@article{ref1,
title="Expanding criminology's domain: the American Society of Criminology 2006 presidential address",
journal="Criminology",
year="2007",
author="LaFree, Gary",
volume="45",
number="1",
pages="1-31",
abstract="Democracy is directly linked to the two main components of criminology: crime and justice. Moreover, the scientific study of crime and justice has been limited in large part to researchers working in democratic regimes. In this article, I address the question of how criminologists through research and education can better nurture democratic, nonauthoritarian societies. I argue that our field would be strengthened by expanding the domain of criminology in five directions: 1) by providing more emphasis on historical data and analysis, 2) by broadening the scope of emotions we test for among offenders, 3) by doing more cross-national comparative analysis, 4) by bringing situational variables into our research, and 5) by making criminology more interdisciplinary. Although the most recent wave of democratization produced a record number of democratic regimes, we are observing ominous challenges to fundamental democratic rights from around the world. As criminologists, we have a vested interest in supporting the democratic, nonauthoritarian societies in which our craft has thrived.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0011-1384",
doi="10.1111/j.1745-9125.2007.00070.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.2007.00070.x"
}