Radical Criminology

An Explication

Bibliographic Data

ID9680893
AuthorsRobert M Bohm, Robert Böhm (0000-0001-6806-0374, Jacksonville State University, corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume19
Issue4
Pages565-589
Publication date1982-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCriminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00439.x
OpenAlexW1975115188
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited26

This study addresses the current controversy involving radical criminology. It is argued that much of the polemic related to radical criminology is directed at a “straw man.” a monolithic conception of the perspective that fails to consider important philosophical, theoretical, practical, and nominal dfferences among those who write radical criminology (i.e.p “radical criminologists”). Furthermore, although radical criminologists share many philosophical, theoretical, and practical assumptions, it is emphasized that they hold to these shared assumptions with dffering degrees of sensitivity, sophistication, andsubtlety a point often ignored by critics and enthusiasts alike. Consequently, this study explicates not only some of the shared assumptions of radical criminologists, but also some of the dfferences

Criminology · Epistemology · Explication · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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