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crim-literature-positioning

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Use when positioning a Criminology (ASC / Wiley) manuscript against the literature so it reads as a contribution to the field's live debates, not a citation pile. Criminology readers expect engagement with the relevant theoretical tradition and the closest prior empirical work across the field's many disciplines. Stakes the contribution; it does not write the lit review.

When to use

• Drafting or revising the introduction and contribution paragraph
• Addressing reviewer feedback about missing key work or theory
• Connecting solid empirics to a criminological debate
• Distinguishing contribution from closest prior papers
• Building a three-column map of incumbent conversation, tension, and delta
• Returning a ledger of claim, evidence, risk, and location
• Comparing against sibling venues like Justice Quarterly or JQC

When not to use

• Writing the full literature review
• Providing submission-ready advice before checking official source maps
• Polishing format if a sibling venue owns the contribution

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