CRM2301- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 36 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Way of interpreting a certain issues due to (cid:449)hat (cid:449)e"(cid:448)e (cid:271)een (cid:272)onditionned to think: truth is a human standard ( take additional time to explore points of view) (prespectives are often and can often be very diff. Depending on point of view: crimimology and sociology. Important to understand the various angles and dimensions of problems. Theory construction: social situation and phenomenon, concepts, hypothesis (predict the relation) (often under the form of questions, theory (explanation itself and expectation to develop a solution for responses) Equation: why? (who (for offender as well as victim), where (key perspective), when, how, ( what) crime, search for explanation, criminology = answer. Paradigms: overarching lens with certain priorities, and set of ideas or explanations (variety of theories ithin a paradigm, basic unit of concensus with a paradigm (core set of elements and or beliefs, fundamental image of subject matter.
