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CURRENT CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY AND FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS (FROM WORLD CONGRESS OF CRIME PREVENTION - PROCEEDINGS, 1975 BY JACK FOSTER AND WILBUR RYKERT - SEE NCJ-34314)

NCJ Number
34320
Author(s)
C R JEFFERY
Date Published
1975
Length
6 pages
Annotation
CRIMINOLOGICAL THOERY IS SAID TO SUFFER FROM INATTENTION TO THE BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CRIME.
Abstract
INSTEAD, A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WHICH HAS INADEQUATELY EXPLAINED CAUSALITY, TOO MUCH EMPHASIS HAS ALSO BEEN PLACED ON THE INDIVIDUAL OFFENDER.

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