lesson 1 Flashcards
_______ a body of knowledge regarding crimes, criminals and the efforts of society to prevent and repress them.
CRIMINOLOGY
Any person who is a graduate of the Degree of Criminology, who has passed the examination for criminologists and is registered as such by the Board of Examiners of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
Criminologist (R.A. 6506)
An act regulating the practice of criminology profession in the Philippines , and appropriating funds therefor, repealing for the purpose Republic Act no 6506, otherwise known as an act creating the board of examiners for criminologist in the Philippines.
R.A. 11131
what is the Origin of the word “criminology”?
Latin word “crimen” meaning crime and Greek word “Logos” which means “to study”.
in 1885, who is the Italian Law Professor coined the term criminologia?
Rafaelle Garofalo
In 1889, who is the French Anthropologist?
He used the term criminology in French criminologie for the first time.
Paul Topinard
the scientific analysis of the causes of crimes and the criminal behavior.
Etiology (origin) of Crimes
refers to the study/investigation of the nature of criminal law and its administration.
Sociology of Law
the study of the control of crimes and the rehabilitation of offender.
Penology
is that branch of public law which defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment.
Criminal Law
is criminology a science?
no, according to George Wilker, criminology cannot become a science because it has not yet acquired universal validity.
who is the dean of modern criminology?
Edwin H. Sutherland
what is the 4 types of nature criminology?
applied science
social science
dynamic
nationalistic
criminology as a body of knowledge has already established universally accepted principles and concepts and these are used by other field of study. (INSTRUMENTATION/FORENSIC SCIENCE)
applied cience
it studies crime as a social phenomenon. Crime is a social problem which has a great impact to society.
social science
the concepts of criminology and their applications adapt to the changing time.
dynamic
the study of criminology takes into consideration the history, the culture and the social norms and the laws of the country. Each country has its own set of laws and crimes are defined by the laws of the country.
nationalistic
the study of the relationship between criminality and population.
demography
the study of the relationship between environment and criminality
epidemiology
the study of criminality in relation to the spatial distribution in a community
ecology
the study of criminality in relation to physical constitution of men
physical anthropology
the study of human behavior in relation to criminality
psychology
the study of human mind in relation to criminality
psychiatry
the study of the role of the victim in the commission of a crime
Victimology
is the commission or omission by a person having capacity, of any act, which is either prohibited or compelled by law and the commission or omission of which is punishable by a proceeding brought in the name of the government whose law has been violated.
-It also refers to an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it (Reyes 2006). (Phil. Law Dictionary).
Crime
what is the 3 elements of crime/ triangle of crime?
- desire
- capability
- opportunity
refers to the wanting of the person to commit the crime. A person would commit the crime if he or she decides to commit it.
desire
refers to the ability or the means of the offender to commit the crime. It includes skills, methods and tools that would enable the offender to perform the act of committing the crime.
capability