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Criminology
The scientific study of the nature and causes of crime, the behavior of criminals, and the criminal-justice system.
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data encryption
Sociology; Criminology
The process by which information is encoded, making it unreadable to all but its intended recipients.
testosterone
Sociology; Criminology
The primary male sex hormone, produced in the testes and functioning to control secondary sex characteristics and sexual drive.
deterrence
Sociology; Criminology
The prevention of crime. See also general deterrence and specific deterrence.
kriminalpolitik
Sociology; Criminology
The political handling of crime, or a criminology-based social policy.
natural law
Sociology; Criminology
The philosophical perspective that certain immutable laws are fundamental to human nature and can be readily ascertained through reason. Man-made laws, in contrast, are said to derive from human ...
recidivism rate
Sociology; Criminology
The percentage of convicted offenders who have been released from prison and who are later rearrested for a new crime, generally within five years following release.
