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The philosophical perspective that certain immutable laws are fundamental to human nature and can be readily ascertained through reason. Man-made laws, in contrast, are said to derive from human experience and history–both of which are subject to continual change.
Industry:Sociology
Government initiatives, programs, and plans intended to address problems in society. The "war on crime," for example, is a kind of generic (large-scale) social policy–one consisting of many smaller programs.
Industry:Sociology
Human conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction which has the power to make such laws.
Industry:Sociology
Individuals who are born with a genetic predilection toward criminality.
Industry:Sociology
Law in the form of statutes or formal written strictures, made by a legislature or governing body with the power to make law.
Industry:Sociology
Is a psychiatric approach developed by the austrian psychiatrist sigmund freud which emphasizes the role of personality in human behavior, and which sees deviant behavior as the result of dysfunctional personalities.
Industry:Sociology
The application of scientific techniques to the study of crime and criminals.
Industry:Sociology
The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons.
Industry:Sociology
The belief that crime is a manifestation of underlying social problems, such as poverty, discrimination, pervasive family violence, inadequate socialization practices, and the breakdown of traditional social institutions.
Industry:Sociology
