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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > law and society research > American Society of Criminology
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > law and society research > American Society of Criminology
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > agencies/associations/organizations > American Society of Criminology

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American Society of Criminology  

Definition

  • an organization formed in 1941 that supports and promotes criminology as a distinct professional field. The ASC is concerned with the entire spectrum of the criminal justice process and scholarly inquiry leading to new theory and knowledge. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; American Society of Criminology]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RRQ423J3-H

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