Criminal Justice, Sociology of
This article is a revision of the previous edition article by D. Szabo, volume 5, pp. 2954–2958, © 2001, Elsevier Ltd.
Reexamining Criminal Justice “Star Power” in a Larger Sky: A Belated Response to Rice et al. on Sociological Influence in Criminology and Criminal Justice
To assess scholarly productivity in criminology and the criminal justice sciences, Cohn, Farrington, and Sorensen (2005, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 11, 35–48) and Rice, Cohn, and Farrington (2005, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 16(2), 244–264) identified cohorts of research “stars” who both graduated from criminology and criminal justice (CCJ) doctoral programs from 1988 to 1997 and authored frequent journal publications. Since stardom’s threshold criterion was a criminology or criminal justice PhD, sociology PhDs were categorically excluded. This operationalization problematically excludes and marginalizes sociology graduates specializing in crime, deviance, and law. The current study assessed the relative influence of sociology and CCJ doctoral programs on CCJ via publication measures drawn from an integrated cohort of prolific sociology, criminology, and criminal justice PhDs. Replicating aspects of Rice et al.’s (2005) methodology, this study updated productivity numbers, expanded journal analysis from 20 to 70 criminology and criminal justice journals, and calculated weighted rankings, following Sorensen, Snell and Rodriguez (2006, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 17(2), 297–322). The super cohort’s relative rankings suggested that sociology PhDs have remained influential in criminology and criminal justice.
Toward a Theoretical Model of Peacemaking Criminology: An Essay in Honor of Richard Quinney
In previous research, core peacemaking criminology themes addressed by authors within the Pepinsky and Quinney reader were examined. These peacemaking criminology themes are types of crimes/social harms embedded in current social structure, types of theoretical frameworks/perspectives guiding peacemaking criminology, and types of peacemaking alternatives to confront the social injustices underlying crimes/social harms in today's society. Building on this previous research as well as a survey of peace-making authors, this article illustrates how elements of a peacemaking criminology theoretical model come into view. The article then explores the basic nature and connections of the elements in this peacemaking criminology theoretical model. The analysis concludes with suggestions of ways this peacemaking criminology theoretical model can be adapted toward future crime research and policies.