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    Philosophies of Punishment

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    ‘The Marxism of the New Criminology’. The British Journal of Criminology. 13 (4) 396-398. Garland‚ D Pearce‚ F. (1976). Crimes of the powerful: Marxism‚ Crime and Deviance. London: Pluto Press. Garland‚ D Whitehead‚ P. (2010). Exploring Modern Probation: Social Theory and Organisational Complexity. The Policy Press. Lanier‚ M Quinney‚ R. (1980). Crime and the development of capitalism. USA: Longman Inc. Quinney‚ R Vold‚ .. Bernald‚ .. (1986). Theoretical Criminology. Vito‚ G Jones‚ H. (1965)

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    MSc in Security and Risk Management: Module 1- Crime and Crime Prevention 2767 Words No single theory when considered in isolation has the capacity to fully explain criminal behaviour in contemporary society. To what extent do you agree/disagree? INTRODUCTION The causes of criminal behaviour have been intensively researched over many decades but there is still considerable debate about what it is that makes a person

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    Reintegrative Shaming Project Team B CJA/314 Instructor: Gregory Mc Clelland 25 August 2014 Reintegrative Shaming Project There are two programs that we can look into in hopes to help offenders reduce recidivism. Looking into one of these programs will help offenders to begin to feel confident and want something better for themselves. They will want to become a positive part of society and possibly help in ways to keep others from starting a life of crime. As a society‚ we want to figure

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    Marxism‚ laws reflecting class interests; Neo-Marxism‚ hegemony‚ the CCCS studies‚ critical and new criminology * Interactionist theories of crime: labelling theory‚ the self-fulfilling prophecy * Feminist theories of crime: patriarchy‚ male control of women’s lives * Control theory and other contemporary approaches to crime: social bonds‚ communitarianism‚ situational prevention; postmodern theories; Foucault on individualisation and surveillance * Realist theories: New Left Realism

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    E. (2006). Criminology: A sociological understanding (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall. Boudon‚ R. (2003). Beyond rational choice theory. Annual Review of Sociology‚ 29. Retrieved April 19‚ 2007‚ from PsycINFO database. Chester‚ C. R. (1976). Perceived relative deprivation as a cause of property crime. Crime & Delinquency Crouch‚ B. M. (1996). Looking back to see the future of corrections. The Prison Journal‚ 76(4). Retrieved April 27‚ 2007‚ from Sage Criminology database. Cohen

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    public policy reforms. Lastly I will try to expose some of the shortcoming of Travis Hirschi’s theory with a short critique thereof. Introduction to Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory Control theories take the opposite approach from other theories in criminology.  As their starting point‚ instead of asking what drives people to commit crime‚ they ask why most people not commit crime.  Control theorists generally argue that there is no problem explaining why people commit crime since all human beings suffer

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    Age Crime Research Paper

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    Offending decreases with age from the mid 20s (Hayes & Prenzler‚ 2012). Explain this finding using one psychological theory‚ one sociological theory and one interactionist theory. Can these theories of crime adequately explain this finding? Discuss. Juvenile offending increases to a peak in the adolescent years and then decreases in early adulthood. Criminal behaviour in offenders decreases in age from the mid twenties which has been proved fact using evidence from psychological‚ sociological

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    The Integral Role Sentencing Plays In the Criminal Justice Process There are four philosophies that are considered when it comes to the sentencing of a criminal. These philosophies are: Retribution- Retribution is a philosophy that a wrong doer who has freely chosen to violate society’s rules must be punished. Retribution relies on the principal of “just deserts”‚ this holds that the severity of the punishment hold to the severity of the crime. This philosophy is not the same as revenge

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    Victim Typologies

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    Victim Typologies Criminology and Victimology Mary Caplette CJ266 2/20/2012   There are five types of victim typologies that Selin & Wolfgang offer. The list consists of Primary Victimization‚ Secondary Victimization‚ Tertiary Victimization‚ Mutual Victimization‚ and No Victimization. Below I will describe each in a detailed manner. I would like to start with Primary Victimization. That is described as a one person target. What that refers to is that it is personalized or an

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    CLASSICAL PUNISHMENT AUI Online Kevin Hensley Unit 2 IP Penology CRJS335 - 1404B - 01 10/15/2014 Dr. Edward Hale Introduction During the eighteenth century the enlightenment theory emerged which would pave the way for classical criminology. Until classical criminology was introduced‚ offenders were believed to be committing crimes because they were sinners and/or possessed by the devil. Because of this belief the punishment was intended to remove evil from the offender ’s soul and the law of religion

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