Editorial Notes

Study Criminology in Thailand

       The criminology study was first introduced to the Thai academic realm as a part of law and legal studies; henceforth, over the course of 80 years, criminology has become an integral part of legal science in Thailand. In addition, its growing prevalence has also been recognized and drawn upon other relevant fields such as those in sociology and multi-disciplinary studies. Accordingly, it could be said that the study of criminology has now been expanded to the extent that it allows and calls for well-founded master’s degree and Ph.D. programs. Also, many pieces of criminological research and studies have been widely carried out. There is plentiful evidence manifesting such a development and astounding accomplishments in criminology study.

        Having said that, it is undeniable that the criminology study in Thailand is still very much limited and not well equipped with sufficient knowledge in order to originate its own theory and become a school of thoughts on such specific field of study. Nevertheless, certain positive changes and improvements have been witnessed in study of criminology these days. To give some examples, the focus of the subject has now shifted and reached forward, from a study of basic criminology to an advanced one. Additionally, there is a remarkable expansion of knowledge concerning criminology which can be found in several programs of studies in Thailand, for instance, the International Criminology and Business Criminology courses.