Criminology 1
Criminology 1
Criminology 1
• The term criminology is derived from the combination of two latin words
crimen and the greek word logia.
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• It has been rightly observed by Prof. Sellin that the object of criminology
is to study the sequence of law-making, lawbreaking and reaction to law-
breaking from the point of view of the efficacy of law as the method of
control.
• The history of primitive societies and early medieval period reveals that
human thinking in those days was predominated by religious mysticism
and all human relations were regulated through myths, superstitious and
religious tenets prevailing in a particular society.
• This in other words, meant that little attention was devoted to the motive,
environment and psychology of the offender in the causation of crime.
Socio economic crimes as its name suggest are social crimes and affects
the health and morals of the public and economic crimes consist of those
offences that affect the economy of the country as a whole. These are
punishable under the special laws of crimes.
In 47th report of the Law Commission, the commission noted the following
salient features