NCJ Number
37179
Date Published
1976
Length
29 pages
Annotation
DEFINITIONS OF THE TWO MAJOR APPROACHES TO CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH, THAT OF STUDYING THE CRIMINOGENIC FACTORS IN THE LIFE OF THE OFFENDER AND THAT OF STUDYING THE CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIETIES REACTION TO CRIME.
Abstract
THE PAPER ASSERTS THAT THE FORMER, MORE TRADITIONAL APPROACH HAS YIELDED FEW RESULTS AND POINTS TO THE PROMISING PROSPECTS OF THE SOCIAL REACTION APPROACH. RESEARCH TRENDS IN THE LATTER AREA ARE REVIEWED. THE DISCUSSION IS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE FRENCH CRIMINOLOGICAL TRADITION. --IN FRENCH. SUMMARIES IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN