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Juvenile Delinquency
Terrance J. Taylor
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Juvenile Delinquency Introduction Juvenile delinquency has received substantial recognition as a pressing social problem. What is encompassed b...
Juvenile Justice System, The
Terrance J. Taylor
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
The Juvenile Justice System Introduction The American juvenile justice system is an often-misunderstood component of our justice system. Develo...
Kidnapping
Rob T. Guerette, Andrea Headley
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2016-02-25
KidnappingIntroductionKidnappings refer to the taking or abduction of an individual against his or her will, usually followed by some duration of capt...
Kornhauser, Ruth Rosner
Brendan D. Dooley, Sean Goodison
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2014-04-28
Ruth Rosner KornhauserIntroductionRuth Rosner Kornhauser (b. 1926–d. 1995) trained as a sociologist at the University of Chicago and impacted the fiel...
Labeling Theory
Ray Paternoster, Ronet Bachman
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Labeling Theory Introduction Labeling theory is a vibrant area of research and theoretical development within the field of criminology. Origin...
Labor Markets and Crime
Robert D. Crutchfield
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Labor Markets and Crime Introduction There are few beliefs about the causes of crime more ubiquitous than that unemployment is an important ca...
Land Use and Crime
Thomas D. Stucky
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2017-02-28
Land Use and CrimeIntroductionThe study of land use in criminological research dates back to the early 20th century. Yet, for much of that time, it ap...
Lead and Crime
Kimberly L. Barrett
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
Lead and Crime Introduction Lead (Pb) has been described as one of the most prominent and widely studied neurotoxins to date. A robust literat...
Legitimacy
Brian Forst
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Legitimacy Introduction Legitimacy is the essential but ambiguous foundation of the criminal justice system: essential because the system cannot...
LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence
Nathan Q. Brewer, Kristie A. Thomas
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
LGBTQ Intimate Partner ViolenceIntroductionIntimate partner violence (IPV), defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as “physic...
Local Institutions and Neighborhood Crime
Randy Gainey, Ruth A. Triplett
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Local Institutions and Neighborhood Crime Introduction The foundation for thinking about “neighborhood institutions” and their role in controll...
Lombroso, Cesare
Matt DeLisi
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-06-25
Cesare Lombroso Introduction No one in the history of criminology has a reputation like Cesare Lombroso. Lombroso was a multifaceted scholar w...
Longitudinal Research in Criminology
Steven Zane
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2020-09-24
Longitudinal Research in CriminologyIntroductionBroadly, longitudinal research is research that involves longitudinal data, that is, data with a time ...
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Brian D. Johnson, Kathryn Kozey
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Introduction Mandatory minimum penalties are criminal sentences that involve minimum punishments determined by st...
Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Crime, The
Shannon E. Reid, George Tita, Matthew Valasik
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
The Mapping and Spatial Analysis of CrimeIntroductionThe mapping and spatial analysis of crime covers a broad range of techniques and has been used to...
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 ...
Mediation and Dispute Resolution Programs
Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2015-10-26
Mediation and Dispute Resolution Programs Introduction Legal, political, international, social, interpersonal, and family disputes are now han...
Mental Health and Crime
Sarah Manchak, Samantha Henderson, Julia Mesler, Caravella McCuistian
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
Mental Health and Crime ...
Merton, Robert K.
Michael Bush
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2021-07-28
Robert K. MertonIntroductionRobert King Merton (b. 4 July 1910–d. 23 February 2003) was born to Yiddish-speaking Russian-Jewish parents in South Phila...
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