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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Environmental crimes

Sociology; Criminology

Violations of the criminal law which, although typically committed by businesses or by business officials, may also be committed by other persons or organisational entities, and which damage some ...

White-collar crime

Sociology; Criminology

Violations of the criminal law committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his or her occupation.

Drug-defined crimes

Sociology; Criminology

Violations of laws prohibiting or regulating the possession, use, or distribution of illegal drugs.

Date rape

Sociology; Criminology

Unlawful forced sexual intercourse with a female against her will which occurs within the context of a dating relationship.

Punishment

Sociology; Criminology

Undesirable behavioural consequences likely to decrease the frequency of occurrence of that behavior.

Monozyotic

Sociology; Criminology

Twins, as opposed to dizygotic (or dz) twins, develop from the same egg, and carry virtually the same genetic material.

Law and order advocates

Sociology; Criminology

Those who suggest that, under certain circumstances involving criminal threats to public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights.