(JAN. 23)鈥擳he book 鈥淐rime and Punishment in the Philippines: Beyond Politics and Spectacle鈥 is now available.
In an email sent to the UP Diliman Information Office, the UP Department of Sociology through Athena Charanne R. Presto, faculty in-charge of public affairs, stated the book 鈥渁ssembles works from social science researchers, criminal justice practitioners, and a media practitioner in hopes of making sense of crime and punishment controversies in the Philippines.鈥
Furthermore, because the book was written from the perspective of the social sciences, 鈥渢he research behind the chapters draws strength from the systematic collection of empirical evidence, data analysis, and rigorous theoretical reflection on crime and punishment practices as social phenomena.鈥
As the Department of Sociology sees the value of such contributions in discussions on criminality and punishment in contemporary Philippines, the Department hopes these relevant works open 鈥渁lternative perspectives beyond politics and spectacle.鈥
, the book is edited by Sociology professor Filomin C. Gutierrez and among its features are three chapter contributions from four researchers of the Department, including Gutierrez.
These are 鈥淢anaging a Congested Jail Population鈥 by Hannah Glimpse Nario-Lopez, 鈥淧hilippine Drug War Narratives through Images: An Interview with a Visual Artist鈥 by Rossine Lyandre Yao C. Fallorina, and 鈥淰iolence and Police Accountability: An Interview with a Police District Director on the Philippine Drug Problem鈥 by Gutierrez and Bianca Ysabelle Franco.
Gutierrez is a noted sociologist and Professor and former Chair of the Department (2012-2015), where she teaches research methods, social deviance, and sociology of crime and punishment.听 Meanwhile, Nario-Lopez is an assistant professor, Fallorina is a teaching associate and a graduate student, and Franco is a graduate student at the Department.
For a copy or copies of the book, visit 鈥 MariammeD. Jadloc with report from Athena Charanne R. Presto
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Book cover (credit to Department of Sociology)
Gutierrez photo (credit to )
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