Foundations of Critical Criminology

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards based on the Foundations of Critical Criminology lecture notes.

Criminology

The study of crime, its causes, and its societal responses.

Legalistic Definition of Crime

A definition that limits crime to violations of criminal law, ignoring broader societal harms.

Zemiology

The study of social harm rather than crime as legally defined.

Social Control Theory

A theory that explains why most people do not commit crimes, focusing on the importance of social bonds.

Cultural Criminology

Analyzes the relationship between crime, media, culture, and how crime is represented and understood in society.

Intersectional Feminism

Acknowledges overlapping forms of inequality based on various identities, including race, class, and gender.

Convict Criminology

Emphasizes the lived experiences of incarcerated individuals as a legitimate source of knowledge about crime.

Survivor Criminology

Focuses on the experiences and traumas of those harmed by crime and the criminal justice system.

Radical Dependence

The idea that individual safety and justice are collective achievements, challenging the individualism of traditional legal systems.

Transformative Justice

An approach that seeks to transform the underlying conditions causing harm, rather than just repairing relationships.

Carceral Feminism

Feminist approaches that support policing and the criminal justice system as solutions to safety issues.

Environmental Criminology

Studies the geographical patterns of crime and how physical and social environments influence criminal activity.

Prison Industrial Complex

The system of mass incarceration that benefits from an expanding prison population, often regardless of its effectiveness.

My Brother Soleiman

A documentary that follows the Faqiri family's fight for justice after Soleiman's death in custody.

Restorative Justice

A relational approach aimed at repairing harm and healing relationships impacted by crime.

Critical Criminology

Challenges dominant ideologies and seeks transformative change rather than minor reforms.

Foucault's Carceral

Concept that examines how power structures maintain social order beyond just prisons, affecting all societal institutions.