Emergence of Criminology

EMERGENCE OF CRIMINOLOGY •

Auguste comte  – progression of knowledge

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Religious basis of social control (Theology)

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Meta physical stage  – philosophical

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Scientific method  – expiricism, experimentation, experimentation, measurement Changes occurred in sociology and criminology Criminology had beginning in europe

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Much of earlier theory in biological sciences Criminology emerges with 18th century criminal law Writings of Beccaria led to reforms of criminal law Major developments in modern criminology in U.S Criminology link l inked ed with development development of  sociology Criminology  – discipline of sociology Criminology  – inter disciplinary Sociologists – more attention to criminology Since 1960s, criminology emerged emerged as a discipline.