Open AccessThe construction of ‘So What?’ criminology: a realist analysis
Author(s) -
Roger Matthews
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
crime law and social change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1573-0751
pISSN - 0925-4994
DOI - 10.1007/s10611-010-9249-2
Subject(s) - mainstream , criminology , relevance (law) , sociology , perspective (graphical) , green criminology , cultural criminology , political science , criminal justice , law , computer science , artificial intelligence
From a realist perspective there is a growing body of criminology that can be classified as ‘So What?’ criminology in that it involves a low level of theorisation, thin, inconsistent or vague concepts and categories, embodies a dubious methodology or has little or no policy relevance. The production of ‘So What?’ criminology is, of course, no accident but the outcome of a number of lines of force that have served to shape the nature of mainstream academic criminology in recent years. The aim of this article is to identify some of these lines of force and to assess their impact
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