Jeremy Bentham On Police: The Unknown Story And What It Means For Criminology

Product Description Recovering Bentham’s thoughts on policing and what they mean for criminology today.   Jeremy Bentham theorized the panopticon as modern policing emerged across the British Empire, yet while his theoretical writing became canonical in criminology, his perspective on the police remains obscure. Jeremy Bentham on Police recovers the reformer’s writings on policing alongside a series of essays that demonstrate their significance to the past, present, and future of criminology.   Review "Jeremy Bentham is more often the object of derivative caricature than serious inquiry in criminology. This book carefully appraises Bentham’s contributions to preventive police theory and presents a lively, polyphonic discussion of his significance and legacy for policing and crime control. It promises to inspire a more mature and rewarding engagement with Bentham’s thought in criminology at large."—David Churchill, University of Leeds -- David Churchill, University of Leeds About the Author Scott Jacques is director of Criminology Open, and professor of criminal justice and criminology at Georgia State University.Philip Schofield is director of the Bentham Project, UCL Faculty of Laws, and general editor of the new authoritative edition of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham. He is the author of Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed.