Monday, September 24, 2018

Criminology 6: Factors in Crime

What is Crime ?

1. The word  crime is derived from the Latin word "crimen (criminis)" which arrived from the Greek word "krima" ("egklema") meaning at first "judgement" (krisis)  and conviction. That is the Greek word for “crime” is the conceptual ancestor of the modern concept "crime".
2. Violation of law committed by someone as an outcome of which, conviction by a court is punishment, punishment is chiefly a severe one such as imprisonment.
3. Unlawful activity.
4. An offense in terms of disobedience of morality.
5. An unjust, ridiculous, or outrageous act or condition. In simple language crime is illegal or immoral activity.

In this video lecture we will learn about:
What is crime? 
What are the types of crime? 
Factors responsible for crime. 
What is effect of family, poverty, education and movies and media on crime in society? 
What is neighborhood factor in crime?

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