Review of Counter-Colonial Criminology: A Critique of Imperialist Reason by Biko Agozino. London: Pluto Press, 2003

Abstract

The counterpoint of Counter-Colonial Criminology is the unmasking of Eurocentric criminology for what it is. In exchange, Agozino proffered sound academic reasoning grounded on reality. He suggests decolonization of criminology based on label-free discourse. By his approach, Agozino has, like Lombroso of scientific approach, and Durkheim and Sutherland of mainstream criminology, charted a new theoretical path in the way we do criminology. Henceforth, criminology will no longer concentrate in the study of crime and criminals, but will also include the study of justice.