SOUTHERN CRIMINOLOGY – critical realist
Part 1 (15%): write down the main premise of each theory
Part 2 ( 40%): multiple-choice questions
Part 3 (45%): long-answer (in-depth account of perspectives),
thorough account of perspectives, history, strengths, critiques –
origins, main concepts, significance and critiques
PART 1
Key premise
- Grounded in the idea that ‘universal’ theories represent mostly
Northern realities; southern criminology examines how Global South
perspectives expand understandings of crime and justice.
PART 2
Which of the following best describes the critique Southern
Criminology makes of mainstream criminology?
a) It is too focused on economic theories of crime
b) It only focuses on technological advances in crime control
c) Its assertions often assume generalisability
d) It focuses only on rural crime
How does Southern Criminology suggest knowledge should be
produced?
a) Exclusively through quantitative data from the Global South
b) By privileging Southern perspectives over Northern perspectives
c) Through dialogue and exchange between the Global North and Global
South
d) By rejecting all existing criminological theories
1. Key Premise of Southern Criminology
Choose the right answer
Q1. The core premise of Southern Criminology is that:
A. Crime is more prevalent in the Global South
B. Universal criminological theories reflect mainly Global North realities
C. Crime is culturally relative and cannot be theorised
D. Southern contexts reject all criminological theory
, Correct answer: B
Choose all that apply
Q2. Southern Criminology challenges mainstream criminology by arguing
that:
☐ Many “universal” theories are based on Northern experiences
☐ Global South perspectives are marginalised in knowledge production
☐ Crime problems are identical across all regions
☐ Criminology influences state power and criminal justice systems
Correct answers:
☑ Many “universal” theories are based on Northern experiences
☑ Global South perspectives are marginalised in knowledge production
☑ Criminology influences state power and criminal justice systems
2. Origins: Criminology as a Political Discipline
Choose the right answer
Q3. Southern Criminology views criminology as a political discipline
because it:
A. Only studies political crime
B. Shapes how states control, punish, and marginalise populations
C. Rejects empirical research
D. Is neutral in its policy implications
Correct answer: B
Choose all that apply
Q4. According to Southern Criminology, criminological knowledge can:
☐ Legitimate state violence
☐ Reinforce colonial hierarchies
☐ Influence criminal justice policy and practice
☐ Exist independently of power relations
Correct answers:
☑ Legitimate state violence
☑ Reinforce colonial hierarchies
☑ Influence criminal justice policy and practice
3. Emergence and the Need to “Give Voice”
Part 1 (15%): write down the main premise of each theory
Part 2 ( 40%): multiple-choice questions
Part 3 (45%): long-answer (in-depth account of perspectives),
thorough account of perspectives, history, strengths, critiques –
origins, main concepts, significance and critiques
PART 1
Key premise
- Grounded in the idea that ‘universal’ theories represent mostly
Northern realities; southern criminology examines how Global South
perspectives expand understandings of crime and justice.
PART 2
Which of the following best describes the critique Southern
Criminology makes of mainstream criminology?
a) It is too focused on economic theories of crime
b) It only focuses on technological advances in crime control
c) Its assertions often assume generalisability
d) It focuses only on rural crime
How does Southern Criminology suggest knowledge should be
produced?
a) Exclusively through quantitative data from the Global South
b) By privileging Southern perspectives over Northern perspectives
c) Through dialogue and exchange between the Global North and Global
South
d) By rejecting all existing criminological theories
1. Key Premise of Southern Criminology
Choose the right answer
Q1. The core premise of Southern Criminology is that:
A. Crime is more prevalent in the Global South
B. Universal criminological theories reflect mainly Global North realities
C. Crime is culturally relative and cannot be theorised
D. Southern contexts reject all criminological theory
, Correct answer: B
Choose all that apply
Q2. Southern Criminology challenges mainstream criminology by arguing
that:
☐ Many “universal” theories are based on Northern experiences
☐ Global South perspectives are marginalised in knowledge production
☐ Crime problems are identical across all regions
☐ Criminology influences state power and criminal justice systems
Correct answers:
☑ Many “universal” theories are based on Northern experiences
☑ Global South perspectives are marginalised in knowledge production
☑ Criminology influences state power and criminal justice systems
2. Origins: Criminology as a Political Discipline
Choose the right answer
Q3. Southern Criminology views criminology as a political discipline
because it:
A. Only studies political crime
B. Shapes how states control, punish, and marginalise populations
C. Rejects empirical research
D. Is neutral in its policy implications
Correct answer: B
Choose all that apply
Q4. According to Southern Criminology, criminological knowledge can:
☐ Legitimate state violence
☐ Reinforce colonial hierarchies
☐ Influence criminal justice policy and practice
☐ Exist independently of power relations
Correct answers:
☑ Legitimate state violence
☑ Reinforce colonial hierarchies
☑ Influence criminal justice policy and practice
3. Emergence and the Need to “Give Voice”
