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SAGE Journal User Guide

Journal Article Questions:

1. How has criminology shaped public policy?
2. Has convict criminology shaped the way we view incarceration
3. Should theories have realistic policy implications?
4. What theory has the most widely accepted policy implications?

The First Dime: A Decade of Convict Criminology Jones, R.S., Ross, J.I., Richards, S.C., Murphy, D.S. The Prison Journal, Jun 2009; vol. 89: pp. 151 - 171.

Abstract:

This article discusses the historical origins of Convict Criminology (CC); intellectual legacy of CC; organization of the CC group; allies in the CC struggle; recent activities of the CC group; impact of CC on the study of jails, prisons, and community corrections; and the authors' future plans. Thus, the focus of this article is on taking stock of the development of CC and identifying the accomplishments to date.

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Beyond ‘so what?’ criminology: Rediscovering realism Matthews, Roger Theoretical Criminology, Aug 2009; vol. 13: pp. 341 - 362.

Abstract:

There has been a growing concern about the lack of policy relevance of criminology in recent years. Two influential responses to this dilemma have been presented. On one hand, it has been argued that academic criminologists should become more active in mobilizing points of consensus about what works, while on the other hand it has been suggested that there should be a division of labor among academics and that the subject be broken down into public, professional, policy and critical criminologies. This article argues that neither of these responses are tenable and instead calls for an approach that links theory, method and intervention with the aim of developing a coherent critical realist approach that is able to go beyond the existing forms of ‘so what?’ criminology.