Critical Criminology
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this week, you will be able to:
- Compare and contrast critical and mainstream criminological theories.
- Summarize the basic elements of conflict criminology.
- Identify the emerging perspectives in new critical criminology.
- Describe radical Criminology’s view on capitalism and crime.
Readings
Crimes of the powerful. Open Learn Course from Open University: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/crimes-the-powerful/content-section-1
Chapter 16 in Piquero, Alex R.. The Handbook of Criminological Theory, edited by Melissa L. Rorie, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bmcc/reader.action?docID=4035968&ppg=327
Access the chapter here.
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