INTRODUCTION

TO
CRIMINOLOGY
Instructor: Ms.GAMAYEN,APRILJANE M.
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CONTENTS

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DEFINITION ETYMOLOGY SCOPE

4 PRINCIPAL
DIVISIONS 5 NATURE
CRIMINOLOGY
Derived from a Latin word crimen
which means “accusation” and logia
which means “to study”.
CRIMINOLOGY
It is the entire body of knowledge
regarding crime as a social phenomenon.
It includes the process of making laws,
breaking of laws and reacting towards
the breaking of laws.
 EVOLUTION
CRIMINOLOGIA CRIMINOLOGIE CRIMINOLOGY

 1885  1887  1924

 Italian word  French word  English word
 Rafaelle Garofalo  Paul Topinard  Edwin Sutherland
 Law Professor  Anthropologist  Dean of
Criminology
 SCOPE OF THE
STUDY OF
CRIMINOLOGY
1. Study of origin and development of criminal
law or penal law.

2. Study of the causes of crimes and

development of criminals.

3. Study of the different factor that enhances the

development of criminal behavior such as:
1. CRIMINAL DEMOGRAPHY - study of the
relationship between criminality and
population.
2. CRIMINAL EPIDIMIOLOGY – study of the
relationship between criminality and
environment.
3. CRIMINAL ECOLOGY – study of
criminality in relation to spatial distribution in
a community.
4. CRIMINAL PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
– study of criminality in relation to physical
constitution of men.
5. CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY – study of
human behavior in relation to criminality.
6. CRIMINAL PSYCHIATRY – study of human
mind in relation to criminality.
7. VICTIMOLOGY – study of the role of the
victim in the commission of a crime.
PRINCIPAL
DIVISIONS OF
CRIMINOLOGY
 CRIMINAL
ETIOLOGY
Scientific analysis of the
causes of crime
SOCIOLOGY OF
LAW
The study of law and its
application PENOLOGY
AND
CORRECTION
The study that deals with
punishment and the
treatment of criminals.
NATURE OF
CRIMINOLOGY
1. Applied Science – criminology as a body of
knowledge has already established
universally accepted principles and concepts
and these are used by other field of study.
2. Social Science – it studies crime as a social
phenomenon. Crime is a social problem
which has a great impact to society.
3. Dynamic – the concepts of criminology and
their applications adapt to the changing time.
4. Nationalistic – the study of crime must
always be in relation with the existing
criminal law with in the territory.