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Causes of Crime
- Explaining crime
- Physical abnormalities
- Psychological disorders
- Social and economic factors
- Broken Windows
- Income and education
- A matter of choice
- The complexities of crime
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How do some people decide to commit a crime? Do they think about the benefits and the risks? Why do some people commit crimes regardless of the consequences? Why do others never commit a crime, no matter how desperate their circumstances? Criminology is the study of crime and criminals by specialists called criminologists. Criminologists study what causes crime and how...
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