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People who are detained by immigration authorities due to issues related to their immigration status or potential deportation are also persons deprived of liberty or individuals whose visa status has expired
Immigration detention
This roles involve usages of statistics in order to inform a case
Actuarial
In some cases, individuals with severe mental health issues maybe involuntarily detained in psychiatric hospitals for their safety or the safety of others. They are also considered persons deprived of liberty, and their detention is subject to legal regulations
Psychiatric hospitals
Im situation involving national security concerns, governments may detain individuals who are perceived as threts to national security. These detainees are also considered PDL
National security detention
Minors who are placed in juvenile detention centers or similar facilities as a result of their involvement in criminal activities are considered PDL. These facilities are designed to hold young offenders separately from adult prison population
Youth detention centers
Focused on the studying the physical characteristics of offenders in the attempts to discover physical differences between criminal and non-criminals.
Anthropological approach
Sometimes called the external element of a crime
Actus reus
This criminals are those considered as born criminals
Atavistic
A social movement that arose during the 18th century on that built upon ideas like empiricism, rationality, freewill, humanism and natural law
Age of enlightenment
The art of creating typologies classification, prediction and specially profile of criminal offender, there personalities and behavior patterns.
Applied criminology
Is something deviating from the normal or differing from typical, is a subjectively define behavioral characteristic, assign to those with rare or dysfunctional conditions
Abnormal behavior
This person skinny with ribs easily counted and slender body type. This type usually commits crimes known as petty theft and fraud
Asthenic type
This person has board sholder, powerful legs and muscular body type. This type usually commit violent crimes
Athletic type
A psychologist may advise police about how to proceed with the investigation
Advisory
Excuses as defendant who because of a mental disease or defect lacks substantial capacity to appreciate the criminality (wrongfulness) of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law (Model Penal Code Sec. 4.01)
Ali test
Science devoted to the study of man-kind
Anthropology
The process by which societal reactions to deviant behavior can escalate and exacerbate criminality
Deviance amplification
Those who commit crime in an impulsive manner usually due to the aggressive behavior of the offender
Active aggressive criminal
An explanatory framework that explores crime as a product of the convergence of motivated offenders, suitable targets, and lack of capable guardians
Routine activity theory
An approach to crime that emphasizes repairing harm caused to victims and communities, rather than punitive measures
Restorative justice
