Introduction to critical criminology
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## Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- Mainstream or standard criminology
  - Classical school of criminology
  - Positivist school of criminology
  - Positivism and causality
- The development of critical criminology
  - The inheritance of radical criminology
  - What does it mean to be critical?
- Critical analysis: Two examples
  - Violence
  - Governing through crime
- Key features of critical criminology
- Conclusion
- References
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgements

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