Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior. Including all forms of crime, what causes a crime, the legal aspects and how to control crime. This is a very important part of society, we need to be able to understand why people do the things they do. I think if we did not have a criminal justice system this country would be in ruins.
Criminologists are trained in the field of criminology, and criminal behavior. In the past, like the mid-nineteenth century people like Cesare Beccarua, Auguste Comte, and Adolphe Quetele have tried to make sense of the criminal mind. The typical Webster dictionary definition for a criminologist is one who studies crime, and criminals and criminal behavior. Occasionally, the term is used broadly to describe almost anyone who works in the criminal justice field, regardless of formal training. There is however a difference between a criminalist and a criminologist. A criminalist is a specialist in the collection of evidence and also they do all examinations of physical evidence. The activities of a criminologist include but are not limited to data gathering, data analysis, theory construction, thought testing, construction of how it happened, social policy, public advocacy, analysis of crime patterns and publications, education and training. People that have this title have earned a master and bachelor’s degrees in the field of Criminology. These people find an easier entry into many different lines of work in the criminal justice system from a lawyer to a parole officer. These types of people help to prevent, deter and combat crime.
The history of criminology began in the mid-eighteenth century when the classical style was introduced. The concept was defined, that people have free will to choose to act like a criminal or be a normal law abiding citizen. Cesare Beccaria of 1738 said, that he believed people choose to commit crime for reason of personal greed or need. He believes that crime can be controlled...