Criminological theories encompass a diverse array of explanations for criminal behaviour, drawing on biological, psychological and sociological perspectives. Early theories – from the preclassical ...

The course examines contemporary criminological thought by assessing major theories that anchor the discipline of criminology. Also explores the causal structure of these theories, the level of ...

Deviance Amplification Theory explores how society’s reaction to crime can unintentionally increase criminal behavior. This ...

Yale sociologist Elijah Anderson has been awarded the American Society of Criminology's 2025 Edwin H. Sutherland Award for the broad impact of his ...

Objectives: This exploratory study examines if causal mechanisms highlighted by criminology theories work in the same way to explain both ideologically motivated violence (i.e., terrorism) and regular ...

On November 8, 2018, Ian Long, age 28 at the time, entered the Borderline Bar and Grill, a popular country bar in Thousand Oaks, California. Without saying a word or hesitating, he opened fire, ...

The Criminal Justice and Criminology majors are interdisciplinary social science majors. Course work leading to the baccalaureate degree in criminal justice emphasizes critical and in-depth ...