CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Eye For An Eye, Compurgation, Proof Theory
13 Oct 2016
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Specific course objectives: providing a general overview of the subject of criminology including definitions of crime and. Class outline: what is criminology, what is a criminologist, origins of criminology, sub-areas of criminology, disciplinary perspectives. An interdisciplinary profession built around the scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour, including their forms, causes, legal aspects and control. (schmalleger & volk) Scientific approach to the study of criminal behaviour. (siegel) Objective social science inquiry to: the nature and extent of crime, the process of making criminal laws, the causation of law violations, o(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s rea(cid:272)tio(cid:374) to la(cid:449) (cid:448)iolatio(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d (cid:448)iolators, methods to control criminal behaviour. What is a criminologist: behavioural scientist, branch of science such as psychology, anthropology, sociology who deals primarily with human interaction and often seeks to generalize human behaviour in a systematic and scientific method, specializes. A criminologist is one who studies crime, criminals, and criminal behaviour. (schmalleger & volk) Interdisciplinary, multi-faceted: teach, write books, go to conferences.
