Criminology

Criminology

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

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peace model

Sociology; Criminology

An approach to crime control which focuses on effective ways for developing a shared consensus on critical issues which have the potential to seriously affect the quality of life.

An analytical perspective on social organization which holds that most members of society agree as to what is right and what is wrong, and that the various elements of society work together in unison ...

pluralistic perspective

Sociology; Criminology

An analytical approach to social organization which holds that a multiplicity of values and beliefs exist in any complex society, but that most social actors agree on the usefulness of law as a ...

conflict perspective

Sociology; Criminology

An analytical perspective on social organization which holds that conflict is a fundamental aspect of social life itself and can never be fully resolved.

social process theories

Sociology; Criminology

Also known as interactionist perspectives, emphasize the give-and-take which occurs between offender, victim, and society–and specifically between the offender and agents of formal social control ...

enlightenment

Sociology; Criminology

Also known as the age of reason. A social movement which arose during the 18th century, and built upon ideas such as empiricism, rationality, free will, humanism, and natural law.

ecological theory

Sociology; Criminology

Also commonly called the "chicago school" of criminology, is a type of sociological approach which emphasizes demographics (the characteristics of population groups) and geographics (the mapped ...