PUBLIC CRIMINOLOGY NOTES:
Introduction to Public Criminology:
What is public criminology?
o Uggen, C & Inderbitzin, M (2012). Public Criminologies,
Criminal & Public Policy, 9(4), pp.725-749
“Public scholarship aspires bring social science home to
individuals, communities, and institutions”
“Narrow… gap between public perceptions and the best
available scientific evidence on issues of public concern”
“Addressing common myths and misconceptions and
crime”
o Reframing cultural images criminal
o Reconsidering rule making
o Evaluating social interventions
o Assembling social facts and situating crime in disciplinary
knowledge
Why do we need criminology
o Loader, I. & Sparks, R. (2013). Public Criminology? Routledge
“Criminology is blooming… new courses and textbooks,
more jobs, more students, new journals, more and
larger conferences, bigger and new professional
associations, the creation and awarding of prizes”
“Rising prominence of crime within the mundane
culture and political programmes… western societies”
o “Tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime” Tony Blair
MP (1993)– labour, socioeconomic deprivation causes of
crime
o “I know that left-wing criminologists will object” Boris
Johnson PM (2019) – increase number stop and searches
o Discipline of public health – COVID-19 pandemic prevention
and responsibility
Public/private spheres
Introduction to Public Criminology:
What is public criminology?
o Uggen, C & Inderbitzin, M (2012). Public Criminologies,
Criminal & Public Policy, 9(4), pp.725-749
“Public scholarship aspires bring social science home to
individuals, communities, and institutions”
“Narrow… gap between public perceptions and the best
available scientific evidence on issues of public concern”
“Addressing common myths and misconceptions and
crime”
o Reframing cultural images criminal
o Reconsidering rule making
o Evaluating social interventions
o Assembling social facts and situating crime in disciplinary
knowledge
Why do we need criminology
o Loader, I. & Sparks, R. (2013). Public Criminology? Routledge
“Criminology is blooming… new courses and textbooks,
more jobs, more students, new journals, more and
larger conferences, bigger and new professional
associations, the creation and awarding of prizes”
“Rising prominence of crime within the mundane
culture and political programmes… western societies”
o “Tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime” Tony Blair
MP (1993)– labour, socioeconomic deprivation causes of
crime
o “I know that left-wing criminologists will object” Boris
Johnson PM (2019) – increase number stop and searches
o Discipline of public health – COVID-19 pandemic prevention
and responsibility
Public/private spheres
