NCJ Number
59342
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (WINTER 1978) Pages: 95-105
Date Published
1978
Length
11 pages
Annotation
SEVEN ASSUMPTIONS WHICH ARE HELD TO BE VITAL TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF A WORLD CRIMINOLOGY SPECIALTY ARE PRESENTED; GENERAL OBJECTIVES TOWARDS WHICH CRIMINOLOGY PROFESSIONALS COULD WORK ARE HIGHLIGHTED.
Abstract
THE IDEA OF A WORLD CRIMINOLOGY SPECIALTY EMERGED IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING MAGNITUDE OF GLOBAL DISORDER, CHARACTERIZED BY WARS, REVOLUTIONS, TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, RIOTS, CRIMES, DELINQUENCY, AND DEVIANCY. THERE ARE SEVEN ASSUMPTIONS WHICH ARE BASIC TO ANY SCIENTIFIC EFFORT TO BUILD A PEACEFUL WORLD CIVILIZATION, STRUCTURED BY A WORLD CRIMINOLOGY SPECIALTY. FIRST, WE ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF A NEW ERA OF EVOLUTIONARY HUMAN AND SOCIAL GROWTH ON THIS PLANET. SECOND, THE PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL DISORDER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD PRINCIPALLY ARE THE RESULT OF LONGSTANDING SOCIAL INJUSTICE. THIRD, MAN IS A SPECIES SEPARATE AND GREATLY SUPERIOR TO OTHER SPECIES ON THIS PLANET. FOURTH, THE WHOLE OF MANKIND IS INTERRELATED AND INTERDEPENDENT. FIFTH, SOCIAL JUSTICE REQUIRES ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORLD GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY AND POWER TO IMPLEMENT ITS JUST WORLDWIDE PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT. SIXTH, THE INAUGURATION OF A JUST WORLD GOVERNMENT WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT AND INTENSITY OF SOCIAL DISORDER ON THIS PLANET. FINALLY, THE UNITY OF RELIGION MUST BE ACHIEVED BEFORE A WORLD CIVILIZATION CAN BE FAR ADVANCED. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT WORLD CRIMINOLOGISTS COULD BEGIN NOW TO RESOLVE BASIC ISSUES, SUCH AS FURTHER IDENTIFICATION OF SOCIAL INJUSTICES WHICH CAUSE PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL DISORDER, INCLUDING POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND NATIONAL INJUSTICES. IN ADDITION, FACTORS AND TECHNIQUES RELATED TO THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN POTENTIAL AND TO A MORE ADEQUATE UNDERSTANDING OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR SHOULD BE EXPLORED. FINALLY, A NEW STRUCTURAL MODEL FOR A JUST WORLD GOVERNMENT AND MAJOR PROGRAM TASKS FOR THIS GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DEVELOPED. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. (LWM)