The study of inequalities undergirds much of criminology. At times, however, we may take the impact of inequalities for granted and miss opportunities to problematize the strong link between inequalities and crime. In this address, I maintain that it is important to step back and recognize that economic, race, ethnic, gender, and other inequalities are at the core of criminology. More explicit consensus about the centrality of the link between inequalities and crime will allow for our field to speak to the major social and political issues of our time and will strengthen the field. In this address, I highlight some fruitful avenues of research on inequalities and crime. I then argue that the concept of intersecting inequalities can provide additional connective tissue between research focused on economic, race, ethnic, and gender inequalities. By drawing on recent evaluations of the concept in other fields, I discuss key issues that must be addressed in employing an intersecting inequalities approach and then suggest solutions. I conclude that use of an intersecting inequalities approach has the potential to uncover important insights and span research areas, thereby pushing forward our understanding of the impact of economic, race, ethnic, gender, and other inequalities on crime and victimization.

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不平等与犯罪

对不平等现象的研究成为犯罪学的基础。但是，有时我们可能会认为不平等的影响是理所当然的，并且会错失机会来质疑不平等与犯罪之间的紧密联系。在此讲话中，我坚持认为，退后一步并认识到经济，种族，种族，性别和其他不平等是犯罪学的核心是很重要的。关于不平等与犯罪之间联系的中心性的更明确的共识将使我们的领域能够谈论我们那个时代的主要社会和政治问题，并将加强这一领域。在本讲话中，我重点介绍了有关不平等和犯罪的一些富有成果的研究途径。然后，我认为相交不平等的概念可以在侧重于经济，种族，种族和性别不平等的研究之间提供更多的结缔组织。通过利用在其他领域对该概念的最新评估，我讨论了采用相交不平等方法时必须解决的关键问题，然后提出解决方案。我的结论是，使用相交的不平等现象方法有可能发现重要的见解并跨越研究领域，从而推动我们对经济，种族，种族，性别，其他不平等现象对犯罪和受害的影响的理解。