Crime Theories: Off the Record

Karen Armenta
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Get a glimpse into the crime theories that help me gain an understanding of the why, what, when, how, and where of crime. Embark on this learning journey of how social inquiry has explored crime through different schools of thought.

  1. 04/04/2024

    Environmental & Ecological Justice + Animal Rights

    Join me today as I briefly introduce you to some frameworks- environmental justice and ecological justice—and the theoretical orientation within green criminology favored by those who wish to include animal rights.

    8 min

  2. 03/21/2024

    Green Criminology

    Welcome back! Join me today as I introduce you to green criminology.

    7 min

  3. 10/26/2023

    Cultural Criminology

    Join me today as I introduce you to cultural criminology as a subfield in the study of crime that seeks to understand crime through the context of culture and cultural processes.

    23 min

  4. 09/28/2023

    Off the Record: Routine Activity Theory

    NEW SCHEDULE, NEW EPISODE! Join me today as we delve into one of my favorite theories, routine activity theory (RAT).

    27 min

  5. 09/13/2023

    Left Realism

    Political…maybe a bit too political. Join me as I touch upon some of the social-political context of left realism.

    25 min

  6. 08/30/2023

    New Criminology

    Join me today as I dig a little deeper into the theoretical arguments of what was called the "new criminology," left realism, and abolitionism, which we can see as part of postmodern critiques grounded in the grand narrative of Marxism.

    11 min

  7. 08/23/2023

    Critical Theory: New Criminology

    Join me as I venture into critical criminology as it differs from traditional criminology.

    11 min

  8. 08/16/2023

    Peacemaking Criminology

    WELL. WE ARE BACK! It’s Karen and I am thrilled to introduce you to Peacemaking Criminology. To better understand the theory, visit our previous episode before tuning in.

    10 min
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Get a glimpse into the crime theories that help me gain an understanding of the why, what, when, how, and where of crime. Embark on this learning journey of how social inquiry has explored crime through different schools of thought.

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