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| Scientific study of: The causes and prevention of time, And the rehabilitation and punishment of offenders. |
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| Scientific study of: Crime victims and Victimization process. |
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| The existence W/in one society of diverse groups. Maintain unique cultural identities. |
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| A violation of social norms, that define appropriate or proper behavior. |
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| An explanation that accounts for a set of facts. Can be tested for further investigations. |
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| The use of standardized and systematic procedures. In the search for knowledge. |
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| Set of Inter-related propositions that attempt to: Describe, explain, predict and ultimately control some class of events. |
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| An approach to crime causation and criminal responsibility. Emphasized the role of free will. |
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| Assumption: As people exercise there free will, They will avoid crime. |
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| Perspective of crime causation, criminality is the result of conscious choice. |
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| Social Control Theory by Travis H. |
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A bond between individuals and society.
Four components: 1. emotional attachments to significant others. 2. Commitments to appropriate life styles. 3. Belief in the correctness of social obligations and rules of the larger society. 4. Involvement/Immersion in conventional values. |
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| A psychological Principle that the frequency of any behavior: can be increased or decreased. |
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| A form of mental illness: in which the sufferers are said to be out of touch with reality. |
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| A Mentally ill individual. Who suffers from disjointed thinking. Possible delusions and hallucinations. |
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| Often measured in terms of recidivism, likelihood of additional crime. within 5 years. |
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| A person with a personality disorder. Especially manifest in aggressively anti-social behavior. |
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