Reviews : Down the Road: Unemployment and the Fight for the Right to Work SARAH COX AND ROBERT GOLDEN Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative 1977; £1.95; pb; pp 126
| Published date | 01 September 1982 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455058202900322 |
| Date | 01 September 1982 |
| Author | Peter Simpson |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Law and Order: Arguments for
in particular. Subsequent sections exam-
Socialism
ine the role of government, the media,
IAN TAYLOR
and racist organisations
The MacMillan Press Ltd, 1981; £4.95;
The book was written for the Open
pb
University, and is scholarly in presenta-
tion. It is thorough and many sections
Last year’s disturbances in Britain’s
rely heavily on the language of sociology.
inner cities brought law and order back
Unless you are at home with this lan-
into the centre of the political arena. The
guage, you will find it hard going. Parts
reaction of the
of it. though.
Right
redav the effort.
was predictable;
renewed
D. SLEIGHTHOLM
emphasis on parents’ moral
responsibility, swift justice, deterrent
Projects Officer, Suffolk
sentences and a hunt for subversive ring-
leaders.
Long before the summer of 1981 Ian
Taylor was questioning the glib liber-
Incest: A Family Pattern
alism of 1960’s radical criminology. In
JEAN RENVOIZE
his view socialists can no longer be
Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd 1982;
agnostic with regard to criminal politics,
£7.75; hb; pp 224
when confronted with the demands of
working people (white and black),
Jean Renvoize has produced a wide
women’s organisations and entire com-
ranging and easily read book on the
munities for adequate protection.
subject, dealing both with father daughter
In this book Taylor considers the ’mis-
relationships and other forms of incest.
taken realism’ of right-wing criminology;
The book is vividly illustrated by case
examines the strengths and limitations of
studies and quotes appropriate sources
post-war social democracy; and concludes
in support of arguments.
that socialists must develop an alterna-
Family dynamics and the question of
tive strategy with popular policies on
legal sanctions are discussed and the
prison, the police, law enforcement and
book concludes with a chapter on treat-
women and the law. The events of last
ment. This is useful reading for proba-
summer have made his...
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