Category: Criminology

A victim advocates are a very important part of the justice system and are found in different areas of the criminal justice system. They are trained as a support system for crime victims (victim support services, n.d.). they work with others like the police and social services in order to help the victims and witnesses…

2020 experienced a lot of race-rated protest and unrest in most regions. One of the major problems is police brutality, where police have racially abused a lot of people from minority groups. Another problem is discrimination in different areas like in work, schools and the society in general. During the pandemic, minority groups also faced…

Criminal behavior Justin Pena was 23 when he was arrested and arraigned in court for the crime of attempted murder and reckless endangerment charges. Justin a homeless man had shoved a 36-year-old man onto the subway tracks in midtown subway. Justin claimed that he did not like the way his victim snubbed him and said…

Introduction The Lombroso theory is termed as the beginning of the modern criminology. It influenced the thinking about criminal behavior throughout the 19th century and beginning of 20th century. Cesare Lombroso is the one who came up with this theory and it is also described as the father of modern criminology. Lombroso essentially believed that…

Labelling theory Labelling theory offers a uniquely sociological perspective on the function of social labelling in the evolution of criminality and deviation. According to labelling theory, individuals come to recognize and conduct in ways that mirror how other people label them. Because labelling somebody illegally aberrant might result in undesirable behaviour, this notion is most…