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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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Cyberspace
Sociology; Criminology
Computer created virtual matrix capabilities, including online services, in which people interact with each other and with the technology itself.
psychopathology
Sociology; Criminology
The study of pathological mental conditions, that is, mental illness.
Social bond
Sociology; Criminology
The rather intangible link between individuals and the society of which they are a part. The social bond is created through the process of socialization.
Defensible space
Sociology; Criminology
The range of mechanisms that combine to bring an environment under the control of its residents.
Sublimation
Sociology; Criminology
The psychological process whereby one aspect of consciousness comes to be symbolically substituted for another.
Clearance rate
Sociology; Criminology
The proportion of reported or discovered crimes within a given offence category which are solved.
Randomization
Sociology; Criminology
The process whereby individuals are assigned to study groups without biases or differences resulting from selection.
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