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Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Crime, The
Shannon Reid, George Tita
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
The Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Crime Introduction The mapping and spatial analysis of crime covers a broad range of techniques and has bee...
Mass Media, Crime, and Justice
Raymond Surette
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Mass Media, Crime, and Justice Introduction The impact of the mass media on crime and justice is recognized as substantial, and serious interest...
Measuring Crime
Lynn A. Addington
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Measuring Crime Introduction The measurement of crime is an important topic, but it is frequently overlooked by criminologists. This slight is ...
Meta-analysis in Criminology
Travis Pratt
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Meta-Analysis in Criminology Introduction The empirical status of the research on any particular topic in criminology is usually established th...
Motor Vehicle Theft
Heith Copes
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2010-11-01
Motor Vehicle Theft Introduction Motor vehicle theft involves the unlawful taking or attempted taking of a motor vehicle. Motor vehicle theft...
Neutralization Theory
Heith Copes
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2010-11-01
Neutralization Theory Introduction According to Gresham Sykes and David Matza, acts that violate norms or go against beliefs can carry with...
Offender Decision-Making and Motivation
Volkan Topalli
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Offender Decision-Making and Motivation Introduction Though it may seem odd to think of it as such, breaking the law (i.e., criminality) is a s...
Offense Specialization/Expertise
Kimberly Kempf-Leonard
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Offense Specialization/Expertise Introduction The notion of a career in crime, similar to an upward trajectory along a legitimate occupatio...
Organized Crime
Jay S. Albanese
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Organized Crime Introduction Organized crime is a continuing criminal enterprise that works to profit from illicit activities that are ofte...
Performance Measurement and Accountability Systems
Nerea Marteache, Michael Maxfield
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Performance Measurement and Accountability Systems Introduction Performance measurement is one of a family of tools to rationalize and evaluate...
Personality and Trait Theories of Crime
John Paul Wright, Kristan Moore
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Personality and Trait Theories of Crime Introduction Personality reflects the totality of a human being’s beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and w...
Phenomenological Theories of Crime
Peter K. Manning, Michael W. Raphael
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-07-24
Phenomenological Theories of Crime Introduction The distinctive aspect of phenomenological theories of crime is that they are based upon a sta...
Police Administration
Gary Cordner
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Police Administration Introduction Police administration refers to the organization and management of policing. The conceptual breadth of the t...
Police Effectiveness
Gary Cordner
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Police Effectiveness Introduction Police effectiveness refers to the extent to which policing achieves its proper, officially sanctioned goals...
Police, Race and the
Patricia Y. Warren
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Race and the Police Introduction Criminological research has consistently explored the relationship between race and policing. Early research f...
Policing and Law Enforcement
James J. Willis
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Policing and Law Enforcement Introduction Because modern law enforcement agencies do many different things, it is impossible to define policing...
Policing, Community and Problem-Oriented
Jack Greene
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Community and Problem-Oriented Policing Introduction Ideas associated with community and problem-oriented policing came about in the late 1980s...
Policing, Privatization of
James F. Pastor
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Privatization of Policing Introduction Privatization of police is quite controversial. It has strong opposition from wide-ranging viewpoints an...
Prisoner Reentry
Andres F. Rengifo
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Prisoner Reentry Introduction Approximately 650,000 individuals are released from state and federal prisons every year in the United States. Ne...
Prisons and Jails
Beth M. Huebner
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Prisons and Jails Introduction Prisons and jails have been a central part of society for many centuries, and a substantial body of work has been am...
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