Criminal Justice





Crime Types and Correlates

Crime

For the purposes of data collection and comparison, crime data is usually divided into two broad categories: personal crimes and property crimes. Personal crimes include crimes of violence such as murder as well as any other criminal offenses that involve direct contact between a perpetrator and a victim, such as rape, aggravated assault, and battery. Property crimes are those in which personal property is the object of the offense and there is no force or threat of force used against the person to whom the property rightfully belongs. Examples of … Crime Types and Correlates

Criminology

Criminology

What is criminology? Criminology  - is the study of crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system. While this captures the essence of the discipline, there has been considerable debate about what constitutes criminal behavior and how it differs from other behaviors widely held to be socially deviant. This debate has produced five types of definitions of criminality: natural … Criminology

Criminal Justice System

Criminal Justice System

It comes as no surprise to most criminologists that the U.S. criminal justice system is not an effective tool in preventing crime. One reason for this lies in the uncoordinated structure of the system itself. As Barkan and Bryjak note in Fundamentals of Criminal Justice, "the U.S. criminal justice system is only partly a 'system' as usually defined. 'System' implies a coordinated and … Criminal Justice System

Criminal Justice Research Topics

Criminal Justice Research Topics

This collection provides overviews of nearly 100 key criminal justice research topics comprising traditional criminology and its more modern interdisciplinary outgrowths. These topics are divided into six thematic parts: Criminology Correlates of Crime Criminology Theories Crime Research Types of Crime Criminal Justice System Criminology and Criminal Justice Research … Criminal Justice Research Topics

Criminal Justice Research Papers

Criminal Justice Research Papers

The sample research papers on criminal justice topics have been designed to serve as model papers for most criminological topics. These papers were written by several well-known discipline figures and emerging younger scholars who provide authoritative overviews coupled with insightful discussion that will quickly familiarize researchers and students alike with fundamental and detailed … Criminal Justice Research Papers