Encyclopedia of Criminology

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Abortion
Accident as a Defense to Criminal Liability
Accomplices, Aiding, and Abetting
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the Law
Actus Reus (The Criminal Act)
Adler, Freda
Administrative Law
Adultery and Fornication
African Indigenous Justice System
Age and Criminal Behavior
Aggravating/Mitigating Circumstances
Aggression and Criminal Behavior
Akers, Ronald L.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Bureau of (ATF)
Alcohol Use and Criminal Behavior
Alcohol Use: Prevention and Treatment
Alcohol Use: The Law
Amphetamines
Antisocial Personality Disorder and Criminal Behavior
Appeals and Post-trial Motions
Arraignment
Arrest
Arson: Extent and Correlates
Arson: The Law
Art Crime
Assault and Battery: Extent and Correlates
Assault and Battery: The Law
Asset Forfeiture
Attempted and Incomplete Offenses
Australia, Crime and Justice in

B
Babylonian Legal Traditions
Bail: Reform
Bail: Right to
Bank Robbery
Battered Woman Defense to Criminal Liability
Beccaria, Cesare
Becker, Howard S.
Bentham, Jeremy
Biochemical Theories of Criminal Behavior
Biological Theories of Criminal Behavior
Blumstein, Alfred
Body-Type Theories of Criminal Behavior
Bonger, Willem
Boot Camps and Shock Incarceration
Braithwaite, John
Bribery and Graft
Burglary as an Occupation
Burglary: Extent and Correlates
Burglary: The Law

C
Campus Crime
Canada, Crime and Justice in
Capital Punishment: United States History
Capital Punishment: World History
Central America, Crime and Justice in
Chambliss, William J.
Chesney-Lind, Meda
Child Abuse: Extent and Correlates
Child Abuse: Prevention and Treatment
Child Abuse: The Law
Child Molestation
China, Crime and Justice in
Citation Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Classical Criminology
Classification of Offenders
Clemency and Pardons
Climate and Criminal Behavior
Cloward, Richard
Club Drugs
Cocaine
Cohen, Albert
Cohort Research
Colonial America, Crime and Justice in
Community Corrections
Community Service and Restitution Programs
Comparative Crime and Justice
Computer Offenses
Conflict and Consensus Theories of Law
Consent as a Defense to Criminal Liability
Conspiracy to Commit a Crime
Consumers, Crimes Against
Containment Theory
Convict Criminology
Corporal Punishment
Corporate Crime
Corpus Delicti
Corrections: Careers
Corrections: Federal Bureau of Prisons
Counsel, The Right to
Counterfeiting
Courts in the United States: Structure and Functions
Courts in the United States: Supreme Court
Cressey, Donald R.
Crime Commission Reports
Crime, Definitions of
Crime Mapping
Crime Prevention
Criminal Anthropology
Criminal Careers and Chronic Offenders
Criminal Courts: Administration and Organization
Criminal Courts: Felony
Criminal Courts: Lower
Criminal Courts: Personnel
Criminal Courts, Problems in
Criminal Justice Funding, The State Role in
Criminal Justice System: Definition and Components
Criminal Justice System: Models of Operation
Criminal Justice Theorizing
Criminal Law: Definition, Sources, and Types
Criminal Law: Reform
Criminalization and Decriminalization
Criminology and Criminal Justice: A Comparison
Criminology and Criminal Justice: Careers
Criminology as a Social Science
Criminology: Definition
Criminology: Historical Development
Critical Criminology
Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Research
Cuba, Crime and Justice in
Cultural Criminology
Curfews
Customary Law
Customs Service, United States

D
Defense Attorneys
Defenses to Criminal Liability: Justifications and Excuses
Demonology
Designer Drugs
Deterrence, General
Deterrence, Specific
Differential Association Theory
Differential Oppression Theory
Discretion and the Criminal Justice System
Discrimination in Justice
Disorderly Conduct/Disturbing the Peace
Diversion and Diversion Programs
Domestic Assault: Extent and Correlates
Domestic Assault: Prevention and Treatment
Domestic Assault: The Law
Double Jeopardy, Protection Against
Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
Drug Control Policy: Enforcement, Interdiction, and the War on Drugs
Drug Control Policy: Legalization and Decriminalization
Drug Control Policy: Prevention and Treatment
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Drug Trafficking as an Occupation
Drug Use and Criminal Behavior
Drug Use: Extent and Correlates
Drug Use: The Law
Due Process
Duress as a Defense to Criminal Liability
Durkheim, Emile

