Abstract

In this presidential address, Dr. Faith Lutze argues in order for criminal justice and criminology to remain relevant it is necessary for theorists, researchers, educators, and practitioners to take responsibility for justice by embracing the principles of human rights and actively undermining systems of oppression. First, she draws attention to the “personal is political” and the need to humanize our research and reframe the static narratives defining our discipline. Second, she argues that defaulting to the criminal justice system to solve complex social problems leads to failure for professionals, the justice involved, and marginalized communities. Third, she argues that evidence-based practice, although important to harm reduction, will ultimately fail because it exists within systems of oppression that remain unchanged. Finally, she argues that for the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice to remain relevant they must move beyond narrowly defined distributive models of reform and actively use science, education, and practice to undermine systems of oppression that violate human rights and perpetuate dominance over vulnerable and marginalized communities.• • •

摘要

Faith Lutze博士在本总统演讲中指出，为了使刑事司法和犯罪学保持相关性，理论家，研究人员，教育工作者和从业人员有必要通过拥抱人权原则并积极破坏压迫制度来承担正义的责任。 。首先，她提请人们注意“个人是政治的”，以及对我们的研究进行人性化和重新定义定义我们学科的静态叙述的需求。其次，她认为，不采用刑事司法制度来解决复杂的社会问题会导致专业人员，所涉司法和边缘化社区的失败。第三，她认为基于证据的做法尽管对减少伤害很重要，但最终会失败，因为它存在于压迫系统中，并且保持不变。最后，