Intro To Criminology

Question 1

Criminology focuses on issues surrounding ?

Answer 1

Crime, justice, criminal law, and harm

Question 2

What are the three central areas of enquiry ?

Answer 2

How do we define crime
What are the causes of crime
What to do with those who commit crime

Question 3

In Suntherland’s (1937) words what is criminology ?

Answer 3

Making laws, breaking laws, and society’s reaction to these things