The Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Gl. Carrington, Hogg, Scott PB**

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The Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Global SouthAuthor(s): Kerry Carrington, Russell Hogg, John Scott, Mximo Sozzo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783319879277, 978-3319879277\nSynopsis\nThe first comprehensive collection of its kind, this handbook addresses the problem of knowledge production in criminology, redressing the global imbalance with an original focus on the Global South. Issues of vital criminological research and policy significance abound in the Global South, with important implications for South/North relations as well as global security and justice. In a world of high speed communication technologies and fluid national borders, empire building has shifted from colonising territories to colonising knowledge. The authors of this volume question whose voices, experiences, and theories are reflected in the discipline, and argue that diversity of discourse is more important n.