CCJS 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Post-It Note, Law, Moral Panic

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 105
• Professor: Dr.Anastasia Tosouni

Document Summary

Criminology as an interdisciplinary field: other fields that are interested in criminological research questions. Nibrs: measures drugs and then violent offenses related to that. An experiment is a study, but not all studies are experiments. Independent v. dependent variable x (cause) y (effect) For less serious calls, do the action on the corresponding color coded sticky note. In depth analysis of an individual= rich + descriptive. Cross-sectional: study of a person at one point in time. Longitudinal: take it once, with a follow up multiple times. The process of making, breaking, and reacting toward breaking laws. Focus: generate knowledge regarding the process of law, crime and treatment or prevention. Consequences are real, but the definition is imaginary. Our understanding of it is based on messages we receive. Any action that violates criminal law/rules of society to the point of harming citizens or society.