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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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Kriminalpolitik
Sociology; Criminology
The political handling of crime, or a criminology-based social policy.
Natural law
Sociology; Criminology
The philosophical perspective that certain immutable laws are fundamental to human nature and can be readily ascertained through reason. Man-made laws, in contrast, are said to derive from human ...
Computer-related crime
Sociology; Criminology
Any illegal act for which knowledge of computer technology is involved for its investigation, perpetration, or prosecution.
Computer abuse
Sociology; Criminology
Any incident without colour of right associated with computer technology in which a victim suffered or could have suffered loss and/or a perpetrator by intention made or could have made gain.
Labelling
Sociology; Criminology
An interactionist perspective which sees continued crime as a consequence of limited opportunities for acceptable behaviour which follow from the negative responses of society to those defined as ...
Interdiction
Sociology; Criminology
An international drug control policy which aims to stop drugs from entering the country illegally.
Data confidentiality
Sociology; Criminology
An ethical requirement of social scientific research which stipulates that research data not be shared outside of the research environment.
