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For the student of crime and criminal behaviour, the crucial question that still remains to be answered is why? Schmalleger's Canadian Criminology Today: Theories and Applications, 7E 👉 https://lttr.ai/APmtn

Thrilled to have completed the 'Introduction to Criminology: Explaining Crime' course! This journey has deepened my understanding of criminal behaviour, the complexities of justice systems, and the broader societal impacts of crime. Excited to apply these insights in future endeavours!

End of my lectures for the Intake 40 students! Over the past four semesters, I taught you the subjects of Fundamentals of Criminology, Advanced Criminology, Victimology, and Conflict, Peace, and Reconciliation. Now, as you head into your 3rd year, I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Keep striving for excellence!

What makes an act a crime, and how do we measure its impact on society? We will be asking and examining this question this week in Criminology.

Criminology constantly evolves, offering fresh lenses to understand the intricacies behind criminal behavior. Here’s a brief dive into four foundational theories that continue to shape the approach toward crime and justice:

Tomorrow marks our standardisation session in Criminology, policing, and law an invaluable opportunity to gain insights and stay upto date on the latest standards. Don't miss out on this perfect chance to enhance your knowledge and expertise. Book now: https://bit.ly/3wvZYJc

Completed the "An introduction to crime and criminology" course from The Open University.

CRJ105 &/or CRJ101 Criminology (CRJ105) and Introduction to Criminal Justice (CRJ101) may seem similar, but they have their differences. Join our Fall 2024 lineup to learn more about these courses and more. #CRJ105vsCRJ101 #Fall2024Classes #CriminalJustice

Together with Jason Payne and Griffith Criminology Institute, we've just released our latest Australian Institute of Criminology paper on the prevalence of recorded family and domestic violence offending. We have a huge amount of data on the victims of family and domestic violence, which is of course essential to help guide how we respond to and support victims of violence when it occurs. But there has been very little if any data on the prevalence of perpetration among population samples, especially for adults, despite growing calls to increase the visibility and accountability of perpetrators. Data on perpetrators must be part of the ongoing national conversation about how best to prevent violence. To fill this gap we matched data on all people born in NSW in three years - 1984, 1994 and 2004 - with their recorded criminal history and used an accelerated birth cohort design to measure the prevalence of recorded offending up to age 37. What did we find? An estimated 6.3 percent or one in 15 people born in NSW had been proceeded against by police for a family and domestic violence offence by age 37.   The rate was much higher for men. One in ten had been proceeded against for a family and domestic violence offence, compared with one in 33 women. The majority of offences were proven in court and most involved physical violence. There were high levels of concentration. One percent of people born in NSW were responsible for half of all family and domestic violence offences by people in the cohort. What's more, family and domestic violence offenders accounted for almost hall of all offences by people in the cohort. Targeting people who commit family and domestic violence offences, and the reasons they offend, can prevent crime and improve community safety more widely. Our results show how pervasive family and domestic violence offending is in our community and why the demand for frontline services is so high. But they also show that we need to target our responses at the most prolific offenders to have the biggest impact on violence. This is to the best of our knowledge the first estimate of recorded family and domestic violence offending in a population sample in Australia. We know that police data does not provide the full picture, and we need more studies on perpetration to inform our efforts to prevent family and domestic violence and also measure whether they are working. #familyviolence #domesticviolence #domesticabuse #perpetrators

The social learning perspective in criminology emphasizes how individuals learn through observation, imitation, and modeling of behavior, which is particularly relevant in understanding how terrorists use the internet to reinforce their ideology among youth. Terrorist organizations leverage the internet as a powerful tool for communication, recruitment, radicalization, and propaganda dissemination #social learning perspective