


The mode of production shapes social life. Siegel (2018) identifies critical criminology as the view that capitalism produces haves and have-nots, each engaging in a particular branch of criminality. Critical CriminologyĪs we study the unfolding of history, criminology in the United States has witnessed a dynamic shift and transformation of one of its most fundamental paradigms for interpreting criminal behavior. (Shammas, 2017).” With this in mind, our dialogue will center the four alternative perspectives in criminology that will be covered are critical criminology, restorative justice, peacemaking criminology, and instrumental theory. “Drawing conclusions after close reading of the works of Pierre Bourdieu (a French sociologist, anthropologist, philosopher, and public intellectual) we will adapt five lessons for a science of crime and punishment: (1) always historicize (2) dissect symbolic categories: (3) produce embodied accounts (4) avoid state thought and (5) embrace commitment.

According to Siegel (2018), criminology is defined as the scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior. Ma’dam/Sir Supervisor, as we prepare for the speech to be held at the National Convention Center, per your request I have prepared information on the subject matter of four alternative perspectives of criminology.
