CRIMINOLOGY UNISA CMY 1501
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Criminology - ANS---Is an applied discipline within the human
science & its field of study includes the scientific study of crime, offenders &
victims , the punishment of offenders & the prevention & control of crime
The law - ANS---Consists of ...
CRIMINOLOGY UNISA CMY 1501 WITH
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Criminology - ANS✔✔---Is an applied discipline within the human science &
its field of study includes the scientific study of crime, offenders & victims , the
punishment of offenders & the prevention & control of crime
The law - ANS✔✔---Consists of all forms of law (criminal law, common law).
A law is a written status enacted by those legislative bodies that have the
authority to make laws
Classical Criminology - ANS✔✔---The theoretical perspective suggesting
that *people have free will to choose criminal or conventional behaviors
*people choose to commit crime of reasons of greed or personal need.
*crime can be controlled only by the fear of criminal sanctions
, Positivism - ANS✔✔---The branch of social science that uses the scientific
method of the natural science & suggests that human behavior is a product of
social, biological , psychological or economic forces.
Postmodernist - ANS✔✔---Approach that focuses on the use of language by
those in power to define crime based on their own values & biases.
Feminist theory - ANS✔✔---Traditionally lower crime rate for woman could
be explained by their "second-class" economic & social position. As woman's
social roles changed & their lifestyles became more like those of males , it was
believed that their crime rate would converge.
Radical theory criminology - ANS✔✔---The view that crime is a product of
the capitalist system. (Marxist criminology)
Common Law - ANS✔✔---Consist of legal rules that were not originally
written down, but which have come to be accepted as the law of the land
Criminal Law - ANS✔✔---Is made up of all legal rules that identify crimes &
set down punishments
Rational choice - ANS✔✔---The view that crime is a function of a decision-
making process in which the potential offender weights up the potential costs &
benefits of an illegal act.
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