environmental criminology
Look at other dictionaries:
Environmental criminology — Criminology and Penology Schools Chicago School · Classical School Conflict Criminology Environmental Criminology Feminist Schoo … Wikipedia
Environmental justice — (EJ) is the confluence of social and environmental movements, which deals with the inequitable environmental burden born by groups such as racial minorities, women, or residents of developing nations. It is a holistic effort to analyze and… … Wikipedia
Environmental law — is a complex and interlocking body of statutes, common law, treaties, conventions, regulations and policies which, very broadly, operate to regulate the interaction of humanity and the rest of the biophysical or natural environment, toward the… … Wikipedia
Environmental crime — Litter is an example of environmental crime Environmental crime can be broadly defined as illegal acts, which directly harm the environment. International bodies such as the G8, Interpol, EU, UN Environment Programme and the UN Interregional… … Wikipedia
criminology, environmental — Traditionally, the study of ‘crime and place’; that is, the spatial patterning of crime and victimization (see victimology ). Environmental criminology is related therefore to the work of the Chicago School on urban ecology, and to such… … Dictionary of sociology
Environmental psychology — is an interdisciplinary field focused on the interplay between humans and their surroundings. The field defines the term environment very broadly including all that is natural on the planet as well as social settings, built environments, learning … Wikipedia
Criminology — and penology Theories Causes and correlates of crime Anomie Differential association theory … Wikipedia
criminology — criminological /krim euh nl oj i keuhl/, criminologic, adj. criminologically, adv. criminologist, n. /krim euh nol euh jee/, n. the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology. [1855 60; < L crimin (s. of crimen; see CRIME) + O + LOGY] *… … Universalium
CRIMINOLOGY — Traditional Jewish criminal law based the treatment of the offender on the idea of the freedom of will and on the principle that the severity of the punishment should fit the nature of the violation. Until modern times no consideration was given… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
criminology, classical — Originating in eighteenth century philosophy, classicism views both criminality and the administration of criminal justice as premised upon principles of rationality, choice, responsibility, and the deterrent power of punishment. It is usually… … Dictionary of sociology
