Criminology as social control: discriminatory research & its role in the reproduction of social inequalities and crime

The law discriminates against low status offenders, but so too might criminologists during the course of their research. In this paper, we address the following question: Does the social status of lawbreakers have an effect on their likelihood of being recruited to offender-based research? The answe...

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Authors: Jacques, Scott (Author) ; Wright, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2010
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2010, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 383-396
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Social Control
Social Distance
Social Inequality
Social Status
Symbolic Status
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Summary:The law discriminates against low status offenders, but so too might criminologists during the course of their research. In this paper, we address the following question: Does the social status of lawbreakers have an effect on their likelihood of being recruited to offender-based research? The answer to this question is important for reasons that extend beyond academic criminology. If criminologists discriminate, then they themselves are active agents in the reproduction of social disadvantage. If criminology is to reduce inequality, the field must first identify and reduce discriminatory behavior within its own research community.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 395-396
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-010-9234-9