Chaos Criminology: A Critical Inquiry

<p>There has been a push since the early 1980’s for a paradigm shift in criminology from a Newtonian-based ontology to one of quantum physics. Primarily this effort has taken the form of integrating Chaos Theory into Criminology into what this thesis calls ‘Chaos Criminology’. However, with the melding of any two fields, terms and concepts need to be translated properly, which has yet to be done. In addition to proving a translation between fields, this thesis also uses a set of criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the current use of Chaos Theory in Criminology. While the results of the theory evaluation reveal that the current Chaos Criminology work is severely lacking and in need of development, there is some promise in the development of Marx’s dialectical materialism with Chaos Theory. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Justice Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• McCarthy, Adrienne Leigh

• Chaos Criminology
• Chaos Theory
• Marxism
• Theory
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Sociology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2016 Adrienne Leigh McCarthy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/396

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1394