CRMJ 201 Study Guide - William Graham Sumner, Malum Prohibitum, Broken Windows Theory

• School: Towson University
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CRMJ 201
• Professor: Pryor

Document Summary

Garrofalo-- often regarded as the father of criminology. William graham sumner-- held the first professorship in sociology. Emile durkheim-- principal architect of modern social science and father of sociology. The schwindingers crime is a violation of any universal human right particular the rights of life, liberty, health. Gottfredson & hirschi-- act of individual self-control as the main factor behind criminal behavior. Relationship between law and society-: megan"s laws-, obscenity laws-, brady bill-, changes in alcohol laws-, legal policy and crime rates-- Theory development and crime causation-: level of analysis-- Identification of criminal behavior patterns-: exs. of traditional crime areas-, exs. of contemporary crime areas-- Victimology and consequences of crime-: crime offenders more likely to be victims-- Prior victims of some crimes more at risk-: general rule of crime victimization-- Police administration/science-: three main policing styles: legalistic, watchman, service-- Corrections/penology-: historical emphasis on changing the criminal-- Sociology of deviance-: big 4 areas of study-- Address / journal handout: criminology--american society of.