Essays on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice

What could possibly influence someone to commit a violent crime? Are people born criminals? These questions that continuously flow through my mind are why I want to study criminology. Within criminology I see an inspiring and adaptable vocation, however, what I love most is its...

Victimology or the study of victimisation is a strand of criminology that separates the victim from the perpetrator and concentrates on the victim rather than the crime. This took off in 1970, before then Victimology was originally used by Scholar Mendelsohn. Benjamin Mendelsohn was the...

This essay will define the meaning of victimology and discuss the provisions. Explaining how it is an important aspect to criminology and outlining the definition of a victim and the victim’s characteristics of victimization. It will focus on the historical development of victimology explaining how...

Biological/Individual Positivism was developed as a theoretical approach to criminology in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and was established by key figures Cesare Lombroso, Enrico Ferri, and Raffaele Garofalo. These criminological positivists were the first to concern themselves with discovering and eliminating the...

The function of Law enforcement agencies in Malaysia is performed by numerous law enforcement agencies and generally comes under the direct purview of the Royal Malaysia Police, the main government agency entrusted with the maintenance of law and order in the country. Like many federal...

In this essay, I will be critically exploring the strengths and limitations of classical and biological criminological theories. The classical school of criminology was developed in the eighteenth century, as a direct response to the inhuman form of punishment around the time. Developing on from...

Moving on to the weaknesses, the academic and career goals being part of this theory in the explanation of the commitment element, has an unsuccessful integration of some factors such as family socioeconomic status and capability that studies say to be crucial in the progress...

Background and Education Dr. Freda Adler (born 1934) is an American criminologist and professor, perhaps best known for her contributions in feminist criminology theories and ideas regarding female criminality – primarily her theory on how the feministic social movement has influenced female criminality. Dr. Adler...

Criminology has been developed in the 18th century and since then, many theories have been created, proven, and disproven. Some approaches have been expanded or adjusted to fit the current times and politics. It is a constantly evolving field and in contemporary criminology, new ideas...

“The impact that the current age of criminal responsibility has on 16- and 17-year-olds affects them for the rest of their lives. Whether it’s increasing the chance to advance academically or secure employment, it is clear that raising the age of responsibility will have a...

Law reform is the process of evaluating current laws, and implementing any changes needed in the legal system, aiming to enhance justice or efficiency. The topic chosen to evaluate is Age of Criminal Responsibility. Young offenders: Age of Criminal Responsibility In Australia, the age of...

To prevent crime, we must first understand the causes of crime being committed. This is where criminological theories come into play. These theories share a common focus of studying why a person commits a crime. One of the many theories, social control theory focuses on...

‘Fire smolders in a soul more than it does under the ashes, the arsonist is the most dissembling of criminals.  Fire is such a fascinating thing, for it is a privileged phenomenon that can explain anything. It is the only phenomenon that truly attributes both...

‘Every society has made pottery, but that does not mean we have a pottery making gene’ Kohn.A. (1988) The same could also be said about crime; are we born criminals? or is it something that we learn? The effect that biology has on crime has...

Theories of state crime and moral panic see exceptionalism as essentially lawbreaking and therefore, complicates the relationship between crime and social order as it deploys the attention to the redistribution of power between authorities. It tends to have contended that as security comes to challenge...

Although, there were various prions within the years of 1883 to 1999, Boggo road prison till stands out as one of the most influential prisons in Australia. Initially being created for the short-term holdings of male prisoners, Boggo Road eventually work up to holding the...

In the academic journal “Behavioral Sciences and the Law,” John Douglas, Robert Ressler, Ann Burgess, and Carol Hartman collectively wrote an article about criminal profiling and how the process is generated. The FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit has been working with different agencies with different jurisdictions...

Psychologist play a major role in society. They work in hospitals, treatment centers, behavioral centers, outpatient health centers, courts, jails, and detention centers. They watch for changes in their patient’s behavior, attitude, and mood. These medical professional documents whether the changes in the client’s behavior...

Dowden, Bennell & Bloomfield believe that offender profiling is a process by which an offender’s behavioural, socio-demographic and personality characteristics are predicted on the basis of crime scene evidence. Baker & Napier also suggested the purpose of offender profiling as investigative method used by FBI...