context of ethnography
- debates concerning the role and place of criminological ethnography in the twenty-first century and the challenges the method faces.
The final chapter of the book will look ...
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