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Lesson 1 Criminal Justice CJS

Criminologists provide this information to criminal justice experts. Both fields overlap in their mutual goal of understanding crime and improving the criminal justice system, though they approach this topic from different perspectives. Criminal justice focuses more on the system itself while criminology examines the social causes and nature of criminal behavior.

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Lesson 1 Criminal Justice CJS

Criminologists provide this information to criminal justice experts. Both fields overlap in their mutual goal of understanding crime and improving the criminal justice system, though they approach this topic from different perspectives. Criminal justice focuses more on the system itself while criminology examines the social causes and nature of criminal behavior.

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Criminology and Criminal Justice

Differentiated

Criminal Justice
 Siegel and Senna states that “ criminal justice may be viewed or defined as the
system of law enforcement, adjudication and correction that is directly involved
in the apprehension, prosecution and control of those changed with criminal
offense.
 In general, a Criminal justice System (CJS) involves the number of government
agencies that ensures the protection of the public, the maintenance of order, the
enforcement of law, the identification of transgressors, the prosecution of the
accused and the conviction of the guilty, and the correction and treatment of
criminal behavior.
Criminal Justice System

Philippines America
The Five (5) Pillars The Five (3) Pillars
 Law Enforcement  Law Enforcement
 Prosecution  The Courts
 Courts  The Corrections
 Corrections
 Community
Criminology
 Sutherland, Cressey and Luckenbill define criminology as “the body
of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon. It includes
within its scope the process of making laws, of breaking laws, and of
reacting toward the breaking laws. They further note that Criminology
has three interrelated divisions; these are:
 The Sociology of Criminal Law which systematically analyzes the
conditions under which penal laws develop and explains as well as
the procedures used in police agencies and court. This first division
focuses on “lawmaking”.
 The Sociology of Crime and Social Psychology of Criminal
Behavior which examines economic, social and political
conditions that generates or prevents the commission of
crimes. This second division focuses on “law-breaking”.
 The Sociology of Punishment and Correction that
systematically analyzes the procedures and policies that
aims to control crimes. This third division focuses on
“society’s reaction to law-breaking”.
What is the Difference between Criminal Justice and
Criminology?

Criminal Justice Criminology


 Studies the agencies of social control  Explains the etiology,
that handles criminal offenders.
extent and nature of crime
 Criminal Justice scholars engage in
describing, analyzing, and explaining in society.
the operations of the agencies of
justice, specifically the police
 Criminologist are
agencies, the prosecution, the courts concerned with identifying
and the rest of the pillars of the the nature, extent and
system in seeking more effective
methods of crime control and causes of crime.
offender rehabilitation.
Is there an overlapping area concern between
criminal justice experts and criminologist?
 Yes Criminal Justice experts cannot begin to
design effective programs of crime prevention of
rehabilitation without understanding the nature
and causes of crime. They require accurate
criminal statistics and data to test the
effectiveness of crime control and prevention
programs.

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