Category: Criminology

Exam Content The criminal justice system is developed through public policy, whi Exam Content The criminal justice system is developed through public policy, which ensures a variety of checks and balances for all parties involved in a criminal justice case. You will demonstrate your understanding of due process and illustrate how it is applicable throughout…

Thinking Like A Criminologist: Zodiac Serial Killer The Zodiac Killer is perhaps one of the most mind-boggling serial killers to have graced the United States. To this day we are unaware of his identity. He started killing in the 1960s-1970s. Jake Gyllenhaal starred in the movie Zodiac and played a man by the name of…

Classical Vs Positivist School of Criminology There have been many theories that have contributed to the development of criminology. The classical school of criminology theories investigate free will and rehabilitation, Bentham and Beccaria were influential theorists in classical criminology. The positive school of criminology theories explore biological explanations for crime. Lombroso was a key figure…

Basics of Classicist Criminology Classicist criminology is a theory of criminal behavior and supports theorists in finding solutions to crime and deviance. The main principle of classicist criminology is that people have free will in making decisions and that punishment can be a deterrent for crime, so long as the punishment is proportional and is…

Feminist Perspectives in Criminology Feminism is more than a view or perspective but a movement. As the question points out, it is a movement with a multitude of perspectives. Feminism traces its roots to male dominance and oppression, which according to Patricia Hills led to a movement to end male chauvinism and ensure equal rights…

Essay on Criminology and Gender Issues With the help of feminist criminology, the essay will explore society’s stereotypical view of gender roles in light of the statement that criminology is a male-dominated field that overlooks the importance of female offenders. Further, this essay will compare the types of crimes committed by women and men, and…

Criminology as a Science: Essay Within this essay I will be discussing whether criminology is a science and the reasons as to why some individuals’ opinions may differ. Criminology can be defined as the study of the creation of laws, laws being broken and with both of these factors in mind it also involves the…

Essay on Kidnapping in Criminology Kidnapping is the act of abducting someone and holding them captive. There are many reasons people have for kidnapping another human being which range from greed all the way to religion. Though while the reasons may vary wildly the methods often do not as rope, manpower, and a vehicle are…

Historical Development of Victimology and Its Importance for Criminology As criminology continued to ignore the victim in the study of crime, victimology emerged to give equal attention to victims. Victimology is the study of the relationship between the victim and the criminal. The development of victimology satisfied a gap in criminological research and had a…

Essay on Classical Tradition of Criminology The classical school of criminology was developed in the eighteenth century, predominantly by Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham, where this idea of classical thinking emerged as a way to explore the nature of criminal justice as well as to diagnose the nature of criminal behavior as before the eighteenth…