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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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 show them ...

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.

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 older. For household ...

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; 2. ...