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Intro to Criminology

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Decks in this class (13)

Module 1
What is crime,
What are the formal sources of cr...,
What are the informal sources of ...
15  cards
Module 2: Perceptions, facts and fallacies
What is the main source of indire...,
How is crime news influenced,
When is there less crime news
32  cards
Module 3: Defining and Measuring Crime
How are wrongs categorized in leg...,
Legal definitions of crime,
Police data
12  cards
Module 4: Prevalence
Types of crimes,
Violent crime in australia,
Property crime in australia
22  cards
Module 5: Street Crime and Violence
What is street crimes,
Significance of street crime,
Street crime peak times
17  cards
Module 6: White collar and Internet Crime
What is whit collar crime,
Types of white collar crime,
Extent of white collar crime
12  cards
Module 7: Psychological theories of Crime
General theories,
Typological theories,
Criminology theory development
52  cards
Module 8: sociological theories of crime
Durkiem and anomie theory,
Durkiem and anomie theory mechani...,
Durkiem and anomie theory organic...
57  cards
Module 9: Policing- public and private
History of policing prior to 1829,
History of policing after 1829,
History of policing new police
16  cards
Module 10: Criminal courts and the judiciary
Function of courts,
Function of courts factual function,
Function of courts legal function
39  cards
Module 11: Corrections
Imprisonment rate,
Imprisonment types sex,
Imprisonment types age
26  cards
Module 12A - victims and restoratve justice
Primary victims,
Secondary victims,
Tertiary victims
23  cards
Module 12B: Crime Prevention
Situational crime prevention,
Situational prevention theory,
Examples of increasing risk
13  cards

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