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Biosocial Criminology

John Paul Wright

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Biosocial Criminology Introduction Biological and genetic processes are believed to underlie many of the individual traits associated with ...

Black's Theory of Law and Social Control

Bradley Campbell

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-04-14

Black’s Theory of Law and Social Control Introduction Developed by Donald Black and since extended and applied to various subjects by a number ...

Boot Camps and Shock Incarceration Programs

Ojmarrh Mitchell, Fawn T. Ngo

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-03-02

Boot Camps and Shock Incarceration Programs Introduction Correctional boot camps, also known as “shock incarceration” programs, are correctional ...

Burglary, Residential

Trevor Bennett

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-04-14

Residential Burglary Introduction In the United Kingdom and the United States and in several other countries in the Western world, residential ...

Capital Punishment

Richard Rosenfeld

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Capital Punishment Introduction The death penalty is one of the most contentious issues in criminology and public policy, especially in the...

Chicago School of Criminology, The

Robert J. Bursik

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2012-07-24

The Chicago School of Criminology Introduction As used in this presentation, the traditional Chicago School of Criminology refers to work cond...

Community Change and Crime

John Hipp, Alyssa Whitby Chamberlain

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-06-29

Community Change and Crime Introduction Community change and crime employs a dynamic perspective, linking ecological changes to changes in crim...

Community Corrections

Beth M. Huebner

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Community Corrections Introduction Most offenders under correctional supervision reside in the community. Community corrections includes a broa...

Community Disadvantage and Crime

Robert J. Fornango

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-03-02

Community Disadvantage and Crime Introduction The literature on community disadvantage and crime covers a broad spectrum of topics. At the heart ...

Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Philip Reichel

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2010-11-01

Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Introduction Research on comparative criminal justice systems focuses on the various ways political units ...

Control Balance Theory

Theodore R. Curry

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2012-06-26

Control Balance Theory Introduction Control balance is an original theory of deviant behavior developed by Charles R. Tittle, who presented th...

Costs of Crime and Justice

Mark Cohen

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-05-25

Costs of Crime and Justice Introduction Estimating the costs of crime and justice is a useful exercise for many different reasons. Just knowing...

Courts, Problem-Solving

Eric J. Miller

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-04-14

Problem-Solving Courts Introduction Problem-solving courts are a recent and increasingly widespread alternative to traditional models of case m...

Crime Control Policy

Thomas G. Blomberg

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Crime Control Policy Introduction The literature on crime control policy has developed from several areas of study. Included among these areas ...

Crime Prevention, Situational

Martha J. Smith

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-04-14

Situational Crime Prevention Introduction Situational crime prevention (SCP) seeks to reduce the number of crime events by focusing on limiting...

Crime Trends

Eric P. Baumer

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-06-29

Crime Trends Introduction Although there are a few rich historical studies of crime trends and some research on both cross-national and American...

Criminal Career Research

Lila Kazemian

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Criminal Career Research Introduction Criminal career research is concerned with changes in offending patterns over time. In 1983, the Nati...

Criminal Justice Ethics

John Kleinig

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-05-25

Criminal Justice Ethics Introduction The scope of criminal justice ethics is usually construed narrowly to encompass a range of concrete and mi...

Criminal Justice System, Discretion in the

Shawn D. Bushway, Brian Forst

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-03-02

Discretion in the Criminal Justice System Introduction Discretion is the latitude granted officials to act under a formal set of rules and in a p...

Criminal Retaliation

Scott Jacques

Subject: Criminology »

Date Added: 2011-06-29

Criminal Retaliation Introduction Retaliation is about getting even. Rather than relying on the state for help, some victims take the law into ...

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