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  1. Hi all Just a quick question about the boundaries of criminology, I don't actually have any training in the subject so I'm a bit lost at sea on this. I'm currently reading an article by Ruth Blakeley called "The Elephant in the Room: A Response to John Horgan and Michael J. Boyle" concerning the emergence of the relatively new sub-field of "Critical Terrorism Studies" within the broader field of terrorism studies. On page 156, she says that there has been a lack of engagement with the question of the use of state terrorism by liberal democratic states (such as the U.S., U.K. and France), as opposed to non-state actors such as al-qaeda, within criminology. This, she says, is because the state defines what is criminal, and therefore the parameters of study for criminologists. Is it really as black-and-white as this? Does criminology only address what is on the statute book so to speak? It seems a bit incredible, especially for a subject borne out of sociology. I know a little bit about critical criminology but as far as I can make out, it seems more concerned about challenging pre-existing ideas about motives and crime causation. Is the issue of what is within the purview of criminology something that has been debated much? Thanks
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