An obligation to make a difference in the real world?: thoughts on the proper role of criminologists and critical criminologist in the 21st century

In this paper, I summarize and react to papers published in Western Criminology Review, by Elliott Currie and Richard Hil. In a series of papers that began with Currie’s verbal address to the Western Society of Criminology, he and Richard Hil attempted to lay out the proper role of academic criminol...

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Main Author: Robinson, Matthew B. 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2003
In: Western criminology review
Year: 2003, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, Pages: 226-238
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Kriminologie
Kritische Kriminologie
Strafrechtspflege
Ausbildung
Rollenverständnis
Criminology
Critical Criminology
criminal justice education
role of criminologist
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Summary:In this paper, I summarize and react to papers published in Western Criminology Review, by Elliott Currie and Richard Hil. In a series of papers that began with Currie’s verbal address to the Western Society of Criminology, he and Richard Hil attempted to lay out the proper role of academic criminologists, especially those who consider themselves “critical criminologists.” In this article, I summarize the main points of each author and provide commentary on each written piece. I conclude by clarifying what I feel should be the proper role of criminologists generally, with special emphasis on the issue of “critical criminology” and its duty to bring about change to the current state of the discipline.
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