Criminology could be defined in many ways. My understanding is that there is not one proven categorical definition of the word criminology as there are so many ways to describe it.
Criminology has been orientated towards sociological, and has been in the main since the 1920’s. However there are some statements that link criminology to that of Psychological and Biological thinking the book stipulate. However regardless of whichever disipline you choose to define criminology one thing is for certain which “is the use of a systematic way of thinking”.
My definition of Criminology is that of the scientific study of crime, criminals, criminal behaviour, the nature and extent of a crime, and the causes and control of criminal behaviour in both the individual and in society.
Criminology could be called a social science as it combines the efforts drawn up between sociologists, psychologists and social anthropologists. With there theories and findings it gives a better understanding of crime and criminal behaviour that can support prosecutors, judges, lawyers, prison officials and probation officers, so they can improve or develop more appropriate sentences and treatments for criminal behaviour.
Criminology centres its attention on its research in to crime and the individuals who commit crime, it also looks at the criminal justice system in the hope that the information can be transformed into policies that will effect the handling of crime or even the elimination of crime.
Task-2 Explain the difference between macro and micro theories used by criminologists.
Macro theories and micro theories are both detailed theories used by criminologists that pay close attention to different aspects of crime and criminal behaviour.
Macro theories
Macro theories are detailed theories that explains the larger scale of crime
