Stuart Hall

"Given the current political conditions, these lectures on race, ethnicity, and nation, delivered by Stuart Hall almost a quarter of a century ago, may be even more timely today." - Angela Y. Davis In this defining statement, one of the founding figures of cultural studies reflects on the divisive, often deadly consequences of our contemporary politics of race and identity....

As relevant as it was at the time of publication, this landmark work remains timely and urgent in demonstrating how to examine questions of race, politics and crime in contemporary society. A formative text in cultural studies and criminology, Policing the Crisis shows the relevance of conjunctural analysis to the current emergence of forms of authoritarian populist politics. Examining the...