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Geoffrey Arthur Holland Pearson OC (December 24, 1927 – March 18, 2008) was a Canadian diplomat and author. He was the son of former Prime Minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson and Maryon Pearson.
Jun 1, 2008 · Geoff Pearson's classic book, recently voted one of seven ‘iconic’ studies in British criminology (2007, Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 46(5)), was published in 1983.
Jul 7, 2013 · Geoffrey Pearson, academic and writer: born Manchester 26 March 1943; three times married, thirdly to Marilyn Lawrence (three sons, one daughter); died London 5 April 2013.
Geoffrey Pearson's highly-readable book. In it he provides a colourful history of the social perceptions of the criminal question, whether concerning contemporary "muggers", the "hooligan" gangs of Edwardian Britain or the "garotters" of mid-Victorian London, illustrating that the preoccupation with lawlessness is no new phenomenon.
Aug 5, 2016 · Geoffrey Pearson, who died in 2013, was one of the outstanding social scientists of the post second world war era. His work spanned social work, social theory, social history, criminology...
Apr 5, 2013 · Geoffrey Pearson, academic and writer. Among the cacophony of cant and ignorance masquerading as social commentary that followed Britain’s 2011 riots, there were few credible voices of understanding, let alone attempts to place the youthful violence, nihilism, and looting within anything approaching a historical perspective.
Jun 13, 2022 · Language. English. xi, 283 pages : 23 cm. Discusses views on crime committed by young offenders, and law and order in Great Britain, from 1603 to 1981. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
