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  2. 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.

  3. Positivist school (criminology) - Wikipedia

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    In general terms, positivism rejected the Classical Theory's reliance on free will and sought to identify positive causes that determined the propensity for criminal behaviour. The Classical School of Criminology believed that the punishment against a crime, should in fact fit the crime and not be immoderate.

  4. Conflict model (criminal justice) - Wikipedia

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    System conflict theory argues that worries over fame, promotions, wages, and success cause the criminal justice system to conflict with itself.This perspective argues that there is no true system and points to the role of adversarial processes, in particular, which are seen to be basic to the "system", and the fact that many criminal justice organizations habitually share as little information ...

  5. Workplace bullying - Wikipedia

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    Higher EI is linked to improvements in the work environment and is an important moderator between conflict and reactions to conflict in the workplace. [92] The self-awareness and self-management dimensions of EI have both been illustrated to have strong positive correlations with effective leadership and the specific leadership ability to build ...

  6. Social control theory - Wikipedia

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    Another early form of the theory was proposed by Reiss (1951) [3] who defined delinquency as, "...behavior consequent to the failure of personal and social controls." ." Personal control was defined as, "...the ability of the individual to refrain from meeting needs in ways which conflict with the norms and rules of the community" while social control was, "...the ability of social groups or ...

  7. Critical criminology - Wikipedia

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    According to criminologists, working in the conflict tradition, crime is the result of conflict within societies that is brought about through the inevitable processes of capitalism. Dispute exists between those who espouse a 'pluralist' view of society and those who do not. Pluralists, following from writers like Mills (1956, 1969 for example ...

  8. Positive criminology - Wikipedia

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    The Good Lives Model (GLM), first proposed by Ward and Stewart [11] and further developed by Ward and colleagues, [12] is a strengths-based approach to offender rehabilitation that is responsive to offenders' particular interests, abilities, and aspirations. It also directs practitioners to explicitly construct intervention plans that help ...

  9. Workplace violence - Wikipedia

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    Workplace violence is considered to be a significant hazard in its own right. Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 states that, "every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of: The risks to the health and safety of his (or her) employees to which they are exposed whilst they are at work ...