ISSN:
1745-9125
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Law
Notes:
This study addresses the current controversy involving radical criminology. It is argued that much of the polemic related to radical criminology is directed at a “straw man.” a monolithic conception of the perspective that fails to consider important philosophical, theoretical, practical, and nominal dfferences among those who write radical criminology (i.e.p “radical criminologists”). Furthermore, although radical criminologists share many philosophical, theoretical, and practical assumptions, it is emphasized that they hold to these shared assumptions with dffering degrees of sensitivity, sophistication, andsubtlety a point often ignored by critics and enthusiasts alike. Consequently, this study explicates not only some of the shared assumptions of radical criminologists, but also some of the dfferences.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00439.x
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