NCJ Number
28755
Date Published
1975
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THIS ESSAY CONSIDERS THE DIFFERENT WAYS THE SCIENCE OF CRIMINOLOGY HAS BEEN DEFINED AND IDENTIFIES THREE MAJOR TRENDS IN CRIMINOLOGICAL THOUGHT.
Abstract
THEY INCLUDE THE CLINICAL (CHARACTERIZED BY THE CRIMINAL PERSONALITY AND THE TYPOLOGY OF CRIMINALS); THE SOCIAL, ESPECIALLY THAT OF SOCIAL INTERACTION (CHARACTERIZED BY STIGMA AND THE STEREOTYPE OF CRIMINALS); AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL (CHARACTERIZED BY THE CRIMINOLOGICAL POLICY OF EVALUATING ITS SYSTEMS AND THE CONSIDERATION OF THE TOTAL AREA OF CRIMINOLOGY AS A SCIENCE OF SOCIAL DEFENSE).