CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Critical Criminology, Feminist School Of Criminology, Left Realism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Barry Cartwright

Document Summary

In 2012, seven million americans were under some form of correctional supervision (huey, A critical criminology perspective: critical criminologists generally agree that the punitive turn is linked to politicians in the us and. Canada seizing on crime as an issue that appeals to voters. Neo-marxism: shift from marxism to neo-marxism can be traced to ian taylor, paul walton and jock young, who wrote the 1973 book the new criminology, and co-edited the 1975 book critical. Criminology: taylor, walton and young incorporated marxist thinking with the interactionist perspective (symbolic interactionism, labelling theory, another example would be hall et al. "s policing the crisis, about the moral panic in the uk surrounding black muggers . Young was a co-author of the 1973 book the new criminology, and co-editor of the 1975 book. Left realism cont: asks for reforms to the criminal justice system, calls for more emphasis on community-based solutions, less reliance on incarceration, more reliance on compensation (restitution to victims)