RT Article
T1 Criminology as social control: discriminatory research & its role in the reproduction of social inequalities and crime
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 53
IS 4
SP 383
OP 396
A1 Jacques, Scott
A1 Wright, Richard
A2 Wright, Richard
LA English
YR 2010
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/188147285X
AB 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.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 395-396
K1 Social Control
K1 Social Distance
K1 Social Inequality
K1 Social Status
K1 Symbolic Status
DO 10.1007/s10611-010-9234-9