E
Eastern and Central Europe, Crime and Justice in
Ecclesiastical Law and Justice
Educational Attainment and Criminal Behavior
Educational Programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Elder Abuse
Elderly in Prison, The
Electronic Surveillance and Wiretapping
Elements of Crime
Employee Theft and Inventory Shrinkage
English Legal Traditions
Entrapment as a Defense to a Criminal Liability
Environmental Crimes
Environmental Theory
Equal Protection
Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
Evaluation and Policy Research
Evidentiary Standards: Burden of Proof
Evolutionary Theories of Criminal Behavior
Exclusionary Rule, The
Exhibitionism and Voyeurism
Experimental Research/Randomized Experiments
Extortion and Blackmail
Eyewitness Identification

F
Family Relationships and Criminal Behavior
Farrington, David P.
Fear of Crime
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Felonies and Misdemeanors
Feminist Theories of Criminal Behavior
Fines, Fees, and Forfeiture
Firearms and Criminal Behavior
Firearms: Controversies over Policies
Firearms: The Law
Forgery
France, Crime and Justice in

G
Gambling, Illegal
Gambling, Legal
Gangs: Definitions
Gangs: Enforcement, Intervention, and Prevention Strategies
Gangs, European Street
Gangs, Female
Gangs, Prison
Gangs: Race and Ethnicity
Gangs, Street
Gangs: The Law
Gangs: Theories
Gender and Criminal Behavior
Genealogical Studies of Crime
Genetic Theories of Criminal Behavior
Genocide
Germany, Crime and Justice in
Glueck, Sheldon and Eleanor
Grand Juries
Greece, Crime and Justice in
Guilty Pleas and Plea Bargaining

H
Habeas Corpus
Hackers: History, Motivations, and Activities
Halfway Houses and Day Reporting Centers
Hate Crime
Heroin
Hindu Legal Traditions
Hirschi, Travis
Historical Research
Homelessness and Criminal Behavior
Homicide: Mass Murder and Serial Killings
Homicide: Murder-for-Hire
Homicide: Nature, Extent, and Correlates
Homicide: The Law
Homosexuality
Hoover, John Edgar
Hostage Taking and Negotiations
House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring

I
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Incapacitation (Collective and Selective)
Incest
Incivilities Theory
India, Crime and Justice in
Indictment (Filing an Information)
Inquisitorial Justice
Insanity and Diminished Responsibility as Defense to Criminal Liability
Institutional Corrections
Integrated Theories of Criminal Behavior
Intelligence (IQ) and Criminal Behavior
Intensive Supervision Programs (ISP)
Intermediate Sanctions
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
International Court of Justice (World Court)
International Crime and the United Nations
International Crime Statistics: Data Sources and Interpretation
International Crime Statistics: Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime
International Crime Trends
International Criminal Law
International Criminal Tribunals
International Imprisonment: Rates and Conditions
International Police Cooperation, History of
International Policing: Cooperation Among Nations in the European Union
International Policing: Coordination Against Organized Crime in Europe
International Policing: Interpol
International Policing: Role of the United States
Internet Resources in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Interrogation and Confessions
Intoxication as a Defense to Criminal Liability
Investigative (Psychological) Profiling
Islamic Legal Traditions
Israel, Crime and Justice in

J
Jails: Purposes, Populations, and Problems
Japan, Crime and Justice in
Jeffery, Clarence Ray
Judeo-Christian Legal Traditions
Judges
Juries and Juror Selection
Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime Throughout History
Juvenile Delinquency: Definitions and the Law
Juvenile Delinquency: Extent, Correlates, and Trends
Juvenile Delinquency, Girls and
Juvenile Delinquency, Theories of
Juvenile Justice: Corrections
Juvenile Justice: Due Process
Juvenile Justice: History and Philosophy
Juvenile Justice: The Courts

