B U R E A U O F C R I M E S T A T I S T I C S A N D R E S E A R C H CRIME AND JUSTICE Bulletin Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Number 54 February 2001 What Causes Crime? Don Weatherburn It is difficult to find a succinct‚ broad and non-technical discussion of the causes of crime. This bulletin provides a brief overview‚ in simple terms‚ of what we know about those causes. After presenting some basic facts about crime
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References: Clarke‚ R.V. (1980). "Situational Crime Prevention: Theory and Practice." British Journal of Criminology. 20‚ 136–147 Clarke‚ R.V Clarke‚ R. V. and Weisburd‚ D‚ (1994). "Diffusion of Crime Control Benefits." In R. V. Clarke (ed.)‚ Crime Prevention Studies‚ Vol. 2.Monsey‚ NY: Criminal Justice Press Clarke‚ R Cornish. D.B. and Clarke‚ R.V. (eds.) (1986)
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The Howard Journal Vol 44 No 4. September 2005 ISSN 0265-5527‚ pp. 387–399 Computer Hacking: Just Another Case of Juvenile Delinquency? MAJID YAR Lecturer in Criminology‚ School of Social Policy‚ Sociology and Social Research‚ University of Kent at Canterbury Abstract: Recent discussions of computer ‘hacking’ make explicit reference to the disproportionate involvement of juveniles in this form of computer crime. While criminal justice‚ computer security‚ public and popular reflections
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2003: 22. Salts‚ Connie J‚ Lindholm‚ Byron W.‚ Goddard‚ H. Wallace and Duncan‚ Stephan. Predictive Variables of Violent Behavior in Adolescent Males. Youth & Society. 1995 (March). Vol. 26(3). 377-399. Sutherland‚ Edwin H. 1947. Principles of Criminology‚ 4th Ed. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company. Warr‚ Mark. Companions in Crime: The Social Aspects of Criminal Conduct. 2002. Cambridge University Press. Vito‚ Gennaro F.‚ Maahs‚ Jeffrey R.‚ Holmes‚ Ronald M
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References: Agnew‚ R. (1992). ‘Foundation for a General Strain Theory of Crime and Delinquency.’ Criminology 30:47-87. Agnew‚ R. (2001). ‘Building on the foundation of general strain theory: Specifying the types of strain most likely to lead to crime and delinquency.’ Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 38:319-361. Agnew‚ R. (2001). “An Overview
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sociology‚ criminology‚ psychiatry and geography). It is closely related to poverty‚ social exclusion‚ wage and income inequality‚ cultural and family background‚ level of education and other economic and social factors that may affect individual’s propensity to commit crimes such as cultural characteristics‚ age and sex. “ A spatial analysis of neighborhood crime in omaha‚ Nebraska using alternative measures of crime rates. By haifeng zhang and Michael p.peterson. internet journal of criminology 2007
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Study Guide Chapter 4 1. Rational choice theory has roots in the __________ school of criminology developed by the Italian social thinker‚ Cesare Beccaria. 2. At the end of the 19th century‚ the popularity of the classical approach began to decline as _____ criminologists focused their attentions on internal and external factors - such as poverty‚ IQ‚ and education - rather than personal choice and decision making. 3. Crime is ________ because criminals will react selectively to the characteristics
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Introduction Geographic profiling is an investigative process rooted in Environmental Criminology (Brantingham & Brantingham 1981) and is a tool used by international police forces‚ whom use the crime scene locations of a linked series of offences to examine the likelihood of the geographical area the offender most likely works or lives in – known as their anchor point- (Rossmo‚ 2000a) in order to narrow down the area in which the police will focus their investigation to identify a suspect. This
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There are many theories in the field of criminology that analyze the motivation of a criminal. Some individuals are inspired by the thrill of danger‚ welcoming the stimulation of a challenge. Undertaking a crime of this nature is exhilarating for this type of offender. Michael Crichton’s The Great Train Robbery‚ displays Edward Pierce’s unquenchable thirst for a challenging adventure‚ which entails his use of intellect‚ manipulation‚ and wealth to mastermind the greatest theft in Victorian times
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Can the act of a crime ever occur without a legitimate victim? This is a question that has remained in the conscious of the social science community for a prolonged period of time. More specifically in the field of sociology and criminology due to the controversy surrounding the very term. In order to comprehend the background of this heavily debated question and to formulate an accurate position through the following arguments. It is of grave importance to first understand the definition of all
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