Crimes of the powerful

# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- outline the importance of the concept of power in understanding criminological research agendas
- define various categories of ‘crimes of the powerful’
- describe how researching the powerful can reshape the boundaries and goals of critical criminology
- provide examples of the barriers that make it difficult to research crimes of the powerful.

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