Critical criminology
Okay kiddo, so let's talk about something called critical criminology.
You know how we have rules that we have to follow? Like not running out into the street without looking both ways, or not taking things that don't belong to us? Well, sometimes these rules aren't fair or don't apply to everyone equally.
That's where criminology comes in. It's the study of why people break the rules (or laws), and what we can do to stop crime.
But sometimes, the people who study criminology think that the rules themselves aren't fair. Maybe some groups of people are treated unfairly by the police or courts, or maybe the people who make the rules only care about protecting their own property and not about helping everyone.
That's where "critical" criminology comes in. It's a type of criminology that looks at the bigger picture and tries to understand why things are the way they are. It asks questions like:
- Who benefits from the rules we have?
- Who gets punished the most for breaking the rules?
- How can we make the rules more fair?
Basically, critical criminology is about trying to make the world a better, fairer place by studying crime and punishment and working to change things that aren't right.
You know how we have rules that we have to follow? Like not running out into the street without looking both ways, or not taking things that don't belong to us? Well, sometimes these rules aren't fair or don't apply to everyone equally.
That's where criminology comes in. It's the study of why people break the rules (or laws), and what we can do to stop crime.
But sometimes, the people who study criminology think that the rules themselves aren't fair. Maybe some groups of people are treated unfairly by the police or courts, or maybe the people who make the rules only care about protecting their own property and not about helping everyone.
That's where "critical" criminology comes in. It's a type of criminology that looks at the bigger picture and tries to understand why things are the way they are. It asks questions like:
- Who benefits from the rules we have?
- Who gets punished the most for breaking the rules?
- How can we make the rules more fair?
Basically, critical criminology is about trying to make the world a better, fairer place by studying crime and punishment and working to change things that aren't right.