Criminology

Criminology

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

Industry: Sociology

Add a new term

Contributors in Criminology

Become a Contributors

Criminology

psychosis

Sociology; Criminology

A form of mental illness in which sufferers are said to be out of touch with reality.

containment theory

Sociology; Criminology

A form of control theory which suggests that a series of both internal and external factors contribute to law-abiding behavior.

foreign terrorist organization (FTO)

Sociology; Criminology

A foreign organization that engages in terrorist activity which threatens the security of u. S. Nationals or the national security of the united states and which is so designated by the u. S. ...

guilty but mentally ill (GBMI)

Sociology; Criminology

A finding that an offender is guilty of the criminal offense with which they are charged but, because of their prevailing mental condition, they are generally sent to psychiatric hospitals for ...

feminist criminology

Sociology; Criminology

A developing intellectual approach which emphasizes gender issues in the subject matter of criminology.

heroin signature program

Sociology; Criminology

A dea program that identifies the geographic source area of a heroin sample through the detection of specific chemical characteristics in the sample peculiar to the source area.