CRMJ 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-10: Forensic Entomology, J. Edgar Hoover, Malum Prohibitum
13 Nov 2017
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Five core areas within criminology: measurement and counting of crime. Includes the study of the violence of crime: (cid:862)is the (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)e (cid:396)ate goi(cid:374)g up o(cid:396) do(cid:449)(cid:374)? (cid:863) Individual level theories (factor caused?: societal level theories (group level) Impact of crime on people: cost of crime in our cultures, victimpercipitation: is a criminology theory that analyzes how a (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)"s interaction with an offender may contribute to the crime being committed. General rule: people tend to victimize other people just like them. Ex: men victimize men; young people victimize young people; poor people victimize poor people. People who do crime are more likely to be victims of crime (crime offenders as victims) People who are victimized by crime may be victimized by crime again (cycle of victimization) Criminology vs other fields: criminal justice, focus on the legal system. Sociology of deviance look at rule breaking more broadly (mental illness) (suicide)
