Criminology to challenge the status quo of the criminal justice system
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Numerous scholarly books and texts designed for classroom use about the field of corrections have been researched, written and published. The overall tenor of these works, however, is conservative, emphasising a management perspective, and outlining the nuts and bolts of how prisons work, the job functions of correctional workers, conditions inside correctional facilities, the different types of inmates, etc.
Criminologists, however, should avoid this perspective to the subject. We should always strive to improve the criminal justice system, to apply the knowledge we have accumulated, to improve working conditions, and to increase the likelihood that incarcerated people re-enter society rehabilitated. Few of the books on jails and prisons, however, approach the subject in a critical manner.
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