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A path to success. Opportunity structures may be of two types: legitimate and illegitimate.
Industry:Sociology
A new generation of juveniles "who are coming of age in actual and ‘moral poverty' without the benefits of parents, teachers, coaches and clergy to teach them right from wrong and show them 'unconditional love. '" the term is often applied to those inner-city youths who meet the criteria it sets forth
Industry:Sociology
Studiul sistematic al bazelor biologice al tuturor comportamentelor sociale.
Industry:Sociology
Studiul victimelor și rolul lor care contribuie, dacă există, la cauzarea crimei.
Industry:Sociology
A goal of criminal sentencing which seeks to prevent a particular offender from engaging in repeat criminality.
Industry:Sociology
A form of control theory which suggests that a series of both internal and external factors contribute to law-abiding behavior.
Industry:Sociology
A finding that an offender is guilty of the criminal offense with which they are charged but, because of their prevailing mental condition, they are generally sent to psychiatric hospitals for treatment rather than to prison. Once they have been declared "cured," however, such offenders can be transferred to correctional facilities to serve out their sentences.
Industry:Sociology
A criminal sanction, in particular the payment of compensation by the offender to the victim.
Industry:Sociology
Designs approaches to research which, although less powerful than experimental designs, are deemed worthy of use where better designs are not feasible.
Industry:Sociology
