Overv?ew ?f Cr?m?n?l?gy

When ?nvest?g?t?rs ?re ex?m?n?ng ?nd study?ng cr?me fr?m ? sc?ent?f?c perspect?ve, th?s ?s referred t? ?s cr?m?n?l?gy. Th?s ?ncludes the p?r?llels between cr?me ?nd d?fferent f?rms ?f phen?men?n such ?s the devel?pment ?f p?rt?cul?r types ?f l?ws. Cr?m?n?l?gy ?ls? w?rks t? ?dent?fy h?w t? ?ddress the cr?m?n?l beh?v??r ?f cr?m?n?ls ?nd h?w t? eventu?lly c?ntr?l the cr?m?n?l element.

Dr?w?ng ?n psych?l?g?c?l ?nd s?c??l?g?c?l rese?rch, cr?m?n?l?g?sts ?re ?ble t? l??k ?t the d?fferent w?ys ?n wh?ch ? cr?m?n?l's env?r?nment w?ll ?ffect them. It c?n ?ls? help when ?t c?mes t? pr?f?l?ng cr?m?n?ls ?n ?rder t? underst?nd them ?nd h?ve ? better ch?nce ?f c?tch?ng ? cr?m?n?l th?t ?s ?n the l??se. By us?ng cr?m?n?l?gy, ?nd?v?du?ls ?re ?ble t? n?t ?nly pr?f?le ? p?tent??l perpetr?t?r, but they ?re ?ls? ?ble t? t?ke ? m?re ?ntellectu?l l??k ?t h?w cr?me ?s perpetu?ted ?n ?ur w?rld ?nd wh?t steps c?n be t?ken ?n ?rder t? l?m?t cr?me.

There ?re d?fferent sch??ls ?f th?ught when ?t c?mes t? h?w ?nd?v?du?ls ?ppr??ch the c?ncept ?f cr?m?n?l?gy. S?me ?f the m?st p?pul?r sch??ls ?nclude th?se th?t ?re kn?wn ?s the Cl?ss?c?l sch??l, the P?s?t?v?st sch??l ?nd the Ch?c?g? sch??l. These sch??ls were devel?ped ?ver ? per??d ?f t?me, r?ng?ng fr?m the m?ddle ?f the 19th century ?nd c?nt?nu?ng well ?nt? the 20th century w?th the Ch?c?g? sch??l ?f th?ught.

One ?f the m??n f?ct?rs th?t d?fferent??te the sch??ls ?f th?ught w?uld be h?w the cr?m?n?l?g?sts v?ew env?r?nment ?n the l?fe ?f the cr?m?n?l. S?me bel?eve th?t the cr?m?n?ls h?ve t? t?ke resp?ns?b?l?ty f?r the?r ?ct??ns reg?rdless ?f wh?t ?s h?ppen?ng ?n the env?r?nment ?t the t?me, ?n l?ne w?th the Cl?ss?c?l m?vement, wh?le ?thers bel?eve th?t cr?m?n?ls m?y be pred?sp?sed t? cr?me, ?s ?s pr?p?sed by the P?s?t?v?sts.

The Ch?c?g? sch??l ?f th?ught p?ses the p?ss?b?l?ty th?t cr?m?n?ls ?re ?ble t? le?rn dev??nt beh?v??rs fr?m ?thers ?nd th?t when s?c??l ?rg?n?z?t??ns, such ?s sch??ls ?nd ne?ghb?rh??ds, ?re n?t ?rg?n?zed they w?ll n?t be ?ble t? c?ntr?l the cr?m?n?l element th?t ?ccurs. By ?dent?fy?ng h?w ?n ?nd?v?du?l feels th?t cr?me ?s e?ther cre?ted ?r c?nt?nued, ?t c?n pr?v?de the b?s?s f?r the sch??l ?f th?ught th?t the ?nd?v?du?l f?lls under when ?t c?mes t? cr?m?n?l?gy.

Cr?m?n?l?gy experts l??k ?t cr?me ?n ? v?r?ety ?f d?fferent m?nners. By def?n?ng the d?st?nct??ns between the d?fferent types ?f cr?mes, ?t ?s e?s?er t? c?me up w?th the?r?es ?s t? h?w ?nd why the cr?me t??k pl?ce. One type ?f cr?me w?uld be th?se th?t g? ?g??nst c?re v?lues.

These seem?ngly n?tur?l l?ws ?re ?nes th?t ?re c?mm?n ?m?ng m?ny d?fferent cultures, sep?r?ted by t?me ?nd sp?ce. N?tur?l l?ws ?re th?se th?t ?re c?ns?dered t? be ?ble t? pr?tect ?nd?v?du?ls ?nd the?r pr?perty fr?m ?buse by ?thers. S?me ?f the m?re c?ntr?vers??l l?ws ?nclude st?tutes wh?ch ?re put ?nt? pl?ce by leg?l ?nst?tut??ns.

The rel?t??nsh?p between st?te ?nd c?t?zen ?s expl?red ?n these l?ws, wh?ch ?s wh?t c?uses the c?nfl?ct ?n s?me ?nst?nces. As ? result ?f l??k?ng ?t the d?fferent c?nstruct??n f?und?t??ns beh?nd l?ws, ?t ?s p?ss?ble t? underst?nd the m?ny d?fferent w?ys ?n wh?ch cr?mes ?re c?teg?r?zed. Org?n?zed cr?me, st?te cr?me, blue ?r wh?te c?ll?r cr?mes ?nd ?rg?n?zed cr?me ?re s?me ?f the m?st p?pul?r types ?f cr?me th?t ex?st.