Conflicting Narratives of Crime and Punishment

This book illustrates the importance of conflicting narratives in understanding and dealing with crime, based on a variety of cutting—edge research. Offenders tell stories about crime and punishment, as do policemen, judges and defence lawyers, but so do politicians and the media. Each tells them very differently and only some stories are believed, while others are rejected as implausible leading to conflict. This book explores how these conflicts are carried out and what relationships exis...