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  2. Crime and Punishment - Wikipedia

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    In his memoirs, the conservative belletrist Nikolay Strakhov recalled that Crime and Punishment was the literary sensation of 1866 in Russia. [47] Tolstoy's novel War and Peace was being serialized in The Russian Messenger at the same time as Crime and Punishment. The novel soon attracted the criticism of the liberal and radical critics.

  3. Rational choice theory (criminology) - Wikipedia

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    Rational choice modeling has a long history in criminology.This method was designed by Cornish and Clarke to assist in thinking about situational crime prevention. [1] In this context, the belief that crime generally reflects rational decision-making by potential criminals is sometimes called the rational choice theory of crime.

  4. Rodion Raskolnikov - Wikipedia

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    Woody Allen's 2005 British psychological thriller Match Point is partly intended as a debate with Crime and Punishment: protagonist Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is seen early on reading the book and identifying with Raskolnikov, and ultimately murders two people, a crime for which he narrowly escapes justice. [2]

  5. Critical criminology - Wikipedia

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    Critical criminologists assert that how crime is defined is socially and historically contingent, that is, what constitutes a crime varies in different social situations and different periods of history. The conclusion that critical criminological theorists draw from this is that crime is socially constructed by the state and those in power. [8]

  6. Crime and Punishment (1935 American film) - Wikipedia

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    Crime and Punishment is a 1935 American drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg for Columbia Pictures. [1] The screenplay was adapted by Joseph Anthony and S.K. Lauren from Fyodor Dostoevsky 's 1866 novel of the same title .

  7. The Sinner and the Saint - Wikipedia

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    The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky, a Crime and Its Punishment [a] is a book by Kevin Birmingham. It details events in the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky and the inspiration behind his acclaimed novel, Crime and Punishment .

  8. Clue (information) - Wikipedia

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    They can be physical clues discovered on the crime scene, or discovered later during investigation by re-examining recorded evidence, [5] or by interviewing witnesses, victims, or suspects. In fiction, the fictional character Sherlock Holmes remains a great inspiration for forensic science, especially for the way his acute study of a crime ...

  9. Category:Works based on Crime and Punishment - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Works based on Crime and Punishment" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.