Nils Christie: On the periphery but in the centre

Nils Christie’s contribution to criminology and victimology has been profound. This article traces the roots of contemporary concerns with critical and cultural victimology to his work. Alongside this his insightful comments on public criminology also have some resonance with current vic...

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Main Author: Walkate Sandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Victimology Society of Serbia and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation 2016-01-01
Series:Temida
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2016/1450-66371602243W.pdf
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description Nils Christie’s contribution to criminology and victimology has been profound. This article traces the roots of contemporary concerns with critical and cultural victimology to his work. Alongside this his insightful comments on public criminology also have some resonance with current victimological pre-occupations. It is evident from this analysis that without his voice some of the contemporary concerns of critically informed and engaged victimology would be absent, for which we owe him a huge debt.
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spelling doaj-art-c44aa5c4ef6b4c1985589c4fd28ecd1e2025-08-20T03:20:30ZengVictimology Society of Serbia and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and RehabilitationTemida1450-66372406-09412016-01-0119224325610.2298/TEM1602243W1450-66371602243WNils Christie: On the periphery but in the centreWalkate Sandra0University of Liverpool, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, Liverpool, United Kingdom + Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaNils Christie’s contribution to criminology and victimology has been profound. This article traces the roots of contemporary concerns with critical and cultural victimology to his work. Alongside this his insightful comments on public criminology also have some resonance with current victimological pre-occupations. It is evident from this analysis that without his voice some of the contemporary concerns of critically informed and engaged victimology would be absent, for which we owe him a huge debt.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2016/1450-66371602243W.pdfNils Christiecritical victimologyengaged victimologywitnessing
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title Nils Christie: On the periphery but in the centre
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title_fullStr Nils Christie: On the periphery but in the centre
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