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Article 1: Toward a Critical Theory of Criminal Justice

Abstract: Criminal justice departments in higher education should take care that they critically evaluate today’ justice agencies. What is suggested is the development, primarily in academic structures, of a subdiscipline, “critical theory,” to stand midway between the lofty analysis of social ideals (social philosophy) and the exposure of the inefficiencies of particular justice institutions (social criticism).
 

Article 2. Richard Quinney’s Journey: The Marxist Dimension

Abstract: The relationship of Richard Quinney’s critical criminology to Marxism is explored in this article. The originality of his version of critical criminology is discussed, from its origins in social constructionism, to his engagement with Marxism in the 1970s, to the importance in his later work of issues such as existentialism, Eastern thought, and Erich Fromm’s socialist humanism. It is argued that Quinney’s writings, despite several shifts of perspective, nonetheless exhibit some basic continuities and that an engagement with various forms of unorthodox, humanistic Marxism is one of these.