Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Balanced Approach
Second Edition
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, students will be able to:
- Discuss the legal perspective of crime
- Define how crime is a violation of the criminal law
- Discuss the social perspective of crime
- Compare and contrast norm violations and ethical violations
- Discuss the behavioral perspective of crime
- Determine the types of research methods used in scholarly criminal justice studies
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of common criminal justice research strategies