Fifty years of criminological intervention. Critical criminology and current issues around establishing a professional order of criminologists in Québec
Drawing on both an analysis of articles in Criminologie devoted to intervention in criminology and the recent implementation of a professional order of criminologists in Québec, this paper shares in-depth reflections on the potential contribution of critical criminology to more humanistic and reflective interventions. My objectives are threefold. First, I present the results of a thematic analysis of articles in Criminologie dealing with criminological intervention. Second, I provide a definition of critical criminology and defend the idea that this approach can make a fruitful contribution to the field of intervention by offering criminalized people the opportunity to benefit from supportive intervention. Third, I discuss the present opportunity for the professional association to endorse this approach to intervention by adopting a resolutely critical approach.