{"product_id":"a-criminology-of-narrative-fiction-9781529208061","title":"A Criminology of Narrative Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eCriminology has been reluctant to embrace fictional narratives as a tool for understanding, explaining and reducing crime and social harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this philosophical enquiry, McGregor uses examples from films, television, novels and graphic novels to demonstrate the extensive criminological potential of fiction around the world. Building on previous studies of non-fiction narratives, the book is the first to explore the ways criminological fiction provides knowledge of the causes of crime and social harm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For academics, practitioners and students, this is an engaging and thought-provoking critical analysis that establishes a bold new theory of criminological fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcGregor, Rafe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rafe McGregor is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Edge Hill University, prior to which he spent fifteen years in the police and the prison service.","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383002534162,"sku":"9781529208061","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a3f9aaca-b912-4afb-9fdb-10114c6626a5.jpg?v=1728775558","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-criminology-of-narrative-fiction-9781529208061","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}