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Each box focuses on a theory associated with Criminal Justice, provides a brief explanation of each theory, and a book on that theory that the library owns.
Explore the theories surrounding punishment. Criminal Justice Theories are also used to research the history or evolution of Criminal Justice ideologies.
Criminological Perspectives on Race and Crime by Examine when the law itself leads to crime. (e.g. Until recently a right turn on red was illegal but many broke the law by making the turn. Why?)
Explore how the complexities of the organization (e.g. a police precinct) motivate those operating within the organization.
Examine how an individual's personality may make them predisposed to committing criminal acts (e.g. depression or other mental illness.)
Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness by Focus on the social conditions that lead to crime (e.g. Do abusive parents model violent behavior to children?)
Criminology: A sociological introduction by