Unequal Justice and Criminological Knowledge

• In Event: Critical Discourses within Criminological Theory and the Administration of Justice

Abstract

In the post-racial-Obama era, questions surrounding racialized social control remain the center of much debate with regard to democratic criminal justice reform. This discourse usually involves the examination of processes within the administration of justice. Some scholars bear attention to policy while others look exclusively at adjudication either as a whole or in parts. However, missing within this discourse is a discussion as to the “blameworthiness” of the academy as an obstacle against democratic reform. This paper will explore the theoretical terrain regarding knowledge construction within criminology. We provide ideas that will help to stimulate a democratic academic ethos within criminology.

Authors

• Jason M. Williams, Fairleigh Dickinson University

• David N. Baker, Texas Southern University