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Introduction To Criminology Review Materials For 2013 Criminology Board Examination
Introduction To Criminology Review Materials For 2013 Criminology Board Examination
Introduction To Criminology Review Materials For 2013 Criminology Board Examination
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INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
CONCEPT OF CRIMINOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGY - It is the entire body of
knowledge regarding crimes, criminals and the
efforts of the society to prevent and suppress
them. It is also a study of crime as a social
phenomenon. It includes within its scope the
making of laws, the breaking of law and the
reactions towards the breaking of laws.
CRIMINOLOGY is a body of knowledge regarding
crime as a social phenomenon. It defined also as
a multidisciplinary study of crimes.
PAUL TOPINARD - He was the Anthropologist who
introduced the word criminology, sometime in
1889. He derived it from the Latin word
“crimen”, which can be translated to offense.
R.A. 6506 - An act that created the Board of
Criminologists of the Philippines and for other
purposes. It took effect on July 1, 1972.
CRIMINOGENIC PROCESSES — explain human behavior
and the experiences which help the nature of a
persons' personality as reaching mechanism.
Factors and experiences in connection thereto
infringe differently upon different
personalities producing conflict which is the
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aspect of crime.
DIVISIONS OF CRIMINOLOGY
NATURE OF CRIMINOLOGY
Criminology cannot be considered as a science
because it has not yet acquired universal
validity, not stable and homogenous as it
varies from one place to another. However, it
is a science when applied to law enforcement and
prevention of crimes under the following nature:
1 It is an applied science- by application of
different scientific instruments. In can
also be applied in the study of causes of
crime, anthropology, sociology, psychology
and other natural science.
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NATURE OF CRIMINOLOGY
1 Crime
2 Criminals
3 Criminal Behavior
4 Victims of Crime
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TRIAD OF CRIME
The so called triad of crime consists of desire,
capability and opportunity. These are the
factors which led to the commission of crime.
AMOUNTS AND KINDS OF CRIMES IN THE PHILIPPINES
DIFFICULT TO PORTRAY: REASONS
1 A lot of crimes are not reported to the police
2 Not all crimes are reflected in the records in
the police crime registers.
3 Many crimes which are directly referred to the
prosecutors are recorded in the police crime
registers.
4 There is yet no earnest and persistent effort on
the part of the police or any agency of the
government for determining systematically the
extent of unreported crimes in the country.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CRIME
CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMINAL
PERSONALITY
a Psychopathic personality - emotionally
abnormal but who do not manifest breaks with
reality that characterized psychosis
b Psychomatic Person - one whose Behavior is
largely amoral and asocial and who is
characterized by the irresponsibility, lack
of remorse or shame or aggravated by the
physics or emotionally process of the
individual
c Alcoholism - when a person is intoxicated, he
is almost certain to start a fight
ENVIRONMENTAL
a home - the “Cradle” of human personality”
children are the mirror of the family
b bad neighborhood
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CLASSES OF DELIQUENTS
Types of Criminaloids
- criminaloids or epileptoid - those who
are suffering from disorders
- habitual - career offenders
- pseudo-criminals - those who kills in
defense
RAFAEL GAROFALO - Italian law professor who coin
the term “CRIMINOLOGIA”. In 1885 He developed a
concept of the natural crime and defined it as
violation of the prevalent sentiments of pity
and probity.
Types of criminal according to Garofalo:
a murders-satisfied from revenge
b violent and criminals
c deficient criminals-commit crimes against
property
d lascivious criminals-crimes against
chastity
ENRICO FERRI - believe in the “law of
saturation”. Society can tolerate only number
crime.
Factors of criminality:
a physical and geological environment
b the individual
c social environment
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JUSTIFICATION OF PUNISHMENT
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TYPES OF NORMS
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