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Abstract
This paper presents an overview of the features of crime and the criminal justice system in the United States. It notes the great disparities in use of five systems of justice. It discusses the amount and variety of corporate crime, political crime, street crime, white collar crime as well as organized crime. It emphasizes the inadequacy of current theories of crime in so far as corporate, white collar and political crime are concerned. The author argues that social justice is a far better way to prevent crime than are criminal justice systems and points to other societies with low crime rates. The paper concludes with a radical agenda for American criminology.
Recommended Citation
Young, T. R.
(1985)
"Social Justice vs Criminal Justice: An Agenda for Critical Criminology,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 12:
Iss.
3, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1718
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