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criminology  

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  • Criminology is the scientific study of crime that dates from the late eighteenth-century Enlightenment. It encompasses all aspects of crime and punishment, including the nature of crime, the characteristics of criminals, the causes of crime, and efforts to control crime and punish offenders, including efforts by the police, courts, and correctional agencies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Criminology]

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