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State Crime
Christopher Mullins
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
State CrimeIntroductionThe focused academic study of crimes committed by nation-states is now more than two decades old, spanning several generations ...
State Dependence and Population Heterogeneity in Theories of Victimization
Jillian J. Turanovic, Meghan R. Ogle
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
State Dependence and Population Heterogeneity in Theories of VictimizationIntroductionOne of the most consistent and well-known findings in victimizat...
Strain Theories
Robert Agnew, Heather Scheuerman
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Strain Theories Introduction Strain theories state that certain strains or stressors increase the likelihood of crime. These strains lead to n...
Street Code
Timothy Brezina
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
Street CodeIntroductionSubcultural theorists highlight the role of subcultural norms and values in the etiology of crime and delinquency. Subcultural ...
Street Robbery
Richard Wright, Scott Jacques
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Street Robbery Introduction Street robbery can be defined as the theft of property accomplished through force or threat of force in an outdoor,...
Substance Use and Abuse
Amie L. Nielsen
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Substance Use and Abuse Introduction Use of substances for many reasons is widespread in the United States. Although use of some drugs is accep...
Surveillance, Public and Private
Kevin D. Haggerty, Daniel Trottier
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Public and Private Surveillance Introduction When people think of surveillance, what usually comes to mind are spies and hidden cameras. Survei...
Sutherland, Edwin H.
Marvin Krohn
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Edwin H. Sutherland Introduction About the contributions that Edwin Hardin Sutherland made to our understanding of crime and the criminal law,...
Technology and the Criminal Justice System
Thomas Holt
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Technology and the Criminal Justice System Introduction The evolution of technology directly affects the way the criminal justice system opera...
Technology, Criminal Use of
Richard K. Moule
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2017-02-28
Criminal Use of TechnologyIntroductionSubstantial growth has occurred since the 1990s in technologies sectors: the widespread use of the Internet, cel...
Terrorism
Karen Terry
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Terrorism Introduction The study of terrorism is one of the most topical yet controversial issues in the field of criminology and criminal just...
Terrorism and Hate Crime
Colleen E. Mills, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2017-04-27
Terrorism and Hate CrimeIntroductionThis article focuses on political crimes, specifically terrorism and hate crime. Both terrorism and hate crime are...
Terrorism, Criminological Explanations for
Daren G. Fisher, Laura Dugan
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2017-01-11
Criminological Explanations for TerrorismIntroductionTheoretically understanding the reasons behind the rise and persistence of terrorism and the ways...
Testimony, Eyewitness
Cara Laney Thede, Elizabeth Loftus
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Eyewitness Testimony Introduction Research into eyewitness testimony involves the psychological study of how crime witnesses perceive events, r...
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Brianna Chesser
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2016-07-27
Therapeutic JurisprudenceIntroductionTherapeutic jurisprudence is an interdisciplinary method of legal scholarship that aims to reform the law in orde...
Trajectory Methods in Criminology
Wesley G. Jennings, Alex R. Piquero
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Trajectory Methods in Criminology Introduction Trajectory modeling has recently come into favor in criminological research. Advances in method...
Transnational Crime
Jay S. Albanese
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Transnational Crime Introduction Transnational crimes are violations of law that involve more than one country in their planning, execut...
Truth-In-Sentencing
Brian J. Ostrom, Charles W. Ostrom
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2012-12-19
Truth-in-Sentencing Introduction Truth-in-sentencing (TIS) describes a range of justice system policies that eliminate discretionary parole re...
Urban Politics and Crime
Thomas D. Stucky
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
Urban Politics and Crime Introduction The study of urban politics and crime is at a very basic level an interdisciplinary endeavor, bringing t...
US War on Terrorism, Legal Perspectives on the
Jonathan Hafetz
Subject: Criminology »
Date Added: 2016-09-28
Legal Perspectives on the US War on TerrorismIntroductionThe US War on Terrorism describes important aspects of the United States’ approach to Al Qaed...
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