SOCI 2301 Lecture Notes - Sleepwalking, Mens Rea, Status Offense
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Explain what is meant by the term criminology. Identify the difference between crime and deviance. Recognize what is meant by the concept of criminology in action and articulate what criminologists do. Discuss the three most prominent views of the meaning of crime . Articulate the relationship between the criminal law and the u. s. constitution. Synthesize the different purposes of criminal law. Compare and contrast the elements of the criminal law. Summarize the main ethical issues in criminology. The scientific approach to studying criminal behavior. The breaking of laws and reacting toward the breaking the laws. Explains the extent and nature of crime in society. The study of the agencies of social control. Behavior that departs from social norms, values, and beliefs but is not always criminal. An act deemed as socially harmful or dangerous that is specifically defined, prohibited, and punished under criminal law. Criminologists are concerned with the concept of deviance and its relationship to criminality.
