2. To access Web-based resources supporting Criminology Today, please visit: http://talkjustice.com/cybrary.asp http://crimtoday.com http://www.prenhall.com/schmalleger © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

3. Chapter 1 © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

4. What is Criminology? © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

5. What is Crime? Legalistic Political Sociological Psychological Perspectives © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

6. Legalistic What is Crime? Perspectives Human conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or… © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

7. … a local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws What is Crime? Legalistic © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

8. Crime is the result of criteria that have been built into the law by powerful groups, which... What is Crime? Political © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

9. What is Crime? Political illegal …are then used to label selected undesirable forms of behavior as © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

10. Sees crime as an anti- social act of such a nature that its repression What is Crime? Sociological © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

11. Sees crime as an anti-social act of such a nature that its repression What is Crime? Sociological is necessary to the preservation of the existing system of society © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

12. Crime is problem behavior that contravenes the criminal law and results in difficulties… What is Crime? Psychological © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

13. …in living within a framework of generally accepted social arrangements What is Crime? Psychological © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

14. Crime and Deviance Deviant Behavior or is statistically different from the average Human activity that violates social norms © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

15. What Should Be Criminal? Consensus perspective Pluralist perspective © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

16. Consensus perspective Laws should be enacted to criminalize certain forms of behavior when… What Should Be Criminal? © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

17. Consensus perspective …members of society generally agree that such laws are necessary What Should Be Criminal? © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

18. Pluralist perspective What Should Be Criminal? Behaviors are typically criminalized through a political process only… © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

19. Pluralist perspective …after debate over the appropriate course of action What Should Be Criminal? © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

20. Usually the political process takes the form of legislation and appellate court action What Should Be Criminal? Pluralist perspective © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

21. Medical Marijuana in California What Should Be Criminal? Pluralist perspective Example: © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

22. Crime Experts Criminologist A person who studies crime, criminals and criminal behavior © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

23. A specialist in the collection and examination of the physical evidence of crime Crime Experts Criminalist © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

24. Criminology An interdisciplinary profession built around the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior,… © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

25. ...including their manifestations, causes, legal aspects, and control Criminology © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

26. A social scientific discipline An interdisciplinary field of study Criminology © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

27. A profession Cross-professional Criminology © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

28. Criminal Justice The scientific study of crime, the criminal law, and the components of the justice system,… © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

29. Criminal Justice …including the police, courts and corrections © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

30. Social Policy &Theory Social problems perspective Social responsibility perspective © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

31. Crime is a social event Crime is a social construction Social Policy &Theory © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

32. Crime embraces the concept of social relativity Social Policy &Theory © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

33. Offender Victim Society Justice system Social Policy &Theory Crime means different things to the: © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

34. Crime and Criminal Behavior Social in nature Controlled by an effective social policy © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.