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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Federal interest computers

Sociology; Criminology

Those that are the property of the federal government, those that belong to financial institutions, or are accessed across state lines without authorization.

Psychological theories

Sociology; Criminology

Those derived from the behavioural sciences and which focus on the individual as the unit of analysis. Psychological theories place the locus of crime causation within the personality of the ...

Containment

Sociology; Criminology

Those aspects of the social bond which act to prevent individuals from committing crimes and keep them from engaging in deviance.

Criminal justice system

Sociology; Criminology

The various agencies of "justice," especially police, courts, and corrections, whose goal it is to apprehend, convict, punish, and rehabilitate law violators.