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social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > Convict Criminology
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > Convict Criminology
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prison life > Convict Criminology
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > key people in prisons and correctional facilities > Convict Criminology
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > theories of punishment > Convict Criminology

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Convict Criminology  

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  • Convict criminology is a new research perspective in criminology led by ex-convicts who are now academic faculty. They especially focus on how the problem of crime is defined, the solutions proposed, the correctional policies enacted, and the devastating impacts of those decisions on the men and women confined in prison. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Prison, Convict Criminology]

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