Dr Martin Glynn is a criminologist with over thirty-five years’ experience of working in criminal justice, public health, and educational settings. Martin gained his PhD at Birmingham City University in February 2013, where he is currently a lecturer in criminology, alongside being the writer in residence at the National Justice Museum (Notttingham).
Published works by Dr Glynn include Black Men, Invisibility, and Desistance from Crime: Towards a Critical Race Theory from Crime (Routledge, 2014), Speaking Data and Telling Stories: Data Verbalization for Researchers (Routledge, 2019), and Reimagining Black Art and Criminology: A New Criminological Imagination (2021).
His new book Invisible Voices explores the intersection of criminology and history as a way of contextualizing the historical black presence in crime and punishment in the UK. Through case studies, court transcripts, and biographical accounts it reimagines the understanding/s of the role of history in shaping contemporary perceptions. The book:
- Moves beyond the confines of presenting 'criminological history' as monocultural
- Demonstrates how 'mainstream criminology' is complicit in obscuring 'hidden criminological histories'
- Critically assesses the implications regarding the positioning of 'the black presence' within the discipline of criminology
- Revises current thinking around excluded, marginalized, and muted histories, when looking at 'crime and punishment' as a whole
Invisible Voices is crucial reading for students not just of Criminology and History, but also Sociology, Cultural Studies, Black Studies and Law, as well as criminal justice practitioners. It also aims to provide scope for A-Level students contemplating going to university, community educational programmes, and prison education departments, as well as anyone wanting to learn more about the black presence in UK history.
