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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Dangerousness

Sociology; Criminology

The likelihood that a given individual will later harm society or others. Dangerousness is often measured in terms of recidivism, or as the likelihood of additional crime commission within a five ...

Socialisation

Sociology; Criminology

The lifelong process of social experience whereby individuals acquire the cultural patterns of their society.

Capital punishment

Sociology; Criminology

The legal imposition of a sentence of death upon a convicted offender. Another term for the death penalty.

Verstehen

Sociology; Criminology

The kind of subjective understanding that can be achieved by criminologists who immerse themselves into the everyday world of the criminals they study.

Robbery

Sociology; Criminology

The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Larceny

Sociology; Criminology

The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property other than a motor vehicle from the possession of another, by stealth, without force and without deceit, with intent to permanently deprive the ...

I. By the narrowest and oldest definition: the trespassory breaking and entering of the dwelling house of another in the night-time with the intent to commit a felony. Ii. The unlawful entry of any ...