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Introduction to critical criminology

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This free course, Introduction to critical criminology, provides a brief introduction to critical criminological thinking. It defines the ways in which critical criminologists take a 'critical stance' on the fundamental concepts, practices and institutions associated with crime and criminal justice systems.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • Mainstream or standard criminology
  • Classical school of criminology
  • Positivist school of criminology
  • Positivism and causality
  • The development of critical criminology
  • The inheritance of radical criminology
  • What does it mean to be critical?
  • Critical analysis: Two examples
  • Violence
  • Governing through crime
  • Key features of critical criminology
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgements

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