Criminology
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| '''Criminology''' is the [[science|scientific]] study of [[crime]] as an individual and social phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as well as its causes and consequences. They also include social and governmental regulations and reactions to crime. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the [[behavioural science]]s, drawing especially on the research of [[sociology|sociologists]] and [[psychology|psychologists]], as well as on writings in [[law]]. In 1885, Italian law professor [[Raffaele Garofalo]] coined the term "criminology" (in Italian, ''criminologia''). The French anthropologist [[Paul Topinard]] used it for the first time in French (''criminologie'') around the same time. | '''Criminology''' is the [[science|scientific]] study of [[crime]] as an individual and social phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as well as its causes and consequences. They also include social and governmental regulations and reactions to crime. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the [[behavioural science]]s, drawing especially on the research of [[sociology|sociologists]] and [[psychology|psychologists]], as well as on writings in [[law]]. In 1885, Italian law professor [[Raffaele Garofalo]] coined the term "criminology" (in Italian, ''criminologia''). The French anthropologist [[Paul Topinard]] used it for the first time in French (''criminologie'') around the same time. | ||
| + | ==Subtopics== | ||
| + | Areas of study in criminology include: | ||
| + | * Comparative criminology, which is the study of the social phenomenon of crime across cultures, to identify differences and similarities in crime patterns. | ||
| + | * [[Crime prevention]] | ||
| + | * [[Crime statistics]] | ||
| + | * Criminal behavior | ||
| + | * Criminal careers and desistance | ||
| + | * [[Domestic violence]] | ||
| + | * [[Deviant behavior]] | ||
| + | * [[Evaluation]] of criminal justice agencies | ||
| + | * [[Fear of crime]] | ||
| + | * [[The International Crime Victims Survey]] | ||
| + | * [[Juvenile delinquency]] | ||
| + | * [[Penology]] | ||
| + | * [[Sociology of law]] | ||
| + | * [[Victimology]] | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * [[Anthropological criminology]] | * [[Anthropological criminology]] | ||
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Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as well as its causes and consequences. They also include social and governmental regulations and reactions to crime. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the behavioural sciences, drawing especially on the research of sociologists and psychologists, as well as on writings in law. In 1885, Italian law professor Raffaele Garofalo coined the term "criminology" (in Italian, criminologia). The French anthropologist Paul Topinard used it for the first time in French (criminologie) around the same time.
Subtopics
Areas of study in criminology include:
- Comparative criminology, which is the study of the social phenomenon of crime across cultures, to identify differences and similarities in crime patterns.
- Crime prevention
- Crime statistics
- Criminal behavior
- Criminal careers and desistance
- Domestic violence
- Deviant behavior
- Evaluation of criminal justice agencies
- Fear of crime
- The International Crime Victims Survey
- Juvenile delinquency
- Penology
- Sociology of law
- Victimology
See also
- Anthropological criminology
- Taboo
- Crime
- Crime science
- Criminal law
- Forensic science
- Social cohesion
- Sociology of deviance
- The Mask of Sanity
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