NCJ Number
127924
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 28 Issue: 1 Dated: (February 1991) Pages: 101-116
Date Published
1991
Length
16 pages
Annotation
African-American perspectives are virtually excluded from major treatises on criminology and criminal justice.
Abstract
African-Americans are seldom consulted, appointed to commissions, or invited to conduct research. It is believed that this exclusion is because they challenge many of the basic assumptions proposed by white scholars and because including them requires distribution of financial resources for consulting, technical assistance, and research among a broader group of scholars. Whether or not this exclusion is due to racism is immaterial to a resolution of these issues. The field of criminology and criminal justice will not make worthwhile contributions to this nation's efforts to control crime and delinquency without the full participation of African-American criminologists and inclusion of African-American perspectives. African-American scholars have made and continue to make valuable contributions to the field of criminology, and these contributions must be acknowledged. 1 note and 28 references (Author abstract modified)