CRMN 2850U Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: James Langley, Murder 3, Differential Association
18 Apr 2018
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Genocide: applying classic criminological theory to complex social issues. Explaining human behavior (in the case of criminology it helps to explain human behavior in relation to crime) Theory also helps to bridge the gaps between disciplines especially when trying to understand complex social events. The study of genocide is relatively new with research surrounding the topic appearing mostly after world war ii, in response to atrocities committed by the nazi regime. With few exceptions, historical contributions to understanding the phenomenon of genocide has generally fallen to these fields. You"ll notice that criminology is not listed here because, until recently, most. Criminologists did not believe that studying genocide fell into the purview of. Academics are divided on this issue; some say criminology and genocide studies should remain separate fields as one has nothing to do with the other, while other scholars say. 2 that"s not the case both disciplines could benefit greatly from each other.
