Criminology
Criminology (from Latin crīmen, "accusation" originally derived from the Ancient Greek verb "krino" "κρίνω", and Ancient Greek -λογία, -logy|-logia, from "logos" meaning: “word,” “reason,” or “plan”) is the scientific study of the nature, extent, management, causes, control, consequences, and prevention of criminal behavior, both on individual and social levels. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioral and social sciences, drawing especially upon the research of sociologists, psychologists, philosophers, psychiatrists, biologists, social anthropologists, as well as scholars of law.
The term criminology was coined in 1885 by Italian law professor Raffaele Garofalo as criminologia. Later, French anthropologist Paul Topinard used the analogous French term criminologie.
In the United States for the past 100 years, criminology has experienced three life course phases : (1) Golden Age of Research (1900-1930) which has been described as multiple-factor approach, (2) Golden Age of Theory (1930-1960) which shows that they were no systematic way of connecting criminological research to theory, and 1960-2000 period as seen as a significant turning point for criminology.
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Scholarships for Criminology Majors
Bess Heflin FellowshipUniversity of Texas at Austin, Office of Graduate Studies |
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award $19,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Philip J. Norton, Jr. ScholarshipMartha's Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation |
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award $12,500 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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Vida Dutton Scudder FellowshipWellesley College, Graduate Financial Aid |
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award Up to $11,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Graduate Assistantships for Doctoral Students Scholarship - Nova SEUNova Southeastern University |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Ray and Betty Ramseyer ScholarshipUniversity of California, San Diego |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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AB HBCU Scholars ProgramAllianceBernstein L.P. |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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Judge Beverly Reid O’Connell ScholarshipWomen Lawyers Association of Los Angeles |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline April 30, 2023 |
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John B. and Jean M. Henkels Endowed ScholarshipWestminster College, Utah |
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award $3,750 |
deadline Varies |
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Joel Picker Social Sciences ScholarshipNorth Iowa Area Community College |
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award Up to $3,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Holzbock Humanities ScholarshipOakland University |
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award $3,000 |
deadline Varies |
Criminology Related Majors
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Economics
- International Relations and National Security Studies
- Anthropology
- Social Sciences
- International Relations and Affairs
- Archeology
- American Government and Politics (United States)
- Geography
- Development Economics and International Development
- Cultural Anthropology
- International Economics
- Urban Studies/Affairs
- Physical and Biological Anthropology
- Political Economy
- Applied Economics
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Medical Anthropology
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography