ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews by no means exhaustive account, of criminology's relationship with issues relating to people of African descent. It draws attention to the place of race in the criminological journey from the classical period to contemporary times, and in doing so, demonstrates the intersection of theory and practice. And as a case study, it reviews the workings of the UK (United Kingdom) criminal justice system to exemplify the practical significance of criminology vis-à-vis race. The chapter searches for a criminology, which exists outside the dominant western framework, and concludes by calling for a criminological recognition of pan-African concerns, particularly from the point of view of people of African descent around the globe. Criminology developed principally out of western culture and therefore it is reflective of western perspectives. From classical to postclassical criminologies, the place of people of African descent in the range of criminological endeavours has varied in significance.
