2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2311.2009.00589.x
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The Importance of Telling a Good Story: An Experiment in Public Criminology

Abstract: This article explores the potential role for criminologists in contributing to the public debate on crime and criminal justice. Do reasoned academic contributions based on objective evaluation of relevant empirical evidence and 'facts' about crime and criminal justice have the potential to influence the public sphere dominated by competing communication strategies, media, and political discourses on crime? The author reflects on findings from research on a subject which can be broadly described as an experimen… Show more

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“…For a discussion on the importance of 'telling a good story' when presenting issues of crime and criminal justice seeFeilzer (2009).…”
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“…For a discussion on the importance of 'telling a good story' when presenting issues of crime and criminal justice seeFeilzer (2009).…”
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“…Ook zien we de opkomst van perspectieven die zich richten op de analyse van publieke narratieven en maatschappelijke storytelling. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan mediaverhalen, narratieven van politici of professionals (Dollinger, 2020;Feilzer, 2009;Peelo & Soothill, 2000). Publieke narratieven worden hier beschouwd als 'een toegang' tot criminaliteit en bestraffing voor het publiek, ze brengen een narratief kader over en geven betekenis aan wat er in het dagelijkse leven gebeurt.…”
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“…Currie () echoes Burawoy's observation that academics tend to speak only about their research with other academics, and joins those who wish to see a greater role for criminologists in public conversations around criminalisation, victimisation, punishment, social harm, and social justice more generally (Carrabine, Lee and South ; Mopas and Moore ; Petersilia ; Piché ). For some, public criminology means being involved in policy development (Petersilia ; Piché ; Stanko ) or contributing to mainstream news stories to provide an evidence base to public conversations about crime and punishment (Barak ; Crépault ; Feilzer ). Others envision a more ‘empowerment‐oriented public criminology’ that encourages criminologists to work in the community with traditionally oppressed and marginalised groups (Carrabine, Lee and South ; Feagin, Elias and Mueller ; Ruggiero ).…”
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confidence: 99%