Criminology and the Criminologist

Abstract

As a former Guggenheim Fellow in Italy, he collected material for an historical analysis of crime and punishment in the Renaissance.In this article Dr. Wolfgang explores the meaning of the terms "criminology" and "criminologist."Recognizing that these terms have been used with great varieties of meaning since Lombroso, and that in the United States criminology has had primarily a sociological orientation, the author poses the question whether criminology can be considered an autonomous, separate discipline of knowledge.He examines the interrelationships between criminology and other fields, and the diversity of present-day approaches to the study of crime and criminals.Presenting his conclusions as to the meaning of the terms "criminology" and "criminologist," Dr. Wolfgang finds an important distinction between the art of influencing human behavior and the science of studying crime, criminals, and criminal behavior.-EDITOR.

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