False Starts, Wrong Turns and Dead Ends

Reflections on Recent Developments in Criminology

Bibliographic Data

ID6051994
AuthorsR C O Matthews (0000-0002-0616-0633, University of Kent, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume25
Issue4
Pages577-591
Publication date2017-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1205-8629 • E-ISSN: 1572-9877
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10612-017-9372-9
OpenAlexW2759935678
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited78

The nature and direction of criminology has changed significantly over the past two decades. The subject area has also grown exponentially and become more diverse. New fields of inquiry are opening up as new issues are added to the criminological agenda. However, at the same time there are some unwelcome developments in the discipline that impact on the orientation of the subject and which detract from its overall viability and standing. The aim of this paper is to identify these unwelcome trends in order to contribute to the development of a more critical and coherent criminology

Criminology · Economics · Library science · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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