Abstract

The discipline of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) encompasses the study of any issue associated with crime [...]

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  • Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) is predicated on the scientific method as the principal means of knowledge development

  • In CCJ, there is little understanding of the fact that the crime and criminal justice questions, problems, practices, and outcomes of today can be consistently located in other historical eras

  • The case for evolving the CCJ–History relationship can be built upon the exceptions to the CCJ profile described above

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Introduction

CCJ is predicated on the scientific method as the principal means of knowledge development. The conceptual frameworks and training of criminologists are largely ahistorical, especially in the U.S Various methodologies for advancing knowledge are recognized; crime and criminal justice problems are less likely to be studied in historical or localized contexts. A logical starting point in the case for a history of CCJ, is the characteristic voids of the CCJ research.

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