Proponents of classifying Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) as an independent discipline directly under the social sciences cite several trends of divergence from sociology. For example, between 1999 and 2009, CCJ programs granted more bachelor's and advanced degrees overall, and at a faster rate, than sociology programs. Furthermore, the majority (88%) of top CCJ programs are housed in their own independent departments, and CCJ graduates produce more scholarly articles than their sociology counterparts.

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Possible Placements for Criminology:
- Under Social Sciences, as a "root node"
- Under Sociology, its current location, as in it' s not a discipline


Debate on the Placement of Criminology:

- It's a multi-disciplinary field that originates mostly from Sociology, most theoretical paradigms orignate from Sociology
- It does not have a consistent methodology or theoretical framework, no common assumption
- Isolation creates less knowledgeable undergraduates and allows for outside influence such as the Government from influencing the major
- Most professors in this major do not come from a CCJ background

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