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Also commonly called the "chicago school" of criminology, is a type of sociological approach which emphasizes demographics (the characteristics of population groups) and geographics (the mapped location of such groups relative to one another) and sees the social disorganization which characterizes delinquency areas as a major cause of criminality and victimization.
Industry:Sociology
A person with a personality disorder, especially one manifested in aggressively antisocial behavior, which is often said to be the result of a poorly developed superego.
Industry:Sociology
A form of terrorism that makes use of high technology, especially computers and the internet, in the planning and carrying out of terrorist attacks.
Industry:Sociology
A form of psychiatric treatment based upon psychoanalytical principles and techniques.
Industry:Sociology
A form of mental illness in which sufferers are said to be out of touch with reality.
Industry:Sociology
A developing intellectual approach which emphasizes gender issues in the subject matter of criminology.
Industry:Sociology
A criminal sanction, in particular the payment of compensation by the offender to the victim.
Industry:Sociology
A contemporary version of classical criminology which emphasizes deterrence and retribution with reduced emphasis on rehabilitation.
Industry:Sociology
A concept which compares society to a physical organism and sees criminality as an illness.
Industry:Sociology
A collection of values and preferences which is communicated to subcultural participants through a process of socialization.
Industry:Sociology
