Category: Criminology

The classical school of criminology was developed in the eighteenth century, predominantly by Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham, where this idea of classical thinking emerged as a way to explore the nature of criminal justice as well as to diagnose the nature of criminal behavior as before the eighteenth century there was no secular theory…

This essay will explore the nature of criminology; defining its meaning will give us a better understanding of the topic. Criminology involves humans and society, it shares all the uncertainties presented in fields that study the constantly developing and changing individual (Paris, 1948). Criminology is an experimental science that investigates all elements of crime; this…

Criminologists are always trying to get to the root of why people commit crimes and create theories on why those same people act in the manner that they do. There are many theories that account for why people commit crimes and what drives them to do so. Recently through this course, the class has touched…

Introduction Intersectionality, a concept first coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in the late 1980s, offers a framework for understanding how various forms of social stratification, such as race, gender, class, and sexuality, intersect to create unique modes of discrimination and privilege. This paradigm shifts the focus from singular categories of identity to the complex,…

Criminology, as a field of study, is deeply entrenched in the debate surrounding the origins of criminal behavior, with scholars and researchers grappling with the intricate interplay between nature and nurture. The nature vs nurture debate posits whether biological predispositions or environmental influences play a more significant role in shaping individuals’ propensity towards criminality. This…