Criminology: Introduction

Criminology is a behavioural science that studies crime and criminal justice and tends to also involve legal, psychological and sociological perspectives. There are many different paths for doing criminology research depending on what topic you are examining.

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Background Research:

Helpful ideas include reading newspaper articles and using encyclopedias such as "Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice" by Sanford H. Kadish (HV6017. E52) to help gain a general understanding of the topic before starting your research. Given how interdisciplinary the field of criminology is, your best bet for starting research is to search broadly using our interdisciplinary databases.

 

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