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 * 2004 American Sociological Association Presidential address: For public sociology

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Public Criminology, a concept closely tied with “public sociology”, argues that the energies of criminologists should be directed towards "conducting and disseminating research on crime, law, and deviance in dialogue with affected communities." Criminologists argue its need stems from the disconnect between the public and the information disseminated by the media. Such authors call for criminologists to focus on providing understandable information to the general public, as well as to help inform crime policy and law makers.

Though the general response to public criminology has been positive, with many scholars contributing to public criminology and its contemporary use, there have been criticisms along with it, including: a current lack of resources for the project, the indifference of policy makers to criminological insights, or a parallel indifference in academic criminology to policy-making issues. However, with these drawbacks, scholars today practice public criminology through utilizing and emphasizing new forms of media and by working with formal institutions to advance recognition of the practice.