NCJ Number
122328
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Dated: (February 1990) Pages: 5-29
Date Published
1990
Length
26 pages
Annotation
The use of cross-cultural analysis in criminology has been limited despite the theoretical acceptance of its advantages.
Abstract
The scarcity of cross-cultural criminological research and theory can largely be explained by the relativistic propositions embedded in criminological treatises. A critical analysis of relativism in criminology reveals that the concept is poorly developed and understood and not a plausible barrier to cross-culturally derived generalizations. 3 notes, 52 references. (Author abstract modified)