Shadow values, shadow figures: real violenceSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 15 - Trang 159-170 - 2007
Jayne Mooney
How can violence be both a public anathema and a private common place? In order to explore this question, data from the North London Domestic Violence Survey are revisited and the reasons why men justify violence against women investigated. This is related to Sykes and Matza’s dual notions of the techniques of neutralization and subterranean values indicating the potential of this work in understa...... hiện toàn bộ
The Value of Quantitative Analysis for a Critical Understanding of Crime and SocietySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 17 - Trang 247-259 - 2009
Steven E. Barkan
The value of quantitative analysis for a critical understanding of crime and society has often been questioned. This paper joins the debate by reviewing quantitative evidence on key criminological topics: the causes of crime, public opinion on crime, and the operation and impact of the criminal justice system. This evidence highlights the importance of economic deprivation and racial prejudice and...... hiện toàn bộ
Restoring the Victim: Emotional Reactions, Justice Beliefs, and Support for Reparation and PunishmentSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 20 - Trang 9-23 - 2011
Dena M. Gromet
Psychological responses to criminal wrongdoing have primarily focused on the offender, particularly on how (and why) offender punishment satisfies people’s need for justice. However, the restoration of the victim presents another way in which the “psychological itch” that injustice creates can be addressed. In the present article, I discuss two lay theories of how crime victims can be restored: a ...... hiện toàn bộ
Seen but not heard: Native people in four Canadian inner citiesSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 6 - Trang 30-45 - 1995
Carol LaPrairie
This essay provides an overview of research on Native people in the inner core of four cities. This research was funded by the Aboriginal Justice Directorate, Department of Justice as part of the Aboriginal Justice Initiative. The objective of the research was to elicit information along a number of dimensions including: background, coming to the city, life in the city, experiences with the crimin...... hiện toàn bộ
Critical criminology, social justice, and an alternative view of incarcerationSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 7 - Trang 43-58 - 1996
Michael Welch
Despite its lack of general popularity, critical criminology continues to offer compelling criticism of the dominant paradigm of criminal justice. In this essay, critical criminology is presented along with its principal assertions, theoretical assumptions, and implications for social reform and criminal justice. The author argues that critical criminology provides a valuable theoretical backdrop ...... hiện toàn bộ