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This dimension groups criminology theories by the era in which they were first proposed. Wikipedia notes that criminology is "the interdisciplinary study of crime and deviant behaviour," a study whose theories have developed across every era since the field itself first took shape. Browsing by origin era lets a visitor compare theories that arose in the same period.

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1939 1
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1. Edwin Sutherland (Wikipedia)
Edwin Sutherland, Theory section
Quote, Edwin Sutherland, Theory section
first stating the principle of differential association in the third edition retitled Principles of Criminology (1939:4-8)
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