K
Kidnapping

L
Labeling and Symbolic Interaction Theories of Criminal Behavior
Larceny/Theft: Extent and Correlates
Larceny/Theft: The Law
Law and Legal Services: Careers
Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Law Enforcement: Careers
Law Enforcement: Community Policing
Left Realism
Life-Course and Developmental Theories of Criminal Behavior
Loan Sharking
Lombroso, Cesare
Lynching
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

M
Marijuana
Maritime Offenses: Crime at Sea
Marshals Service, United States
Marxist Theories of Criminal Behavior
Masculinity Theory
Mass Media and Crime and Justice
Matza, David
Mediation and Dispute Resolution Programs
Medieval Europe, Crime and Justice in
Mens Rea (Criminal Intent)
Mental Illness and Criminal Behavior
Merton, Robert K.
Micronesia, Crime and Justice in
Military Justice: Courts, the Law, and Punishment
Military Justice: The Police
Mistake of Fact as a Defense to Criminal Liability
Money Laundering
Moral Panic
Motor Vehicle Theft: Extent and Correlates
Motor Vehicle Theft: The Law

N
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Native American Crime and Justice
Natural Law
Necessity as a Defense to Criminal Liability
Neo-Nazi Groups
Netherlands, Crime and Justice in the
Neurophysiological Theories of Criminal Behavior
Neutralization/Drift Theory
New Zealand, Crime and Justice in
Nigeria, Corruption in

O
Obscenity
Obsession
Obstruction of Justice
Occult Crimes
Occupational Crime
Official and Unofficial Measures of Criminal Behavior
Ohlin, Lloyd E.
Organized Crime: Activities and Extent
Organized Crime: Black Mafia
Organized Crime: Chinese Tongs and Triads
Organized Crime: Colombian Cartels
Organized Crime: Cuban Gangs
Organized Crime: Definitions and Models
Organized Crime: Enforcement Strategies
Organized Crime: Irish, Jewish, and German Mobsters
Organized Crime: Italian-American Mafia
Organized Crime: Japanese Mobsters
Organized Crime: Mexican Mafia
Organized Crime: Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs
Organized Crime: Russian Mafia
Organized Crime: Sicilian Mafia
Organized Crime: The Law
Organized Crime: Theories

P
Parole
Peacemaking Criminology
Peel, Sir Robert
Penal Colonies
Perjury
Personality Theories of Criminal Behavior
Petersilia, Joan
Phrenology
Physical Attractiveness and Criminal Behavior
Physicians and the Pharmaceutical Industry, Crimes by
Poland, Crime and Justice in
Police: Administration and Organization
Police: Brutality and Corruption
Police: Contemporary Developments
Police Crime
Police: Detectives
Police: Disciplinary Actions and Internal Affairs
Police: Forensic Evidence
Police History: England
Police History: United States
Police: Municipal/Urban
Police: Occupational Problems
Police: Patrol
Police: Personalities and Subcultures
Police: Private Security Forces
Police: Race and Racial Profiling
Police: Rural
Police: Use of Deadly Force
Police: Vice and Special Units
Political Crimes Against the State
Political Crimes of the State
Politics and Crime Policies
Pornography and Criminal Behavior
Pornography: The Law
Postmodernism and Constitutive Theories of Criminal Behavior
Pre-sentence Investigation Reports (PSIR)
Prediction of Criminal Behavior
Preliminary Hearings
Pretrial Detention/Preventive Detention
Prison History: Continental Europe and England
Prison History: United States
Prison Riots
Prisons: Administration and Organization
Prisons and the Rule of Law
Prisons: Correctional Officers and Staff
Prisons: Inmate Populations and Subcultures
Prisons, Privatized
Prisons, Problems and Recent Developments in
Prisons: Women's Facilities
Private Investigators
Probation
Probation and Parole: Careers
Prohibition
Prosecuting Attorneys
Prostitution as an Occupation
Prostitution: Extent, Correlates, and Forms
Prostitution: The Law
Psychological Autopsy
Psychological Theories of Criminal Behavior
Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior
Public Drunkenness
Public Opinion and Criminal Behavior
Public Opinion and the Criminal Justice System
Publications in Criminal Law
Punishment Justifications

