Positive Criminology and Positive Psychology

Abstract

Welcome to our Special Issue on Positive Criminology and Positive Psychology. It is our hope that this issue will help generate critical reflection about American criminal justice policy and the possibility of moving the system towards a happier and more prosocial perspective. To begin, this editorial introduction briefly frames positive criminology and positive psychology for the readers, and then reviews the content of the special issue.

Urgency of Legal Protection for Religious Scholars in Articles on Blasphemy from the Perspectives of Criminology and Victimology

“…Many people use scholars' answers and if they don't match their desires, they consider the scholars' responses intolerant towards other religions. Regarding blasphemy, which is considered a crime, it can be viewed from the perspectives of criminology and victimology (Olson, 2023).…”