Class and suffering Penelope Gibbs, ,f I recall correctly, you made a comment at the premiere of Injustice that while class plays an important part in the… Read more “Interview with Penelope Gibbs: An addendum on class.”
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A story about gender, class and crime
A respectable professional “She smart, really smart, but doesn’t make the best decisions”. Brian displays that contradictory mix of glee and frustration when he recounts Claire’s story.… Read more “A story about gender, class and crime”
On class, prison and Lavinia Woodward
So here we have it, as we knew would happen, Oxford student Lavinia Woodward has been spared a prison sentence. And the media is raging. There is… Read more “On class, prison and Lavinia Woodward”
Criminalisation and injustice: double standards which target the poor
In 1979, Jeffrey Reiman published the first edition of his book, The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison. The book’s title perfectly summarised the systemic… Read more “Criminalisation and injustice: double standards which target the poor”