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LESSON 2

ETYMOLOGY OF CRIMINOLOGY

CRIMINOLOGY (Latin crimen meaning "accusation", and Greek logos meaning “study” or
“science”) – scientific approach to studying criminal behavior

VARIOUS STUDIES AND SCIENCE RELATED TO CRIMINOLOGY

1. study of law

2. science of medicine, chemistry and psychology

3. religion

4. education

5. social work involving sociology and psychology

6. public administration

NATURE OF CRIMINOLOGY

1. It is an applied science - criminology used difference sciences

2. It is a social science - crime is a social creation and it exist in society being a social
phenomenon

3. It is dynamic - criminology changes as a social condition changes

4. It is nationalistic - the study of crimes must be in relation with the existing criminal law within a
territory or country

BRANCHES OF CRIMINOLOGY

A. CRIMINAL DEMOGRAPHY - study of the relationship between criminality and population.

B. CRIMINAL EPIDIOMOLOGY - study of the relationship between environment and criminality.

C. CRIMINAL ECOLOGY - study of criminality in relation to spatial distribution in a community.

D. CRIMINAL PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY - study of criminality in relation to physical


constitution of men.

E. CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY - study of human behavior in relation to criminality.

F. CRIMINAL PSYCHIATRY - study of human mind in relation to criminality.

G. CRIMINAL VICTIMOLOGY - deals with the victimization of crime which is considered by


political society as any act or omission punishable by law.
MAJOR AREAS OF CRIMINOLOGY

1. Criminal Law and Jurisprudence


a. Criminal Law I (Revised Penal Code I)
b. Criminal Law II (Revised Penal Code II)
c. Criminal Procedure
d. Criminal Evidence
e. Court Testimony

2. Law Enforcement Administration


a. Police Organization and Administration with Police Planning
b. Industrial Security Management
c. Police Patrol Operation with Police Communications System
d. Police Intelligence
e. Police Personnel and Records Management
f. Comparative Police System

3. Crime Detection and Investigation


a. Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation
b. Traffic Management and Accident Investigation
c. Special Crime Investigation
d. Organized Crime Investigation
e. Drug Education and Vice Control
f. Fire Technology and Arson Investigation

4. Criminalistics
a. Personal Identification
b. Police Photography
c. Forensic Ballistics
d. Questioned Documents Examination
e. Polygraph (Lie Detection)
f. Legal Medicine

5. Sociology of Crimes and Ethics


a. Introduction to Criminology and Psychology of Crimes
b. Philippine Criminal Justice System
c. Ethics and Values
d. Human Behavior and Crisis Management
e. Criminological Research and Statistics

6. Correctional Administration
a. Institutional Corrections
b. Non-Institutional Corrections
CRIMINOLOGIST - the people working and researching the study of crime and society's response
to crime

- any person who is a graduate of the degree of criminology, who has passed the
examination for criminologists and is registered as such by the board ( Licensed/Registered
Criminologist Sec 22, RA 6506 – repealed by RA 11131)

CRIMINALISTICS

 applied science (instrumentation)


 practical and technological theory
 study physical evidence
 criminalist

CRIMINOLOGY

 social science - crime is a social creation and it exist in society being a social phenomenon.
 theoretical approach
 person of crime
 criminologist

Career Opportunities:

A graduate of B.S. Criminology is prepared for careers in crime prevention, law enforcement,
scientific crime detection, and correctional administration.

Law Enforcement

As a member of the:

 Philippine National Police


 Bureau of Fire Protection
 National Bureau of Investigation
 Philippine Air Force
 Philippine Army
 Philippine Navy
 Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
 Air and Sea Ports Officers

Scientific Crime Detection

 Fire Arm Examiner


 Questioned Document Examiner
 Fingerprint Examiner
 Photographer
 Polygraph Examiner
 PNP Non-uniformed Personnel
Correctional Administration

 Jail Officer – Bureau of Jail Management & Penology


 Provincial Guard
 Bureau of Corrections Officer
 Parole and Probation Officer

Others

 Academe
 Criminology Instructor
 Signature Verifier in a Bank
 Private Practitioner

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