How public is public criminology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7101031 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincenzo Ruggiero (0000-0002-4090-849X, Middlesex University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151-160 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Crime Media Culture An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1741-6590 • E-ISSN: 1741-6604 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1741659012444432 |
| OpenAlex | W2026649426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 29 |
A variety of opinions and observations about public sociology are reviewed in this paper, which then examines how criminology (as a branch of sociology) has reacted to the call to ‘go public’. Dilemmas, potential strengths and manifest weaknesses are brought to light. These, it will be argued, are mostly due to the peculiar disciplinary position of criminology, an area of enquiry which, by claiming improbable independence from sociology, is forced to neglect those very sociological concepts that would indeed make it more ‘public
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |