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Positions a criminology manuscript against the literature to show contribution to live debates. Use when drafting introductions or responding to reviewer feedback about missing theory.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/crim-skills:crim-literature-positioningThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
A common reason criminology papers stall is that they read as "another dataset" rather than a move in a
A common reason criminology papers stall is that they read as "another dataset" rather than a move in a theoretical debate. Positioning is therefore not throat-clearing — it places the paper where a general criminology audience can see the open question and your move on it.
crim-research-design).| If your paper is… | also engage… |
|---|---|
| a developmental/life-course study | the criminal-career and desistance debates, not just psychology |
| a neighborhoods-and-crime study | social disorganization / collective-efficacy theory and spatial work |
| an experiment on policing or courts | deterrence and procedural-justice/legitimacy theory |
| a measurement contribution | the substantive theories that will use the measure |
crim-submission)Treat this skill as an executable review pass, not a prose hint. First lock the crime/justice process, measurement validity, research design, and policy consequence; then judge whether the current manuscript answers the venue's real reader: criminology reviewers who expect theory-linked crime, justice, or harm mechanisms plus transparent measurement.
claim / evidence / risk / manuscript location rows, so the next agent can edit rather than rediscover the issue.resources/official-source-map.md has been checked for volatile rules and the manuscript has one concrete fix for the largest venue-specific risk.【Debate】the live disagreement / open question
【Tradition】the theory the paper engages or challenges
【Key works】the 3-6 that define it (incl. cross-field)
【Gap】what is contested / mismeasured / confounded / untested
【Move】how this paper changes the debate
【Strongest rival】and how the design will adjudicate it
【Next】crim-theory-building
../../resources/external_tools.md — data sources mapped to criminological literatures../../resources/official-source-map.md — Criminology scope and contribution expectationsnpx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin crim-skillsBuilds the theoretical argument of a Criminology manuscript by specifying mechanisms, scope conditions, and observable implications.
Positions an ASR manuscript as a broad sociological contribution by framing the debate across subfields, naming the precise gap, and engaging the strongest rival account.
Positions a Communication Research manuscript against the empirical literature, framing hypotheses as cumulative, theory-testing contributions. Useful when drafting introductions or responding to reviewer feedback.