Keith Soothill
This anthology, selected by Tony Parker shortly before his death in 1996, provides the very essence of his quite distinctive contribution to criminology. In it he speaks intimately to all kinds of people including offenders, inadequates, professional criminals, sex offenders, frauds and false pretence merchants and prisoners on death row. Lyn Smith concludes with some reflections on his methodology.
This collection celebrates an outstanding body of work and provides a fascinating insight into the criminal mind and experience. It will be compelling reading not only for those studying criminology, probation or prison studies, but also for the interested general reader.
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Tony Parker is well known for his writing in the national press and his 22 books - May the Lord in His Mercy be Kind to Belfast (Cape) was a book of the year in both The Independent and The Sunday Telegraph.
His work is very useful for teaching and training with a section on how to conduct interviews.
Includes colourful interviews with offenders and ex-offenders in different countries including UK, US and Russia.
This anthology, selected by Tony Parker shortly before his death in 1996, provides the very essence of his quite distinctive contribution to criminology. In it he speaks intimately to all kinds of people including offenders, inadequates, professional criminals, sex offenders, frauds and false pretence merchants and prisoners on death row. Lyn Smith concludes with some reflections on his methodology.This collection celebrates an outstanding body of work and provides a fascinating insight into the criminal mind and experience. It will be compelling reading not only for those studying criminology, probation or prison studies, but also for the interested general reader.
Editor's Preface Foreword Inadequates Villainy: A Way of Life Some Answers to a Question Nonces, Frauds and False Pretence Merchants At Death's Door Conclusion
Editor's Preface Foreword Inadequates Villainy: A Way of Life Some Answers to a Question Nonces, Frauds and False Pretence Merchants At Death's Door Conclusion
Described as 'A unique observer of human behaviour' (The Observer), Tony Parker has been the outstanding interviewer of criminals since the Second World War. In this anthology of thirty years of his work he speaks with all kinds of offenders.
Described as 'A unique observer of human behaviour' (The Observer), Tony Parker has been the outstanding interviewer of criminals since the Second World War. In this anthology of thirty years of his work he speaks with all kinds of offenders.
Described as 'A unique observer of human behaviour' (The Observer), Tony Parker has been the outstanding interviewer of criminals since the Second World War. In this anthology of thirty years of his work he speaks with all kinds of offenders.
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Keith Soothill
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Editor's Preface Foreword Inadequates Villainy: A Way of Life Some Answers to a Question Nonces, Frauds and False Pretence Merchants At Death's Door Conclusion
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This anthology, selected by Tony Parker shortly before his death in 1996, provides the very essence of his quite distinctive contribution to criminology. In it he speaks intimately to all kinds of people including offenders, inadequates, professional criminals, sex offenders, frauds and false pretence merchants and prisoners on death row. Lyn Smith concludes with some reflections on his methodology.
This collection celebrates an outstanding body of work and provides a fascinating insight into the criminal mind and experience. It will be compelling reading not only for those studying criminology, probation or prison studies, but also for the interested general reader.
