Criminologicalverstehen

Inside the immediacy of crime

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5844643
AutoresJ Ferrell (0000-0002-2096-7863, Northern Arizona University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1997
Volumen14
Número1
Páginas3-23
Fecha de publicación1997-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJustice Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0741-8825 • E-ISSN: 1745-9109
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07418829700093201
OpenAlexW1975416212
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas81
Referencias citadas38

Many past and present studies in criminology have developed out of engaged and often illegal field research-that is, field research in which the researcher of necessity crosses over into the world of criminality. Contemporary reevaluations of methodology, and specifically the role of the researcher in the research process, provide a framework for exploring anew the implications of such field research. In addition, a variety of contemporary criminological studies highlight the importance of the meanings and emotions that emerge inside criminal events, and thus confirm the need for methodologies that can situate researchers to some degree inside illegality. Drawing on Weber's notion of verstehen, this essay proposes one such situated methodology: criminological verstehen. It concludes by suggesting broader applications of this methodology in present and future criminal and criminal justice research situations

Field research · Immediacy · Verstehen · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis