Criminology is a Social ScienceThe Politicization of ScienceCommonly used to advance claimsEstablishing “facts” is the key to winning debateThe Definition of CriminologySystematic study of process of making law, breaking law, and reaction of breaking of lawPolitics-Theory-Criminal JusticeIs Criminology a Science?Theory-explains why something happensMethods- quantities (#) and qualitative (Stories)Quantitative is most important, gathers a lot of evidenceQualitative is depth and understandingWhat role does the field play in shaping policy?NegligibleCan’t have crime legislation without criminologistsHelps shape policiesThe state of criminology’s science: relatively weakWe lack predictive powerCrime decline in 1991However…Criminology has been able to discredit:Boot campsDeath penaltyThree- strikes legislationDAREScared straightGun buy-backsSeveral of these still remainIdeology- beliefs that we all develop unconsciously of how the world out to beIn democracy we can shape policy through voting, this is informed by ideologyMy opinion will shape ultimate outcome: how ideology shapes what we doRange of ideologyConservative (Right): punitive and repressiveLiberal (Left): forgiving and rehabilitative2 types:Mala in se- crime by nature (commanded because just)Mala prohibita- crime just because prohbited (just because commanded)Consensus- Durkheim, MORALITY, massesConflict- Marx, powerful in control, rules are coercive, uses law to repress others, POWER, powerful11/12/2012 22:25:00←← Criminology is a Social Science←← The Politicization of Science← Commonly used to advance claims← Establishing “facts” is the key to winning debate←← The Definition of Criminology← Systematic study of process of making law, breaking law, and reaction of breaking of law← Politics-Theory-Criminal Justice←← Is Criminology a Science?← Theory-explains why something happens← Methods- quantities (#) and qualitative (Stories)← Quantitative is most important, gathers a lot of evidence← Qualitative is depth and understanding←← What role does the field play in shaping policy?← Negligible← Can’t have crime legislation without criminologists← Helps shape policies←← The state of criminology’s science: relatively weak← We lack predictive power← Crime decline in 1991←← However…← Criminology has been able to discredit:← Boot camps← Death penalty← Three- strikes legislation← DARE← Scared straight← Gun buy-backs← Several of these still remain← Ideology- beliefs that we all develop unconsciously of how the world out to be← In democracy we can shape policy through voting, this is informed by ideology← My opinion will shape ultimate outcome: how ideology shapes what we do← Range of ideology← Conservative (Right): punitive and repressive← Liberal (Left): forgiving and rehabilitative←← 2 types:← Mala in se- crime by nature (commanded because just)← Mala prohibita- crime just because prohbited (just because commanded)←← Consensus- Durkheim, MORALITY, masses← Conflict- Marx, powerful in control, rules are coercive, uses law to repress others, POWER, powerful←11/12/2012 22:25:00←11/12/2012
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