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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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individual rights advocates
Sociology; Criminology
Those who seek to protect personal freedoms in the face of criminal prosecution.
constitutional theories
Sociology; Criminology
Those which explain criminality by reference to offenders’ body types, inheritance, genetics, and/or external observable physical characteristics.
controlled experiments
Sociology; Criminology
Those which attempt to hold conditions (other than the intentionally introduced experimental intervention) constant.
psychoactive substances
Sociology; Criminology
Those which affect the mind, mental processes, or emotions.
federal interest computers
Sociology; Criminology
Those that are the property of the federal government, those that belong to financial institutions, or are accessed across state lines without authorization.
psychiatric theories
Sociology; Criminology
Those derived from the medical sciences, including neurology, and which, like other psychological theories, focus on the individual as the unit of analysis.
psychological theories
Sociology; Criminology
Those derived from the behavioral sciences and which focus on the individual as the unit of analysis. Psychological theories place the locus of crime causation within the ...
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