Possible Placements for Criminology:
- Under Social Sciences, as a "root node"
- Under Sociology, its current location, as in it' s not a discipline


Debate on the Placement of Criminology:

- Violent Crime
- Property Crime
- White-Collar Crime
- Organized Crime
- Consenual Crime

Types of Crime

Criminology References

- Classical
- Positivist/Biological
- Economic
- Psychological
- Sociological

Major Criminological Schools of Thought

How Crime is Measured in the USA

- Deviant actions violate norms, picking your nose in public
- Crimes violate laws which are codified norms
- Not all deviant actions are crimes but all crimes are deviant actions

Difference between Crime and Deviance

- The Criminal Justice system is anything related to the arrest, prosecution, defense, imprisonment and supervised release of criminals

Criminal Justice System

Study of etiology, prevention, control, and treatment of crime/delinquency, including detecting and measuring; crime, legislation, criminal law practice, law enforcement, judicial, and the correctional system.

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- Criminology
- Economic Sociology
- Disaster Studies
- Globalization

Major Subjects within Sociology

The American Society of Criminology. (1990). Constitution and By-Laws of the American Society of Criminology. ASC_Constitution_1990. https://asc41.com/wp-content/uploads/Core_Documents/Constitutions/ASC_Constitution_1990.pdf.

Constitution and By-Laws of The American Society of Criminology

Criminology

Economic sociology is the application of sociological concepts and methods to analyze the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services; in particular, economic sociology studies the relationships between societies, economic activities, and institutional changes that contextualize and condition economic activity. 

Economic Sociology

Considered a subcategory of Sociology disaster researchers uses mainly qualitative methods to record/capture perishable data that arises in social fields (comunication/social media) during non-rotuine situations (disasters/crises).  

Disaster Studies

Globalization is a process of economic, political, and cultural integration that is occurring between countries and peoples around the world. It is driven by advancements in technology, communication, transportation, and trade, and is leading to increased interdependence, cross-border transactions, and the spread of ideas and cultures.

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