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Colleen Allen 'Girls of Woe' 

 

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1 Media, policing and politics: the business of "holding others to account", Part 1 Sunday, 19 February 2012 Colin Sumner 338
2 Bronx activists defend abortion rights Friday, 03 February 2012 Facts for Working People 36
3 The Crime and Disorder Act - overlapping legislation or a forgotten philosophy? Thursday, 26 January 2012 Laurence Grant 206
4 Racism in the Met: memories from the 1980's Wednesday, 04 January 2012 Colin Sumner 332
5 2012: more convulsions in authority or a reassertion of the old order? Tuesday, 03 January 2012 Colin Sumner 205
6 You're not crazy. "It's the system stupid" Tuesday, 03 January 2012 Richard Mellor 198
7 Football, political correctness and the Suarez case Wednesday, 21 December 2011 Colin Sumner 501
8 Now I get why evangelistic criminology should be avoided... Tuesday, 20 December 2011 Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt 424
9 Murderous catastrophe for Iraqi people Friday, 16 December 2011 Sean, Facts for Working People 195
10 US elections: Corruption, bribery and a book signing Saturday, 10 December 2011 Richard Mellor 271
11 Mobiles, social media and prison Wednesday, 07 December 2011 Russell Webster 349
12 Rage and riots: the Mexican wave that began in Tunisia Monday, 05 December 2011 Colin Sumner 268
13 Clarkson: The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Prison… Friday, 02 December 2011 Steve Tombs 222
14 Two years for itinerant graffiti artist Friday, 02 December 2011 Trevor James 259
15 Injustice upon Injustice. London 2012 and the enduring legacies of Bhopal Friday, 02 December 2011 Frank Pearce and Steve Tombs 540
16 Consumer protest and the grey market as iPhone4 release causes 'pandemonium' in Hong Kong Monday, 21 November 2011 Karen A. Joe Laidler 389
17 Occupy Oakland update: City Council smear tactics Saturday, 05 November 2011 Richard Mellor 240
18 Rising suicide rates in Greece Thursday, 03 November 2011 Colin Sumner 546
19 Banking immoralities: rediscovering the 'moral economy'? Monday, 31 October 2011 Colin Sumner 373
20 Cops use sound cannon, heavy force and rubber bullets at Occupy Oakland Wednesday, 26 October 2011 Colin Sumner 285
21 The New York "Miracle" Wednesday, 19 October 2011 Joe Domanick, The Crime Report 347
22 Child abuse in the USA: low tax, no services, little future Wednesday, 19 October 2011 Colin Sumner 387
23 Protests grow around the world Sunday, 16 October 2011 Richard Mellor 234
24 Better policing keeps crime rates down Monday, 10 October 2011 The Crime Report 203
25 Bradley Manning now 500 days in confinement Monday, 10 October 2011 Richard Mellor 353
26 Excessive billing and private profit in Medicare Tuesday, 04 October 2011 Richard Mellor 468
27 Mother charged with felonies for "education theft" Tuesday, 04 October 2011 Richard Mellor 379
28 Regulating the banks: 2019 to reform - impact on crime? Monday, 12 September 2011 Colin Sumner 319
29 Homelessness and offending Tuesday, 06 September 2011 @TooManyBlueys 472
30 800,000 Americans kicked out of their homes by bankers and speculators Sunday, 04 September 2011 Richard Mellor 652
31 Punishing juveniles in the USA: the death penalty and life without parole Friday, 02 September 2011 Curtis Jackson-Jacobs 906
32 Top 50 Criminal Justice Blogs Thursday, 01 September 2011 Colin Sumner 411
33 London riots: the limits of Left and Right Thursday, 25 August 2011 Will Davies 357
34 Unauthorized riot photos Tuesday, 23 August 2011 Colin Sumner 369
35 Riots in UK - No Surprise! Friday, 12 August 2011 Richard Mellor 624
36 Protesters drive back riot cops in Woolwich Tuesday, 09 August 2011 Richard Mellor 306
37 Cops fatally shoot another young black man in San Francisco Monday, 18 July 2011 Colin Sumner 658
38 US Drones kill 54 as insane US foreign policy acts as recruiting agent for "terrorists" Friday, 15 July 2011 Richard Mellor 524
39 Justice: RIP? Monday, 27 June 2011 Milliemoo 596
40 Chronicle of deaths foretold Thursday, 16 June 2011 Dave Whyte and Steve Tombs 604
41 Famous Cases : R v Müller Wednesday, 01 June 2011 Leslie Blake 590
42 Distrust of banks & government: implications for criminology Tuesday, 17 May 2011 Colin Sumner 512
43 Madoff, fraud and Wall Street Tuesday, 17 May 2011 Gregg Barak 579
44 Evidence of child abuse in cults and social groups Monday, 16 May 2011 Neil Brick 958
45 Terrorism, economic crisis, and state-corporate crime Thursday, 12 May 2011 Gregg Barak 669
46 A crisis of law enforcement Wednesday, 26 January 2011 Steve Tombs and Dave Whyte 571
47 Dismantling the reasons of state Tuesday, 25 January 2011 Dave Whyte 526
48 New report exposes risks for undocumented UK workers Tuesday, 25 January 2011 Jon Burnett and Dave Whyte 584
49 Health and safety in the 'big society' Thursday, 30 December 2010 Steve Tombs and Dave Whyte 730

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