The "Critical" Pedagogy of Criminology

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

This session explores the challenges confronting the current state of teaching and learning of criminology. The proliferation of instrumentalist reason, the relentless emphasis on individualism, the protection of profits with its attendant actuarial accounting of learning outcomes and the prevalence of neo-con traditions of racism, misogyny, ableism, classism and homophobia continue to trump critical inquiries into the nature of current criminological epistemologies and ontologies. Accordingly, both the learning and teaching of criminological knowledge have been compromised. Papers in this session address conceptually the teaching and learning of justice as a meaningful expression of "social justice" and further introduce substantive procedures to redress current pedagogical distortions.

Sub Unit

• Area X. Critical Criminology / 62. Cultural Criminology

Division of Special Interest

• Division Session of Interest / Division on Critical Criminology & Social Justice

Individual Presentations

• Teaching and Learning about Racism in the Criminal Justice System - David N. Baker, Texas Southern University

• Teaching and Learning about Mysogyny in the the Criminal Justice System - Negar Pourebrahimalamdar, York University

• Teaching and Learning about Young Offenders in the Criminal Justice System - Livy Anthony Visano, York University

Chair

• David N. Baker, Texas Southern University

Discussant

• Negar Pourebrahimalamdar, York University