Sociology

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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defensible space

Sociology; Criminology

The range of mechanisms that combine to bring an environment under the control of its residents.

sublimation

Sociology; Criminology

The psychological process whereby one aspect of consciousness comes to be symbolically substituted for another.

clearance rate

Sociology; Criminology

The proportion of reported or discovered crimes within a given offense category which are solved.

randomization

Sociology; Criminology

The process whereby individuals are assigned to study groups without biases or differences resulting from selection.

money laundering

Sociology; Criminology

The process of converting illegally earned assets, originating as cash, to one or more alternative forms to conceal such incriminating factors as illegal origin and true ...