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Panel Methods in Criminology
Julie Phillips
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Panel Methods in Criminology Introduction Panel data, sometimes called repeated measures or multilevel data, have a hierarchical or nested str...
Peacemaking Criminology
J. Renee Trombley
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2019-03-27
Peacemaking CriminologyIntroductionPeacemaking criminology is a branch of critical criminology that became popular in the early 1990s, largely through...
Peer Networks and Delinquency
Gregory M. Zimmerman, Alexis Yohros, Carter Rees
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2014-01-30
Peer Networks and DelinquencyIntroductionThis article is concerned with (primarily criminological) research on the relationship between engaging in de...
Performance Measurement and Accountability Systems
Nerea Marteache Solans, 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...
Persons with a Mental Illness, Police Encounters with
Duncan Chappell, Anthony O'Brien
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2019-01-15
Police Encounters with Persons with a Mental IllnessIntroductionInvolvement with people with a mental illness (PMI) has been a feature of the role of ...
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...
Plea Bargaining
Rebecca K. Helm
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2019-05-29
Plea BargainingIntroductionPlea bargaining is a process in the criminal justice system through which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a specified...
Poaching
A.M. Lemieux
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2017-03-30
PoachingIntroductionPoaching, the illegal taking of wildlife, be it plants, animals, or fish, is the first event in a series of crimes that supply the...
Police Administration
Gary Cordner, Joseph Schafer
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Police AdministrationIntroductionPolice administration refers to the organization and management of policing. The conceptual breadth of the term “poli...
Police Cooperation, International
Joseph Schafer
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2014-03-27
International Police Cooperation Introduction The idea of international cooperation among police agencies and other facets of the criminal jus...
Police Discretion
Benjamin Brown
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2022-07-26
Police DiscretionIntroductionPolice discretion has long been, and remains, a controversial matter. Contrary to the notions that the law is to be unifo...
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 History
Peter Neyroud, Antonio Vera
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Police HistoryIntroduction“Police history” predates the evolution of the “police” as a permanent occupational group within a bureaucratic institution,...
Police Militarization
Scott W. Phillips
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2018-06-27
Police MilitarizationIntroductionPolice militarization has been a background topic of research in law enforcement for several years. That is, only a s...
Police Misconduct
Timothy M. Maher
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2015-05-29
Police Misconduct Introduction Police misconduct, also called police deviance, refers to inappropriate actions taken by police officers in con...
Police Use of Force
Tammy Kochel, Tyrell Spencer
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2014-03-27
Police Use of ForceIntroductionBittner 1970 (cited under General Overviews) asserts that the role of police is inextricably tied to their unique capac...
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...
Police, Violence against the
Cara Rabe-Hemp
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2019-02-27
Violence against the PoliceIntroductionViolence against police is a statistically rare event, usually resulting in minor injuries for officers. Howeve...
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...
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