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Preferred term
theories of crime
Definition
- Theories of crime are defined in relation to modernity, spanning their development from the Enlightenment to the present, with the advent of postmodernism. Modernity involved the search for natural and human-based explanations and reasons for behavior and actions. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Theories of Crime]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/theories_of_crime
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