Meditative reflections on Nils Christie's 'Words on words', through an African lens
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Froestad, Jan
Shearing, Clifford
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2013
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… there are dangers in words. … Let us go back to basics: …
Like so much else that comes from the pen of Nils Christie, his “Words on Words” that have inspired this special issue, and with which it begins, have, as they so often do, inspired us to engage in a meditative reflection on his words and their implications for our thinking and practice. We have sought, through these reflections on the wisdom of Christie’s words, to better understand the security governance practices we have been studying, developing and, sometimes, promoting.… there are dangers in words. … Let us go back to basics: …
Like so much else that comes from the pen of Nils Christie, his “Words on Words” that have inspired this special issue, and with which it begins, have, as they so often do, inspired us to engage in a meditative reflection on his words and their implications for our thinking and practice. We have sought, through these reflections on the wisdom of Christie’s words, to better understand the security governance practices we have been studying, developing and, sometimes, promoting.
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Journal Title
Restorative Justice
Volume
1
Issue
1
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This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Restorative Justice, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 15-90, 07 May 2015, copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: https://doi.org/10.5235/20504721.1.1.15
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Criminology not elsewhere classified
Criminology
Policy and Administration
Law