CRCJ 1000 : Criminology Cumulative Review.docx
30 Apr 2012
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It is the study of crime and the administration of criminal justice. It is a multidisciplinary can take the form of a number of perspectives. Variables something that varies. e. g. , age, gender, criminality. Operational definitions the specific procedure of observation used to measure the concept. Thus, variables can have both a conceptual level and an operational definition (or several) Scientific approach is not necessarily the best or the only way of studying crime. Progress in the study of crime and criminal justice depends on contrasting views. Critiques: might miss a vital part of the social world: meaning. Studied cadavers in an attempt to find physical differences between criminals and law-abiders. Physical characteristics of that indicate that they are throwbacks to more primitive times. Argued for a more rational approach to punishment. Relationship between crime and punishment should be fair. Based on utilitarianism the philosophy that benefits should be maximized and harm minimized.
