RT Article
T1 The construction of ‘So What?’ criminology: a realist analysis
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 54
IS 2
SP 125
OP 140
A1 Matthews, Roger A.
LA English
YR 2010
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1855135957
AB From a realist perspective there is a growing body of criminology that can be classified as ‘So What?’ criminology in that it involves a low level of theorisation, thin, inconsistent or vague concepts and categories, embodies a dubious methodology or has little or no policy relevance. The production of ‘So What?’ criminology is, of course, no accident but the outcome of a number of lines of force that have served to shape the nature of mainstream academic criminology in recent years. The aim of this article is to identify some of these lines of force and to assess their impact.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 138-140
K1 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
K1 Criminal Justice
K1 Critical Criminology
K1 Grand Narrative
K1 Prison Population
DO 10.1007/s10611-010-9249-2