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Emerging approaches which challenge existing criminological perspectives to debunk them, and which work toward replacing them with concepts more applicable to the postmodern era. Deconstructionist theories are generally postmodernist approaches, none of which have yet developed fully enough to actually deserve the name "theory. "
Industry:Sociology
Early roman laws written around 450 b. C. Which regulated family, religious and economic life.
Industry:Sociology
Distinctions made between individuals on the basis of important defining social characteristics.
Industry:Sociology
Desirable behavioral consequences likely to increase the frequency of occurrence of that behavior.
Industry:Sociology
Designs approaches to research which, although less powerful than experimental designs, are deemed worthy of use where better designs are not feasible.
Industry:Sociology
Describe, summarize, or highlight the relationships within data which have been gathered.
Industry:Sociology
Culturally available justifications which can provide criminal offenders with the means to disavow responsibility for their behavior.
Industry:Sociology
Criminal homicide which is unplanned, and which is often described as a "crime of passion. "
Industry:Sociology
Criminal homicide which is planned or involves premeditation.
Industry:Sociology
