The Search for Criminal Justice Theory
Reflections on Kraska’s Theorizing Criminal Justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15316680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marvin Zalman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 163-181 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10511250601144449 |
| OpenAlex | W2088236111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
This essay discusses the role of theory, law, and legal institutions in criminal justice teaching and research. It combines personal reflections of the author’s experiences from the early days of academic criminal justice with a review and critique of Kraska’s Theorizing Criminal Justice: Eight Essential Orientations (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, 2004 Kraska, P. B. 2004. Theorizing Criminal Justice: Eight Essential Orientations, Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press. [Google Scholar]). Kraska recapitulates a variety of theories prominent in the early days of criminal justice with others that significantly advance theoretical discourse in criminal justice. His text should stimulate the advance of criminal justice as a discipline by establishing the idea that a number of theoretical orientations are essential for understanding the norms and behaviors of criminal justice agents and agencies. Kraska’s (2004 Kraska, P. B. 2004. Theorizing Criminal Justice: Eight Essential Orientations, Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press. [Google Scholar]) schema, his positioning of law, and his fit of law and legal studies in criminal justice and criminal justice education are critiqued and comments are offered on the role of law and legal institutions in criminal justice education
Criminal justice · Criminal justice ethics · Criminal law · Criminology · Economic Justice · Political science · Retributive justice · Sociology · Theory of criminal justice · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Moral Panic
Courts
The Culture of Control
Social context and racial disparities in punishment decisions
Sentencing disparity and departures from guidelines
Sociology and modern systems theory.
Harsh Justice
The Limits of the Criminal Sanction
Examining the criminal justice and criminological paradigms
Cultural literacy” in criminal justice
Criminal courts and legal studies
Court Reform on Trial
An Appeal to Justice
Explaining Criminal Justice
Criminal justice
Race and sentencing
Criminal justice
Discretion in criminal justice
The 1967 President's crime commission report
General systems theory and criminal justice
Sentencing
The Year of the Barricades
The Imprisonment Penalty Paid by Young, Unemployed Black and Hispanic Male Offenders
The “Post-Attitudinal Moment
Criminal behavior systems
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2010 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |