Crime Theories: Off the Record Karen Armenta
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- Science
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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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.
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Green Criminology
Welcome back! Join me today as I introduce you to green criminology.
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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.
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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).
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Left Realism
Political…maybe a bit too political. Join me as I touch upon some of the social-political context of left realism.
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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.