Radical criminology states that society "functions" in terms of the general interests of the ruling class rather than "society as a whole" and that while...

which according to the historian Mary Gibson "caused a radical refocusing of criminological discussion throughout Europe and the United States from law...

Critical criminology applies critical theory to criminology. Critical criminology examines the genesis of crime and the nature of justice in relation to...

Retrieved 14 July 2020. Weitzer, Ronald (2003). Current Controversies in Criminology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education Press. p. 150. Mann...

Cultural criminology is a subfield in the study of crime that focuses on the ways in which the "dynamics of meaning underpin every process in criminal...

In criminology, rational choice theory adopts a utilitarian belief that humans are reasoning actors who weigh means and ends, costs and benefits, in order...

Environmental criminology focuses on criminal patterns within particular built environments and analyzes the impacts of these external variables on people's...

Biosocial criminology is an interdisciplinary field that aims to explain crime and antisocial behavior by exploring biocultural factors. While contemporary...

Penology is a subfield of criminology that deals with the philosophy and practice of various societies in their attempts to repress criminal activities...

idea of "tagging." Kerry Townsend (2001) writes about the revolution in criminology caused by Tannenbaum's work: "The roots of Frank Tannenbaum's theoretical...