CRM102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Testability, Qualitative Property, Dependent And Independent Variables
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Part of the broader social science endeavour to explain human behaviour and society. Communicates ideas about why crime occurs and what is. Classical criminology (fair and equal treatment for offenders) bentham. Deterrence theory: increase the cost and to decrease the benefits of crime. Every policy or action taken regarding crime is based on underlying theories of crime. Informs the definitions in criminal law; responses to crime. Combination of biological, developmental & environmental factors in aetiology & maintenance. Logical consistency (clearly defined concepts, propositions are logically stated and internally consistent) Scope (range of phenomena that the theory proposes to explain) Empirical validity (extend to which a theory can be verified or refunded with carefully gathered evidence) Validity, theory must be objective and repeatable evidence. What is the study used for; therapy, treatment program, prison, policy, cj practice. Quantitative data: measures of values or counts and are expressed as numbers.
