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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...
Property Crime
Richard Wright, Scott Jacques
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Property Crime Introduction Property crime has been defined in a variety of ways. A typical definition mirrors that of the FBI’s Uniform Cr...
Prosecution and Courts
Brian Forst
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Prosecution and Courts Introduction Prosecution and courts are at the heart and center of our criminal justice system. They serve as stages...
Prostitution
Melissa Hope Ditmore
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Prostitution Introduction Prostitution is usually understood as a sexual exchange for gain. The term “sex work” was coined to avoid the stigma ...
Public Criminology
Michelle Inderbitzin
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Public Criminology Introduction Public criminology means different things to different people, and some scholars use the plural term public cri...
Public Opinion, Crime and Justice
Natasha A. Frost, Carlos E. Monteiro
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Public Opinion, Crime, and Justice Introduction With the emphasis placed on democratic values in contemporary society, much attention has been ...
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