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Remembering Jock Young: Some Sociological and Personal Reflections

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Jock Young intellectually, politically, and personally touched the lives of many people. Thus, it is not surprising that his departure from this world on November 16, 2013 generated much shock, disbelief, and sadness. This article offers some personal and sociological reflections on Jock’s many contributions to critical criminology.

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Notes

  1. It was also there where I first met Sandra Walklate and Elliott Currie.

  2. Some contemporary criminology textbooks still use the term “conflict theories” (e.g., Burke 2014; Linden 2012).

  3. It is now called the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

  4. Pearce uses the definition of commercial crime provided by Snider (1988, p. 232). She states that this concept refers to "a violation of law committed by a person or group of persons of an otherwise respected and legitimate occupation or financial activity."

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Kerry Carrington, Joseph Donnermeyer, Molly Dragiewicz, David Kauzlarich, John Lea, Martin D. Schwartz, and Sandra Walklate for their comments and criticisms.

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  1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA

    Walter S. DeKeseredy

  2. School of Justice, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

    Walter S. DeKeseredy

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DeKeseredy, W.S. Remembering Jock Young: Some Sociological and Personal Reflections. Crit Crim 23, 153–163 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-015-9275-6

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