Chapter 1 - Crime and Criminology
Chapter 1 - Crime and Criminology
Chapter 1 - Crime and Criminology
Criminology
Large underclass
Urban areas in which the poorest
and wealthiest live in close proximity
Racism and discrimination
Failure of the educational system
Troubled American family
Easy access to handguns
What is Criminology?
Criminology
Criminology integrates
knowledge from many
fields: Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Sociology
Sociology
Psychology
Psychology
Economics
Economics
Political
PoliticalScience
Science
Natural
Sciences
(ex.
Biology)
Natural Sciences (ex. Biology)
Categories of Contemporary
Criminological Theories
PsychoChoice
logical
Theory
Theory
Biosocial
Integrated
Theory Criminal Behavior Theory
Social
Social
Conflict
Process
Social
Theory Structural Theory
Theory
Historical Roots of
Criminology
Second ..
harassed
someone
smoked pot
pierced body
taken something
strip club; porn
hurt someone
Deviance
Deviance
Deviance
Deviance
Deviance
Deviance
Crime
Crime
Crime
Crime
Crime
Crime
Perspectives in Criminology
Conflict
Definition
of
view Crime
Consensus
View
Interactionist
view
Crime
Statistics
Sociology
of Law
Theory
Construction
Criminal
Behavior Systems
Penology
Victimology
Criminology
Aggregate Data
Research
Experimental Observational
Research
Research