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Court Ethnographies

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posted on 2023-05-22, 19:34 authored by Maxwell TraversMaxwell Travers
This chapter provides an introduction to ethnographic research on criminal courts, focusing on the scientific and policy objectives in this diverse field. A central theme is that court ethnographers in observing hearings and interviewing practitioners have a choice in employing analytic strategies that focus on “micro” and “macro” level of analysis. Landmark studies conducted in the United States and United Kingdom are summarized, locating these in their political and intellectual context. Practical issues are reviewed including obtaining access, ethics approvals, and data analysis. The chapter also considers future trends and issues: internationalization of this field, practical contributions to understanding criminal justice, and policy implications for debates about social justice. Ethnographers can assist in evaluating emerging philosophies and court-based practices, and new types of specialist courts.

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Publication title

The Oxford Handbook of Ethnographies of Crime and Criminal Justice Find Print Edition in Library Find at OUP.com Google Preview The Oxford Handbook of Ethnographies of Crime and Criminal Justice

Editors

SM Bucerius, KD Haggerty and L Beradi

Pagination

1-20

ISBN

9780190904500

Department/School

Office of the School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication status

  • Published online

Place of publication

Online

Extent

30

Rights statement

Copyright 2018 Oxford University Press

Socio-economic Objectives

230499 Justice and the law not elsewhere classified

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