CRIMINOLOGY AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
In: Criminology: the official publication of the American Society of Criminology, Band 16, Heft 2, S. 149-169
ISSN: 1745-9125
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In: Criminology: the official publication of the American Society of Criminology, Band 16, Heft 2, S. 149-169
ISSN: 1745-9125
In: Journal of sociology & social welfare, Band 4, Heft 8
ISSN: 1949-7652
In: The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 212-216
ISSN: 1468-2311
In: Asian Journal of Criminology
Throughout most of the twentieth century, Western criminological thought was preoccupied by theories of modern criminology, which were concerned with the question of why individuals commit crime. Since the late 1970s, however, the Western world has experienced new reconfigurations in the crime control field, one of which is the transformation of Western criminological thought. New crime theories have emerged in which the focus has shifted from the 'criminal' to the 'criminal activity'. Despite their importance, these developments have had no impact on the criminological thought in the Arab world, which is, to this day, is dominated by Western theories of modern criminology. This paper has three purposes. First, it discusses the status quo of criminology in the Arab world. Second, it suggests plausible explanations that help understand the current status of criminology in this region. Third, it discusses the relevance of some criminological developments (notably crime theories and environmental criminology) in the Arab context. In that eventuality, it argues that the Western developments might bring insightful crime prevention lessons for the Arab world.
In: Social policy & administration: an international journal of policy and research, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 202-207
ISSN: 0037-7643, 0144-5596
In: Social science quarterly, Band 92, Heft 5, S. 1279-1296
ISSN: 1540-6237
ObjectiveTo survey the contemporary literature in the social and biological sciences relevant to race that examines both the reality and the usefulness of the concept. Race is considered a major correlate of criminal behavior, and thus a fresh look at the concept is of obvious importance to criminologists and sociologists.MethodSocial, genetic, medical, and criminology databases were keyword searched for articles on race that either addressed its existence/nonexistence or usefulness as a concept.ResultsWe find that biologist and social constructionists talk past one another and never venture beyond the comfort of their own positions. Genetic studies using very few chromosomal loci find that genetic polymorphisms divide human populations into clusters with almost 100 percent accuracy and that they correspond to the traditional anthropological categories.ConclusionThere is much to gain by recognizing that these categories differ genetically, and that we can dispense with the term race in favor of some other term such as population or ethnic group and nothing would be lost except a word.
In: Criminology: the official publication of the American Society of Criminology, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 332-365
ISSN: 1745-9125
Abstract The substantive area of criminology has increasingly become politicized with new paradigms arising to challenge the traditional perspectives. For the purpose of this analysis the voluminous amount of criminological research and writing is placed within three major paradigms: (1) kinds of people, (2) kinds of environments, and (3) power/conflict. The increasing articulation of the power/conflict paradigm has brought about an intensification of conflict in society and among criminologists. The future of criminology and subsequently of criminologists will be determined by the interplay of these and emerging other paradigms among academic criminologists and their competing expression among the public at large.
In: Punishment & society, Band 25, Heft 4, S. 1159-1162
ISSN: 1741-3095
In: Sociological inquiry: the quarterly journal of the International Sociology Honor Society, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 139-159
ISSN: 1475-682X
In: Social justice: a journal of crime, conflict and world order, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 114-134
ISSN: 1043-1578, 0094-7571
In: Crime, law and social change: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 55, Heft 5, S. 375-389
ISSN: 1573-0751
In: Crime Law and Social Change
This paper contributes to a rethinking of animal abuse control and animal welfare protection in criminology, specifically, and in the social sciences more broadly. We do this, first, through a broad mapping of the institutional control complex around animal abuse in contemporary Britain. Second, we focus on the institutional strategies and practices, past and present, of the main agency of animal protection, and the policing thereof, in this society, namely the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). In looking back to this charity's growth since the first decades of the nineteenth century at the time of the birth of modern industrial capitalism and also to its current rationale and practices as a late-modern, corporate organisation, we explore the seeming paradox of a private body taking a lead on the regulation and prosecution of illegalities associated with animal-human relationships. Finally, the ideology and strategy of the RSPCA are explored in the context of the often visceral and culturally influential 'morality war' associated with proponents, respectively, of animal rights ('abolition') and 'anthropic' welfare proponents ('regulation' and 'protection').
In: Crime, Law and Social Change, Band 55, Heft 5, S. 375-389
This paper contributes to a rethinking of animal abuse control and animal welfare protection in criminology, specifically, and in the social sciences more broadly. We do this, first, through a broad mapping of the institutional control complex around animal abuse in contemporary Britain. Second, we focus on the institutional strategies and practices, past and present, of the main agency of animal protection, and the policing thereof, in this society, namely the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). In looking back to this charity's growth since the first decades of the nineteenth century at the time of the birth of modern industrial capitalism and also to its current rationale and practices as a late-modern, corporate organisation, we explore the seeming paradox of a private body taking a lead on the regulation and prosecution of illegalities associated with animal-human relationships. Finally, the ideology and strategy of the RSPCA are explored in the context of the often visceral and culturally influential 'morality war' associated with proponents, respectively, of animal rights ('abolition') and 'anthropic' welfare proponents ('regulation' and 'protection').
In: Policing: a journal of policy and practice, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 5-11
ISSN: 1752-4520