Criminology as social control science: State influence on criminogical research in Canada

The focus of this paper is on the relationship between criminological research and government practices regarding research funding. Specifically, two major modes of funding criminological research in Canada are examined:Contract Research and Grant Research. After presenting the case that government policy directions and the government's methods of funding criminological research have significant effects on the types of research that are conducted in this country, the argument is made that criminologists interested in conducting state funded research should first ask themselves the fundamental question of who is likely to benefit from the results of such research. Revised version of a paper presented at the Canadian Law and Society Association Meetings, Quebec City, 1989. The author would like to thank several colleagues for comments made on earlier drafts of this paper, with special thanks to M.A. Kandrack and K.R Grant.