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I enjoy reading Jukka Savolainen’s hot takes, most recently Give Criminology a Chance: Notes from a discipline on the brink . I think Jukka is wrong on a few points, but if you are a criminologist who goes to ASC conferences, definitely go and read it! To be specific, in addition to the title here are two penultimate paragraphs in full that I mostly disagree with:
I arrived in Atlanta with a pessimistic view of academic criminology. During my 30 years in the field, the scholarship has become increasingly political and intolerant of evidence that contradicts the progressive narrative. The past few years have been particularly discouraging for those who care about scientific rigor and truth. Despite these reservations, I approached the ASC meeting with an open mind.
The situation is far from hopeless. True, criminology possesses precious little viewpoint diversity. Much of the scholarship is more interested in pursuing a political agenda than objective truth. The ASC’s outward stance as a politically neutral arbiter of scientific evidence is at odds with its recent history as an activist organization.
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