CRIMINAL JUSTICE TODAY

Criminal Justice Today

Abstract

Criminology can be defined as branch of social science, which deals with the practices to determine the causes of crimes and different deviant behaviors. In order to understand crime and deviant behavior better, we must understand their concepts. Crime is an infringement of criminal law for which there is no lawful rationalization. Whereas, deviant behavior is the violation of social norms, social norms can be defined as the proper or appropriate conduct under a specific set of conditions. Most people think of criminal justice as having to do with law enforcement. While criminal justice and law enforcement do go hand-in-hand, criminal justice isn't just about catching and punishing criminals. The study of criminal justice also includes an understanding of legal terminology and laws, the ethics of crime prosecution, the psychology of crime, also known as forensic psychology, the sociological causes and effects of crime, the relation of economics to criminal behavior, how to analyze and evaluate laws, the determination of a “criminal, and the different types of crime and their various impacts. The chapter “search for causes” seeks to answers the logic behind why an individual is inclined towards crimes, why does and individual choose to deviate from the social norms set.

Table of Contents

Abstract1

Introduction3

About the book3

Criminology3

Discussion3

Case Study No. 14

Case Study No. 25

Causes of Crime and Future Possibilities7

Conclusion8

Criminal Justice Today

Introduction

About the book

This paper will try to highlight chapter 3 of the bestseller book “Criminal justice today”. The book is about the criminal practices that are prevalent in today's age. It will serve as guidelines for students who are studying criminology. This book provides access to media option, Criminal justice interactive, where the students will have the chance to use the most compelling criminal justice system ever put forward.

Criminology

Criminology is defined as the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior, and law enforcement body of information pertaining criminal behavior, and crime as social occurrence. The scope of criminology entertains the procedure of making laws, breaking laws and act in response towards breaking the laws. Criminology if taken in broader aspect, it covers the whole science of crimes where as when contracting, it refers to the particular part of the criminal science which pragmatically explains the behavior of the criminal and investigates the individual and the social aspects linked with the crime (Fitzgerald, 1981).

Discussion

Criminology concentrates more on the behavior that breaches the law and search for clues and explanations for that behavior. Although crime can be fascinating comprehending why it occurs, is elusive. There is never a dearth for offering of solutions to stop crime. Politicians, law enforcement, philosophers, academics, and the like, offer opinion, assumption, concepts, programs and abstract suggestion, but these pursuits, although helpful, usually result in a little practice value. There is never a shortage of experts, but very little actual solid solution. At this junction, there is no one all-encompassing theological, psychological, biological, or sociological explanation of crime. If criminal behavior is to be understood then there must be integration of all relevant disciplinary thoughts (Downes, ...