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Criminology is a critical examination of the definitions, concepts,
theories, and methods sociologists use to explain adult crime and
juvenile delinquency. Such a study requires reviewing the major
perspectives scientists employ, determining the character and extent
of crime and delinquency in history and throughout the social
structure, and exploring the institutional response and societal
reaction to activities and statuses defined as criminal. As it is
the mechanism through which the powerful establish the rules, deploy
the rule enforcers, and manage public perceptions, the machinery of
social control and its attendant ideologies receive considerable
attention.
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