Q
Qualitative Research
Quetelet, Adolphe
Quinney, Richard

R
Race and Ethnicity and Criminal Behavior
Radical Theories of Criminal Behavior
Radzinowicz, Sir Leon
Rape, Acquaintance and Date
Rape, Forcible: Extent and Correlates
Rape, Forcible: The Law
Rape, Forcible: Theories
Rape, Marital
Rape, Statutory
Rational Choice Theory
Receiving Stolen Goods
Recidivism
Reckless, Walter
Rehabilitation and Treatment
Reiss, Albert J.
Religion and Criminal Behavior
Restorative Justice
Retribution
Riots: Extent and Correlates
Riots: The Law
Robbery as an Occupation
Robbery: Extent and Correlates
Robbery: The Law
Routine Activities Theory
Russia, Crime and Justice in Modern

S
Same-Sex Domestic Violence
Sampson, Robert
Scandinavia, Crime and Justice in
Schools and Delinquent Behavior
Search and Seizure
Secret Service, United States
Sedition and Treason
Self-Control Theory
Self-Defense as a Defense to Criminal Liability
Self-Esteem and Criminal Behavior
Self-Incrimination, The Privilege Against
Self-Report Research
Self-Representation, The Right to
Sellin, Thorsten
Sentences and Sentencing: Disparities
Sentences and Sentencing: Guidelines
Sentences and Sentencing: Types
Sentencing Guidelines, United States
Sexual Harassment
Sheriffs
Sherman, Lawrence W.
Shoplifting
Short, James F.
Simon, Rita
Social Class and Criminal Behavior
Social Control Theories of Criminal Behavior
Social Disorganization Theory
Social Learning Theory
Social Support Theory
Sociological Theories of Criminal Behavior
Solicitation to Commit Crime
South Africa, Crime and Justice in
Soviet Union, Crime and Justice in the
Spain, Crime and Justice in
Stalking
Status Offenses
Statute of Limitations as a Defense to Criminal Liability
Strain Theories: From Durkheim to Merton
Strain Theories: Recent Developments
Strict Liability
Sub-Saharan Africa, Crime and Justice in
Subcultural Theories of Criminal Behavior
Suicide: Extent and Correlates
Suicide: Prevention
Suicide: The Law
Superior Orders as a Defense to Criminal Liability
Survey Research
Sutherland, Edwin H.
Switzerland, Crime and Justice in
Sykes, Gresham

T
Tax Evasion and Tax Fraud
Terrorism
Terrorism: The Law
Theft, Professional
Thrasher, Frederic
Traffic Offenses
Trespass
Trial, The Right to
Trials, Criminal
Trials, Political
Typologies of Crime and Criminal Behavior

U
Ukraine, Crime and Justice in
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
United Kingdom, Crime and Justice in the
United States Frontier, Crime and Justice in the

V
Vandalism
Victim Compensation Programs
Victim Precipitation
Victimization, Crime: Characteristics of Victims
Victimization, Crime: Financial Loss and Personal Suffering
Victimization, Crime: Prevention and Protection
Victimization, Crime: Theories about Vulnerability
Victimization, Repeated
Victimless Crimes
Victimology
Victims' Rights
Vigilante Violence
Vollmer, August and O. W. Wilson

W
War Crimes
Warfare and Criminal Behavior
Warrants and Subpoenas
White-Collar Crime: Definitions
White-Collar Crime: Enforcement Strategies
White-Collar Crime: The Law
White-Collar Crime: Theories
Wilson, James Q.
Witchcraft and Heresy
Witnesses, The Right to Confront
Wolfgang, Marvin E.
Women and Addictions
Women as Offenders and Victims Throughout History
Work Release
Workplace Violence

Y
Young, Jock
Youth Work and Crime

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