Criminology

Criminology

The scientific study of the nature and causes of crime, the behavior of criminals, and the criminal-justice system.

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Reward

Sociology; Criminology

Desirable behavioural consequences likely to increase the frequency of occurrence of that behavior.

Cybercrime

Sociology; Criminology

Crime committed with the use of computers, or via the manipulation of digital forms of data. Another term for computer crime.

Victim-witness assistance programmes

Sociology; Criminology

Counsel victims, orient them to the justice process, and provide a variety of other services such as transportation to court, child care during court appearances, and referrals to social service ...

Expert systems

Sociology; Criminology

Computer hardware and software which attempt to duplicate the decision-making processes used by skilled investigators in the analysis of evidence and in the recognition of patterns which such ...

National Crime victimisation Survey (NCVS)

Sociology; Criminology

Conducted annually by the bureau of justice statistics (bjs) and provides data on surveyed households which report they were affected by crime.

Rape

Sociology; Criminology

Carnal knowledge through the use of force or the threat of force, including attempts. Statutory rape (without force) is excluded. Both heterosexual and homosexual rape are included.