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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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superpredators
Sociology; Criminology
A new generation of juveniles "who are coming of age in actual and ‘moral poverty' without the benefits of parents, teachers, coaches and clergy to teach them right from wrong and ...
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
Sociology; Criminology
A new form of the ucr that will collect data on each single incident and arrest within twenty-two crime categories.
victimization rate (NCVS)
Sociology; Criminology
A measure of the occurrence of victimizations among a specified population group. For personal crimes, this is based on the number of victimizations per 1,000 residents age 12 or ...
futures research
Sociology; Criminology
A multidisciplinary branch of operations research whose principle aim "is to facilitate long-range planning based on 1. Forecasting from the past supported by mathematical models; ...
legal insanity
Sociology; Criminology
A legally established inability to understand right from wrong, or to conform one's behavior to the requirements of the law.
cohort
Sociology; Criminology
A group of individuals sharing certain significant social characteristics in common, such as sex, time, and place of birth.
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