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Joseph Semini, a police inspector, became Malta's first criminologist when he published the first criminological text, Some Points on Criminology, in 1926. Although this text incorporates conceptual language borrowed from Lombroso, it would be wrong to dismiss it as an extension of the scuola positiva. Some Points on Criminology can really only be appreciated when framed within political affairs in Malta during the 1920s and 1930s. This article discusses Semini's criminology in the context in which he wrote it; his perception of the problems that motivated his writing and the source of ideas that influenced his approach to them. Although the book appears to have had little influence at the time, it is significant because he pursues an alternative to colonial criminology. Colonial criminology relied on analogies with Great Britain to understand Maltese crime problems and sought to develop Maltese institutions of criminal justice from British models. In bringing what Semini took to be an international science of criminology to the Maltese context, he was able to conceive of a more authentic Maltese response ; peer-reviewed

AbstractDespite the traditional independence in academia between the science and social science traditions, science is, essentially, a social pursuit, intertwined with social conditions, structures, and processes. If science can be pictured as a form of human cultural activity, practiced by people called 'scientists,' then it should be regarded in sociological terms. Given the rapid growth of science in Asia, more sociological studies are thus needed there to unravel the interplay between science and society, and how scientists do science. The present study reports the findings of in-depth open-ended interviews with scientists in various universities and research institutes in Singapore. The overall research question was: How do scientists in Singapore do their work in a social world? The underlying questions were designed to explore the social complexity of scientists' work. The findings showed that the workings of science were drawn together, and directed by, non-science elements. They included the market, which controls research agendas and fashions; economics, which determines the availability of funding and encourages collaboration; bureaucratic administration, which provides the resources available to do science; and fashions, which persuade researchers to pursue topics considered acceptable by their peers. The associations between science and non-science are also not harmonious. Various tensions were reported in the interviews. What can be done to remedy the colliding worlds of science and non-science? The answer lies in more sociological studies. The sociological study of science is a relatively new item on the academic agenda, and there is a paucity of research in the Asian context. This study identifies several avenues for further enquiry, and serves as a primer for further research.

This book investigates the role of sustainability in the everyday lives of ordinary citizens, including issues of economy, social interaction, exploitation of natural resources, and sources of renewable energy.

The role of tourism in the past and at present is outlined in this study within the context of Swaziland's economic, political and social structures. (DÜI-Kst)

Introduction: Race, Recognition and Retribution in Contemporary Youth Justice, in England and Canada1.The Intractability, Malleability (I/M) Thesis: On the Historic Construction of Black, Racialized Youth as Intractably Deviant Outsiders2. Youth Justice Through a Historical Lens: On the Invention of the Intractable Deviant Black, Racialized Youth3. What⁰́₉s it all About Jose? The Invention of Black, Racialized Youth as Intractably Deviant Outsiders, in the English Context4. Educating Glovanna: Legislating Intractability and the Seeds of Black, Racialized Youth Outsider Status, in the Historic Canadian Education Framework5.Taking Stock of Contemporary Youth Justice: ⁰́₈The Alchemy of Race and Rights⁰́₉ in the Epoch of Punishment6. Intractability, Disproportionate Incarceration and the Self-Fulfilling Risk Policy Framework: The case of a Racialized Youth Gang7.The Wider Punitive Effect of Racialization: The Informal (Retributive) Gaze in Contemporary Youth Justice8. Conclusion

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. In recent decades the video games industry has grown astronomically, quickly becoming a substantial part of our everyday lives. Alongside the rise of this technology, the media, academia and, in some cases, governments, have drawn correlations between video games and serious instances of violence, focusing most notably on mass shootings. This narrow debate has distracted from our understanding of many of the harms which video games can, in some cases, cause, perpetuate or hide. Drawing upon the emerging deviant leisure perspective, this book seeks to re-orientate the debate on video games and their associated potential harms. Through the examination of culturally embedded harms such as gambling, sexual violence and addiction, together with the rise in swatting and other activities, the authors explore the notion that video games are inexplicably intertwined with aspects of deviancy.

Part of the Conference on the State of the Social Sciences held at Boston U, 6-7 Dec 2002. The session focuses on whether the social sciences need reform. An overview of the development of the social sciences & their current state is followed by a discussion of organizational & ideological challenges & the designation of shared methodological & evidentiary conventions as reactionary, which has resulted in a good deal of clever if facile posturing. The struggle between traditional & radical approaches -- between rationality & subjectivism -- forms the body of the debate, with attention to both macro & micro implications. K. Coddon