SOC 2700 Chapter 1 & 12: Crime and Criminology & 12: Crimes of Power
9 Aug 2016
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Chapter 1: crime and criminology page #2-27: Key terms and definitions: criminal justice system the stages through which the offender passes, including police courts and corrections. What is criminology: criminology is the scientific approach to the study of criminal behaviour, edwin sutherland and donald cressey state: criminology is the body of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon. Concept summary criminology, criminal justice, and deviance: Explains the etiology (origin), extent, and nature of crime in society. Criminologists are concerned with identifying the nature, extend, and cause of crime. Refers to the study of agencies of social control that handle criminal offenders, specifically the police departments, courts, and correctional facilities. Scholars seek more effective methods of crime control and offender rehabilitation. Criminal justice experts cannot begin to design effective programs of crime prevention or rehabilitation without understanding the nature and cause of crime. They require accurate criminal statistics and data to test the effectiveness of crime control and prevention programs.
