Criminology is an inter-disciplinary science. Explain with reference to its nature, scope, and relationship with other disciplines.”
✅ QUESTION 1 (DETAILED ANALYSIS) “Criminology is an inter-disciplinary science. Explain with reference to its nature, scope, and relationship with other disciplines.” 1. INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS CRIMINOLOGY? Criminology is the systematic and scientific study of: crime criminals causes of crime victim behaviour social reaction to crime functioning of police, courts, and prisons crime prevention and reform Criminology answers three central questions : Why do people commit crimes? How does society create and respond to crime? How can crime be prevented? Because crime involves human behaviour, social structure, law, psychology, biology, and economics , criminology cannot rely on any one subject. It must borrow knowledge from many disciplines . Therefore, it is called an inter-disciplinary science . 2. WHY CRIMINOLOGY IS INTER-DISCIPLINARY? (THE CORE IDEA) Crime is a complex social problem , not a simple legal violation. For example: A thief may steal due to pove...