SJ Logo
A Journal of Crime, Conflict & World Order
Crime and Social Justice No. 18 (1982)

Introduction: Pedagogy

Editors

A regular feature in the earliest issues of Crime and Social Justice was a section on "Pedagogy," the disappearance of which coincided with the closing of the School of Criminology at Berkeley. As a result of discussions with other members of the Institute for the Study of Labor and Economic Crisis, we have decided to revive this section as part of our effort to upgrade the theoretical quality of the journal. We think that CSJ must do much more than process and publish articles as they come in, although we will continue to do so. Beginning with this issue, we intend to deepen the discussion of both theory and methodology, namely the scientific study of the means of obtaining human knowledge. The "Pedagogy" section will become a regular feature of the journal. We invite and welcome contributions that address methodological and epistemological issues in Marxism and criminology. The intent of "Pedagogy" is not to mystify but rather to clarify and explicate the complex issues in Marxist analysis.

The article by Herman and Julia Schwendinger makes an important contribution to the current, controversial debate about the relationship between class and delinquency. We include Frank Henry's article in this section of the journal because it provides many examples of corporate and business crime that should be useful when teaching about the class nature of criminal justice.

Citation: Editors. (1982). "Introduction: Pedagogy." Crime and Social Justice 18 (1982): 100. Copyright © 1982 by Social Justice, ISSN 1043-1578. Social Justice, P.O. Box 40601, San Francisco, CA 94140. SocialJust@aol.com.