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Criminology

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

Contributors in Criminology

Criminology

eugenics

Sociology; Criminology

The study of hereditary improvement by genetic control.

phenomenological criminology

Sociology; Criminology

The study of crime as a social phenomenon that is created through a process of social interaction.

carjacking

Sociology; Criminology

The stealing of a car while it is occupied.

differential association

Sociology; Criminology

The sociological thesis that criminality, like any other form of behavior, is learned through a process of association with others who communicate criminal values.

statistical correlation

Sociology; Criminology

The simultaneous increase or decrease in value of two numerically valued random variables.

conduct norms

Sociology; Criminology

The shared expectations of a social group relative to personal conduct.

criminal anthropology

Sociology; Criminology

The scientific study of the relationship between human physical characteristics and criminality.

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