Academic criminology: A need for change |
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Authors: | Imogene L Moyer |
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Institution: | (1) Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA |
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Abstract: | An exploratory examination of criminology curricula, scholarly books, professional journals and reports is presented to substantiate
the neglect of women in the works of most mainstream criminologists. Recent publications by Leonard (1982) and Schur (1984)
suggest that this male view of criminology has distorted our definitions of crime and our responses to victims of male crime.
These authors also indicate that the failure to include women in intellectual pursuits of the discipline has resulted in inadequate
theories that do not explain women’s behavior and research based on false assumptions about the roles of men and women. While
there have been numerous efforts to remedy this neglect of women during the last two decades (e.g., Bowker, 1977, 1980; Cullen,
1983; Reid, 1981, 1982), academic criminology continues to present a predominantly male perspective. In order to hasten the
integration of women into the criminological curricula, theories, and research projects, this paper suggests changes in program
policies that could be implemented by the leadership in professional associations (American Society of Criminology and Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences) that would encourage research in the area of women and crime as well as enhance the prestige
and credibility of scholarship in this area of criminology. |
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