Is anyone out there?

Sharon Bolton (sharonb@essex.ac.uk)
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 09:28:31 +0100 (BST)

Hi,
My name is Sharon Bolton, and I am a recently-joined member of the list.
I noted with interest a recent discussion on 'zero tolerance' and New
Left Realist issues which took place within the list a couple of months
ago (with a new government here and several developments in criminal
justice policy already (a mixed bunch so far), we will see what develops).
I am about to start a PhD. in criminology at the Sociology Department here
at University of Essex in the UK, Following a successful MA, I will be
examining modern crime control and policy in relation to the shift towards
surveillance and 'risk management' (of 'subversive' groups etc), and
related issues - if anyone is familiar with Feeley & Simon's concept of
'actuarial justice', you will know exactly what I mean. I'd be delighted
to hear from anyone working in a similar area - we seem to be few and far
between in the UK at the moment.

Sharon

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Sharon Bolton
r.cade/The Data Archive
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester CO4 3SQ , U.K.
email: sharonb@essex.ac.uk
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