Posted: January 5th, 2016

Outline the progressive aspects of classicism before providing a critique of this perspective in criminology.

• What is criminology and what is its relationship to power relations?
• Outline the progressive aspects of classicism before providing a critique of this perspective in criminology.
• In what sense do determinism, differentiation and pathology underpin individual positivism?
• To what extent do social conditions determine crime and to what      extent does crime require a social response?
• Critically discuss the process of social reaction in the forging of the label ‘crime’.
• What has criminology learnt from feminist perspectives on crime, victimization and power in the criminal justice system?
• What is ‘critical’ about critical criminology? Illustrate your answer with examples.
• Discuss the emergence and impact of both US and UK realist criminology.
• What is the ‘carceral society’ and how has this idea impacted on our understanding of crime control and social control?

What are the main ideas and concepts within Green Criminology?