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Elder Abuse
Preeti Nijhar
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2021-08-25
Elder AbuseIntroductionCriminological concerns with the victimization of the elderly has developed parallel to, and independently of, the elder abuse ...
Electronically Monitored Home Confinement
William G. Staples, Darcy L. Sullivan
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2019-08-28
Electronically Monitored Home ConfinementIntroductionAs a tactic of control and punishment, “house arrest’’ has been used for millennia to sequester i...
Employee Theft
Jay Kennedy
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Employee TheftIntroductionEmployee theft is a type of crime that is unlike many other crimes primarily because the offenders have legitimate and often...
Environmental Crime and Justice
Michael J. Lynch, Paul B. Stretesky
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Environmental Crime and Justice Introduction Traditionally, environmental crime and justice were viewed as issues for researchers working i...
Experimental Criminology
Lorraine Mazerolle, Sarah Bennett
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Experimental Criminology Introduction Experimental criminology is a family of research methods that involves the controlled study of cause and ...
Extortion
Atanas Rusev
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2020-07-29
ExtortionIntroductionExtortion is a predatory crime similar to other practices such as blackmail, bribery, coercion, and robbery. Extortion practices ...
Family Violence
Karen Terry
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2010-02-15
Family Violence Introduction Broadly defined, family violence is any form of violent crime committed by a family member. The most common ty...
Fear of Crime and Perceived Risk
Lynn A. Addington
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Fear of Crime and Perceived Risk Introduction Fear of crime constitutes a topic of significant interest for criminologists and has generate...
Felon Disenfranchisement
Michelle Inderbitzin
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2014-01-30
Felon Disenfranchisement Introduction Felon disenfranchisement refers is the practice of barring individuals who have been convicted of felony...
Femicide
Myrna Dawson, Michelle Carrigan, Emily Hill
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2019-09-25
FemicideIntroductionOn November 26, 2012, the Vienna Declaration on Femicide was signed by participants at a one-day symposium convened by the Academi...
Feminist Theories
Claire M. Renzetti
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Feminist Theories Introduction Feminist theories are a group of related theories that share several principles in common. First, feminist t...
Feminist Victimization Theories
Courtney Crittenden, Christina Policastro
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Feminist Victimization TheoriesIntroductionMuch of feminist theory focuses on offending, particularly among women. However, there is a growing body of...
Fencing and Stolen Goods Markets
Michael Sutton
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2017-05-24
Fencing and Stolen Goods MarketsIntroductionThieves steal particular items in order to sell them to buy whatever it is that motivates them to steal. D...
Firearms and Violence
Ramiro Martínez
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Firearms and Violence Introduction The study of firearms and violence usually involves research on gun-use differences in crime patterns or...
For-Profit Private Prisons and the Criminal Justice–Industrial Complex
Paul Leighton
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2021-02-24
For-Profit Private Prisons and the Criminal Justice–Industrial ComplexIntroductionPrivatization refers to outsourcing government functions to a privat...
Forensic Science
Quentin Rossy, Joëlle Vuille
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2014-01-30
Forensic ScienceIntroductionAny science used to assist the adjudication of a civil litigation or a criminal case becomes, de facto, a forensic science
Fraud
Mark Button, David Shepherd
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
FraudIntroductionFraud is a crime that encompasses a wide range of behaviors. What unites most definitions is the act of deception to perpetrate the c...
Gangs, Peers, and Co-offending
Terrance J. Taylor
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Gangs, Peers, and Co-Offending Introduction Gangs and peers have received considerable attention from both researchers and practitioners. L...
Gender and Crime
Sally S. Simpson
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Gender and Crime Introduction In Western cultures, gender and crime, as a subject of intellectual curiosity, did not gain much attention un...
Gendered Crime Pathways
Breanna Boppre
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2021-02-24
Gendered Crime PathwaysIntroductionWithin the field of criminology, research has been devoted toward understanding individuals’ pathways into crime, w...
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