Establishing a Profession through Boundary Drawing: Defining Criminology’s Autonomy Vis-À-Vis Six Competing Disciplines

Criminology as an independent profession established itself just over a half century ago. An analysis of oral histories collected with seventeen leading scholars in criminology reveal how the profession has worked to establish institutional legitimacy over that time. Extending a thesis of boundary d...

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Main Author: Dooley, Brendan D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2022, Volume: 47, Issue: 5, Pages: 900-923
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Boundary drawing
Criminology identity
Multidisciplinary
Oral History
Paradigm