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Criminology

The scientific study of the nature and causes of crime, the behavior of criminals, and the criminal-justice system.

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social learning theory

Sociology; Criminology

A psychological perspective that says people learn how to behave by modeling themselves after others whom they have the opportunity to observe.

three-strikes

Sociology; Criminology

A provision of some criminal statutes which mandates life imprisonment for criminals convicted of three violent felonies or serious drug offenses.

panopticon

Sociology; Criminology

A prison designed by jeremy bentham which was to be a circular building with cells along the circumference, each clearly visible from a central location staffed by guards.

restorative justice

Sociology; Criminology

A postmodern perspective which stresses "remedies and restoration rather than prison, punishment and victim neglect. "

social control theory

Sociology; Criminology

A perspective which predicts that when social constraints on antisocial behavior are weakened or absent, delinquent behavior emerges. Rather than stressing causative factors in criminal behavior, ...

power-control theory

Sociology; Criminology

A perspective which holds that the distribution of crime and delinquency within society is to some degree founded upon the consequences which power relationships within the wider society hold for ...

radical criminology

Sociology; Criminology

A perspective which holds that the causes of crime are rooted in social conditions which empower the wealthy and the politically well organized, but disenfranchise those less fortunate. Also called ...

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