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INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY

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It is first week lecture note ,from introduction criminological to theory module. And ansewers the folowing quesions: • What is criminology? •How does criminology differ from other related disciplines? •What is crime? •How do we measure crime?

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INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY
Lecture 1


Aims of the module
•The module will talk you through the ways in which

•criminology emerged and evolved as a discipline over the past 200 years

•criminology has attempted to explain crime and criminal behaviour

•The main way in which Criminology tries to explain criminal behaviour is through
criminological theories and various criminological schools

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, Aims of today’s session
 What is criminology?
•How does criminology differ from other related disciplines?
•What is crime?
•How do we measure crime?
What is criminology?

1.A discipline concerned with governmental social control premised on punishment. It
includes the study of the agencies such as the police, court, and correctional agents and
agencies that process suspects, defendants, and offenders. CRIMINAL JUSTICE

✗

2.A discipline that is concerned with the crime scene examination, forensic science

techniques, and the interplay these areas have with investigations and the legal system ✗
FORENSICS & INVESTIGATIONS
3.A discipline that is concerned with explaining the cause(s) of crime as well as with

evaluating and improving the criminal justice and penal systems. ✔

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