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CRITICAL CRIMINOLOGY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- applied criminology
1, record 1, English, applied%20criminology
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Applied criminology may be thought of as being concerned with the application of the discipline of criminology to real world problems of crime and criminal justice. It is both critical and engaged and seeks to find solutions to particular issues of crime and justice, as well as to problematize suggested approaches. 1, record 1, English, - applied%20criminology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- criminologie appliquée
1, record 1, French, criminologie%20appliqu%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La criminologie appliquée est la branche de la criminologie générale qui a pour objet l'étude des moyens de lutte les plus efficaces pour lutter contre la délinquance. Cette efficacité sera obtenue à l'aide de l'application des connaissances scientifiques sur l'action criminelle. 1, record 1, French, - criminologie%20appliqu%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Penal Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- net widening
1, record 2, English, net%20widening
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Within critical criminology, this [designation] is used to describe the effects of providing alternatives to incarceration or diversion programs to direct offenders away from court. 2, record 2, English, - net%20widening
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Droit pénal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- élargissement du filet pénal
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9largissement%20du%20filet%20p%C3%A9nal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les solutions de rechange à la détention, d'abord accueillies favorablement, n'ont tout de même pas échappé aux critiques par la suite. En effet, des auteurs [...] ont mis en évidence le phénomène de «l'élargissement du filet pénal» (net widening) : ce phénomène apparaît lorsqu'une mesure de rechange devient une mesure supplémentaire plutôt que de se substituer à une autre. Il se peut, en effet, qu'une mesure de rechange, par exemple, qui remplacerait la peine de prison, soit appliquée à un individu qui autrement n'aurait été l'objet d'aucune mesure pénale, ou tout au plus se serait vu soumis à une mesure encore moins répressive que la nouvelle. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9largissement%20du%20filet%20p%C3%A9nal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-03-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- critical criminology
1, record 3, English, critical%20criminology
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Critical criminology is a perspective that contains theories that challenge the stereotypical view of why people offend and forces us to examine social, political and economic factors as the reasons why people offend. 1, record 3, English, - critical%20criminology
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- criminologie critique
1, record 3, French, criminologie%20critique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Proche parente de la criminologie de la réaction sociale, à laquelle elle est souvent assimilée, la criminologie critique se distingue des autres criminologies du fait qu'elle cherche à demeurer critique par rapport à la délimitation de ses objets et à la production du savoir criminologique traditionnel. À cet égard, la criminologie critique se donne pour mission de constamment questionner les a priori théoriques et les idées reçues concernant le crime et les mesures mises en place pour y répondre. 1, record 3, French, - criminologie%20critique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2020-03-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- radical criminology
1, record 4, English, radical%20criminology
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radical criminology, closely linked to critical criminology, is a Marxist approach to crime that looks at criminality in its full social context and specifically considers how the ruling class uses crime to further its own interests. 1, record 4, English, - radical%20criminology
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- criminologie radicale
1, record 4, French, criminologie%20radicale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La criminologie critique s'est avant tout développée dans la foulée de la criminologie radicale des années 1970, laquelle s'est largement alimentée auprès du marxisme et de l'École de Frankfurt [...] L'objectif de la criminologie radicale consiste alors à rendre apparentes les contradictions propres au régime capitaliste et les contraintes structurelles qui s'exercent sur certains groupes vulnérables afin de proposer des solutions politiques autres. 1, record 4, French, - criminologie%20radicale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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