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Socially responsible Criminology: Quality relevant research with targeted, effective dissemination
Author(s) -
Snyder Howard N.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
criminology and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.6
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1745-9133
pISSN - 1538-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9133.2011.00701.x
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , work (physics) , dissemination , field (mathematics) , public relations , engineering ethics , sociology , political science , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , mathematics , pure mathematics
This address argues that some members of the criminology community must take upon themselves the responsibility of communicating the knowledge developed by the field to practitioners and decision makers. It is reasoned that only with such targeted dissemination will the full potential benefits from our work be realized.