` The widespread nature of crime, its very normality, makes the search for the causes of crime less attractive` (Young, 1999 p.45). Discuss this statement in relation to the developments in British criminology during the second half of the twentieth cent

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British Criminology

Knowledge is very important to a concept like criminology that is both empirically and theoretically based . However , it cannot be avoided that in certain aspect criminology may lack specific necessities especially in some countries where the criminal justice system is rather not yet fully developed . The development of the aspect of criminology is very important in addressing criminality and crimes . The effectiveness of the justice system , particularly of the criminal

justice system is greatly dependent on the comprehensiveness and stability of criminology In Britain , knowledge is equally acknowledged as an important aspect of criminology . Thus , knowledge has been constructed in the British criminology since the year 1960 (Soothill Peelo , 2007 Criminologists recognized the importance of research Exercises and citations in their jobs in to establish authority and legal basis (Soothill Peelo , 2007

Criminology

According to the British Society of Criminology (2005 , criminology is both a theoretical and an empirical discipline that draws on the range of human and social science disciplines . The British Society of Criminology (2005 ) likewise added that at the heart of criminology are theoretical debates about a wide range of perspectives . According to them , criminology should emphasize the relevance of a firm and strong knowledge base to serve as evidence and basis for its theories and for the evaluation of the crime control policies (British Society of criminology , 2005 . Strong knowledge base on this aspect is very important because it ensures that there are reasonably reliable pieces of evidence that has been consulted during the judicial enquiry However , it is believed that in pursuing these values , it is necessary that a lively debate should be nurtured that employs both qualitative and quantitative data in a dialogue between a range of methodological and theoretical perspectives (British Society of Criminology , 2005 Criminology should ensure that a premature foreclosure of this dialogue be not resorted to favoring certain sub-discipline fields , either endorsed by state officials , the mass media , or by fashions of academic thought (British Society of Criminology , 2005

Criminology is also empirically concerned with the processes of criminalization and victimization and the causes and organization of crime and deviance (British Society of Criminology , 2005 . In criminology , it is important that criminologists have the necessary knowledge in relation to criminality so that they can identify crimes treats the same and provide for punishments . This is very important because if criminologists do not have the proper knowledge , they may not readily recognize a crime once they encounter the same , hence failure to address it . Criminology is also concerned with the process of managing crime , deviance , and victimization , including policing , criminal justice and penalty , community safety and less formal means of addressing criminality (British Society of Criminology , 2005 . For criminologists in for them to effectively handle and address criminality and decrease crime rates , they should be able to crimes under the authority of police power and the corresponding function of a judicial authority...