Southern Criminology

Carrington, Kerry; Hogg, Russell; Sozzo, Máximo

doi:10.1093/bjc/azv083

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“…Carrington et al (2015) argue that the thesis explaining the change toward punitive action in the Global North courts by attributing it to neoliberalism, cannot fully explain the developments in the Global South. Using examples from Latin American in the mid-2000s, governments of different states implemented social policies that could not be described as purely neoliberal; however, incarceration rates grew more slowly than in past decades.…”

Section: Comparative Studies Of Courtsmentioning

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The Relevance of Criminal Courts in the Global South

Ciocchini¹

2017

Laws

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Abstract:The literature on comparative law has a long and robust tradition, but studies comparing courts and judicial systems are scarce. Comparative studies in the Global South, following Shapiro's institutional approach, have aimed to measure the involvement of courts in politics by assessing the power of the judiciary in society, the level of judicial independence, and their role in the context of the judicialization of politics. The focus was on the high courts, including either Constitutional or Supreme Courts. Criminal courts have not received similar attention despite the influence of their everyday decisions on people's lives and their perception of the judicial system. This article argues that developing a comparative approach for criminal courts in the Global South is needed to help understand the role they play in the development of the rule of law and democratic life. This comparative study helps understand the impact of judicial reform programmes in the Global South. These reforms, inspired by a neoliberal paradigm, have focused on improving the efficiency of the courts. The reforms have promoted managerial techniques detrimental to the standards of due process. Any assessment of the impact of the reforms on the courts in the Global South should start by recognising the widely differing settings under which they operate. This context is characterised by serious economic constraints, such as a lack of material and human resources, and a democratic deficit legacy from the past authoritarian regimes, including widespread police abuse and corruption. Given this context, the role of the courts in ensuring due process and the legality of police procedures is crucial. The impact of the judicial reforms promoting managerial rationality in recent decades must be analysed. To examine the role courts are playing in criminal matters, two cases were explored where courts have undergone extensive judicial reforms, Argentina and the Philippines.

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Section: Comparative Studies Of Courtsmentioning

confidence: 95%

The Relevance of Criminal Courts in the Global South

Ciocchini¹

2017

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“…In recent years, a number of scholars have reignited the debate about the Westerncentrism of criminology, each offering their own distinct terminology to resolve the problem. This has led to calls for 'counter colonial criminology' (Agozino 2004a: 350), 'transnational criminology' (Bowling 2011;Sheptycki 2008: 15), 'African criminology' (Agozino 2010: vii-viii), 'Asian criminology' (Belknap 2016;Liu 2009;Liu et al 2013;Liu 2017) and 'Southern criminology' (Carrington et al 2016;Carrington and Hogg 2017;Carrington et al 2018;Hogg et al 2017). These scholars share the same concerns as those who came before them in seeking to decentre criminological knowledge production in order to attain a more inclusive approach to understanding crime, justice and punishment.…”

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Decolonising Criminology: Syed Hussein Alatas on Crimes of the Powerful

Moosavi

2018

Crit Crim

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Like the rest of the social sciences, criminology is dominated by Western scholars, literature and perspectives. This Westerncentrism of criminology means that non-Western criminological scholarship has largely been marginalised or ignored. This article contributes toward the ongoing efforts to decolonise criminology by arguing that the Malaysian intellectual, Syed Hussein Alatas , is worthy of greater inclusion in criminological research and teaching due to his pioneering scholarship. More specifically, Alatas deserves greater recognition within the criminological subfield of 'crimes of the powerful', an area within criminology which has been at the forefront of challenging the criminological status quo but which remains somewhat parochial. This article introduces Alatas' most notable works and explains their relevance for contemporary criminology.

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“…However, probably the most significant theoretical development in the recent period has been linked to the development of Southern Theory, the import of which has been to fundamentally challenge any claims to universality by the traditional theoretical approaches associated with the global North. One of the paradoxes of globalisation is that we are becoming increasingly aware of the different conceptions of crime, justice and forms of legality operating in different locations, and in particular the lack of 'fit' between the criminological realities of the 'North' and the 'South' (Connell 2007;Carrington et al 2016). …”

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False Starts, Wrong Turns and Dead Ends: Reflections on Recent Developments in Criminology

Matthews

2017

Crit Crim

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The nature and direction of criminology has changed significantly over the past two decades. The subject area has also grown exponentially and become more diverse. New fields of inquiry are opening up as new issues are added to the criminological agenda. However, at the same time there are some unwelcome developments in the discipline that impact on the orientation of the subject and which detract from its overall viability and standing. The aim of this paper is to identify these unwelcome trends in order to contribute to the development of a more critical and coherent criminology.

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Southern Criminology

Cited by 347 publications

References 44 publications

The Relevance of Criminal Courts in the Global South

The Relevance of Criminal Courts in the Global South

Decolonising Criminology: Syed Hussein Alatas on Crimes of the Powerful

False Starts, Wrong Turns and Dead Ends: Reflections on Recent Developments in Criminology

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