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Criminology
The scientific study of the nature and causes of crime, the behavior of criminals, and the criminal-justice system.
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corporate crime
Sociology; Criminology
A violation of a criminal statute either by a corporate entity or by its executives, employees, or agents acting on behalf of and for the benefit of the corporation, partnership, or other form of ...
social pathology
Sociology; Criminology
A concept which compares society to a physical organism and sees criminality as an illness.
psychiatric theories
Sociology; Criminology
Those derived from the medical sciences, including neurology, and which, like other psychological theories, focus on the individual as the unit of analysis.
psychiatric theories
Sociology; Criminology
Those derived from the medical sciences, including neurology, and which, like other psychological theories, focus on the individual as the unit of analysis.
alloplastic adaptation
Sociology; Criminology
That form of adjustment which results from changes in the environment surrounding an individual.
culture clash
Sociology; Criminology
The root cause of a felony offense in a conflict between the values and a sociological perspective that suggests a variety of groups are appropriate or acceptable behavior what is socialized.
Criminology
Sociology; Criminology
An interdisciplinary profession built around the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior, including forms, causes and legal aspects and control.
