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Essentialism, Radical Criminology and Left Realism*

Essentialism, Radical Criminology and Left Realism* AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (December 1992) 25 (195-230) ESSENTIALISM, RADICAL CRIMINOWGY AND LEFf REALISM· David Brownt and Russell Hom Introduction This article is a reflection on recent radical criminology in the Australian and British contexts. The main focus, consonant with the theme of the book, is the project generally known as left realism or radical realism in criminology. Left realism is most clearly represented by a series of publications and activities (eg Taylor, 1981; Lea and Young, 1984; Kinsey, 1985; Kinsey, Lea and Young, 1986; Matthews and Young, 1986; Jones, Maclean and Young, 1986; Lea, 1987; Matthews, 1987; Young, 1987; Jones, Lea and Young, 1987; Painter, Lea and Young 1988; Painter, 1988; Young, 1988; Painter, Lea, Woodhouse and Young, 1989; Crawford, Jones, Woodhouse and Young, 1990) which constitute a theoretical and political intervention in British criminology of considerable significance; an attempt to develop a political criminology on the left which takes crime problems seriously and offers a program of reforms that are both progressive and realisable in Britain in the 19808 and 19908. While there have been left realist resonances within American (Platt and Takagi, 1981; Gross, 1982; Currie, 1985) and Australian (Boehringer et aI, 1983; Campaign http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (December 1992) 25 (195-230) ESSENTIALISM, RADICAL CRIMINOWGY AND LEFf REALISM· David Brownt and Russell Hom Introduction This article is a reflection on recent radical criminology in the Australian and British contexts. The main focus, consonant with the theme of the book, is the project generally known as left realism or radical realism in criminology. Left realism is most clearly represented by a series of publications and activities (eg Taylor, 1981; Lea and Young, 1984; Kinsey, 1985; Kinsey, Lea and Young, 1986; Matthews and Young, 1986; Jones, Maclean and Young, 1986; Lea, 1987; Matthews, 1987; Young, 1987; Jones, Lea and Young, 1987; Painter, Lea and Young 1988; Painter, 1988; Young, 1988; Painter, Lea, Woodhouse and Young, 1989; Crawford, Jones, Woodhouse and Young, 1990) which constitute a theoretical and political intervention in British criminology of considerable significance; an attempt to develop a political criminology on the left which takes crime problems seriously and offers a program of reforms that are both progressive and realisable in Britain in the 19808 and 19908. While there have been left realist resonances within American (Platt and Takagi, 1981; Gross, 1982; Currie, 1985) and Australian (Boehringer et aI, 1983; Campaign

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