This research offers a new approach to the history of criminology in Peru. It focuses on the different ways Peruvian criminologists imagined crime, criminals, and themselves from 1890 to 1934. I argue that criminological texts are spaces were Peruvian intellectuals expressed academic curiosity, moral sensitivity, and personal interest. The way criminologists imagined criminals and themselves reflected the urban, demographic, political, and socio-economic transformations in Lima. They also reflected the process of professionalization developed throughout the nineteenth century. Through their studies, criminologists contributed to the elite's project of modernization by criminalizing people that did not match their exclusive concept of order and progress. They also used the criminological discourse to link the country to broader processes in which increasing criminality resulted from modernity. Thus, Peruvian criminologists interpreted criminality not only as a threat but also as a sign of progress.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TCU/oai:etd.tcu.edu:etd-03162010-114812 |
| Date | 16 March 2010 |
| Creators | Huertas Castillo, Liz Elvira |
| Contributors | Susan E Ramirez |
| Publisher | Texas Christian University |
| Source Sets | Texas Christian University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf, application/msword, application/octet-stream |
| Source | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-03162010-114812/ |
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