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Sociology
The study of societies and how they are shaped by people. It also concerns itself with how society affects the behavior of the individuals that are part of them.
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statistical school
Sociology; Criminology
A criminological perspective with roots in the early 1800s which seeks to uncover correlations between crime rates and other types of demographic data.
Classical School
Sociology; Criminology
A criminological perspective operative in the late 1700s and early 1800s which had its roots in the enlightenment, and which held that men and women are rational beings, that ...
misdemeanor
Sociology; Criminology
A criminal offense which is less serious than a felony. One punishable by incarceration, usually in a local confinement facility, typically for a year or less.
restitution
Sociology; Criminology
A criminal sanction, in particular the payment of compensation by the offender to the victim.
protection/avoidance strategy
Sociology; Criminology
A crime control strategy which attempts to reduce criminal opportunities by changing people's routine activities, increasing guardianship, or by incapacitating convicted ...
nurturant strategy
Sociology; Criminology
A crime control strategy which attempts "to forestall development of criminality by improving early life experiences and channeling child and adolescent development" into ...
deterrence strategy
Sociology; Criminology
A crime control strategy which attempts "to diminish motivation for crime by increasing the perceived certainty, severity, or celerity of penalties. "
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