¿ES POSIBLE INTERPRETAR LA LEY PENAL INCORPORANDO ANTECEDENTES CRIMINOLÓGICOS?

UNA REVISIÓN DE LAS RELACIONES EPISTEMOLÓGICAS ENTRE AMBAS DISCIPLINAS

Abstract

Since Von Liszt’s work the epistemological status of the sciences that study the criminal question has been characterized by the relationship between Criminology, Criminal Law Theory and Criminal Policy. This relationship has been sometimes conflictive but there has also been interdisciplinary dialogue. With the passage of time and the more complex work of the criminal law interpreters, this work reviews current interactions among these disciplines and proposes a new constructive relationship in which criminology assists the interpretation of criminal law.