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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...
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...
Middle-Class Crime and Criminality
Simon Singer
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2017-02-28
Middle-Class Crime and CriminalityIntroductionCriminology tends to ignore its middle class. It has preferred to focus on lower-class crime and crimina...
Migrant Detention and Incarceration
Enrique Alvear, Patrisia Macías-Rojas
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2019-01-15
Migrant Detention and IncarcerationIntroductionOver the last 30 years, the detention of irregular immigrants, undocumented workers, and the incarcerat...
Money Laundering
Sanaa Ahmed, Margaret Beare
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2018-03-28
Money LaunderingIntroductionSince its introduction into the global regulatory discourse in the late 1980s, money laundering has evolved into a subject...
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 thef...
Multi-Level Marketing Scams
Bryan Burton, Michell Consulter
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2021-08-25
Multi-Level Marketing ScamsIntroductionMulti-level marketing (MLM) scams encompass various criminal behaviors. MLM companies regularly pay commissions...
Murder, Serial
Corey Call
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2022-02-21
Serial MurderIntroductionSerial murder is one form of multiple murder. The term “serial murder” has only been part of the vernacular since the 1980s, ...
Narrative Criminology
Lois Presser
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Narrative Criminology Introduction Narrative criminology is an emerging paradigm with roots in a cross-disciplinary literature. It adopts a co...
National Deviancy Symposia, The
Simon Winlow
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2014-07-30
The National Deviancy Symposia Introduction The first National Deviancy Conference (NDC) took place in York, United Kingdom, in 1968. The conf...
Nature Versus Nurture
Michelle Coyne, John Paul Wright
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Nature Versus Nurture Introduction The nature/nurture debate has raged for decades, both within and outside of criminology. Early biological t...
Neighborhood Disorder
Danielle Wallace, Mary Elizabeth Hoyle, Christopher Scott
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
Neighborhood DisorderIntroductionNeighborhood disorder is generally thought of as one of the most pivotal concepts in criminology. While by no means r...
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 wit...
New Penology, The
Johann Koehler, Gil Rothschild-Elyassi, Jonathan Simon
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2018-06-27
The New PenologyIntroductionOnce the rehabilitative ideal fell into disrepute in the middle of the 1970s, penal appetites turned toward incapacitation...
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