Subverting 'crime diagnosis': the deconstruction of social dangerousness in biographical tales of "mentally ill offenders"

This collection introduces the scholarly and activist work currently being undertaken by twenty-six emerging voices in the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control. What unites this diverse collection is a commitment to the founding principles and the ethos of the Group: the promotion of critical analysis, speaking truth to power, direct engagement, challenging dominant narratives that marginalise, and seeking out social justice. All chapters are accompanied by extended biographies that detail the wider research, activism, and other endeavours of the contributors.