PSYC 102 Lecture 6: Crim 101 - Lecture 6
13 Feb 2020
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A critical criminology perspective: critical criminologists generally agree that the punitive turn is linked to politicians in the us and. The turbulent times: protest about the war in vietnam, protests demanding equal rights for women. 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 the co-editor of the 1975 book critical criminology) 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)
