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A death wish.
Industry:Sociology
A criminological perspective with roots in the early 1800s which seeks to uncover correlations between crime rates and other types of demographic data
Industry:Sociology
A criminological perspective operative in the late 1700s and early 1800s which had its roots in the enlightenment, and which held that men and women are rational beings, that crime is the result of the exercise of free will, and that punishment can be effective in reducing the incidence of crime since it negates the pleasure to be derived from crime commission.
Industry:Sociology
A criminal offense which is less serious than a felony. One punishable by incarceration, usually in a local confinement facility, typically for a year or less.
Industry:Sociology
A crime control strategy which attempts to reduce criminal opportunities by changing people's routine activities, increasing guardianship, or by incapacitating convicted offenders.
Industry:Sociology
A crime control strategy which attempts "to diminish motivation for crime by increasing the perceived certainty, severity, or celerity of penalties. "
Industry:Sociology
A contemporary version of classical criminology which emphasizes deterrence and retribution with reduced emphasis on rehabilitation.
Industry:Sociology
A course of action that government takes in an effort to solve a problem or to achieve an end.
Industry:Sociology
A condition characterized by low blood sugar.
Industry:Sociology
Studiul crimei văzute ca fenomen social creat printr-un proces de interacțiune socială.
Industry:Sociology