| criminal anthropology | Anthropology in relation to the physical and mental characteristics, heredity, and social relations of the criminal. See: criminology. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| abortion, criminal | Illegal termination of pregnancy. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| anthropology | 1. The science of the structure and functions of the human body. 2. <study> The science of man; sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal. 3. That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God. Origin: Gr. Man. (04 Mar 1998) |
| anthropology, cultural | The study of social phenomena which characterise the learned, shared, and transmitted social activities of a particular ethnic group. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anthropology, physical | The comparative science dealing with the physical characteristics of man as related to his origin, evolution, and development in his total environment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| applied anthropology | A fusion of modern cultural anthropology and some aspects of sociology in the study of literate peoples in their cultures and deriving applications therefrom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physical anthropology | The study of the physical attributes of human beings. (05 Mar 2000) |
| criminal abortion | Termination of pregnancy without legal justification. Synonym: illegal abortion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| criminal hygiene | An obsolete term for the branch of mental hygiene or penology devoted to the study of the causes and prevention of criminality and the treatment of criminals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| criminal insanity | In forensic psychiatry, a term that describes the degree of mental competence and that is defined by such currently applicable legal precedents as the American Law Institute rule, Durham rule, M'Naghten rule, and the New Hampshire rule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| criminal law | A branch of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging and trial of suspected persons, and fixes the penalties and modes of treatment applicable to convicted offenders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| criminal psychology | The branch of psychology which investigates the psychology of crime with particular reference to the personality factors of the criminal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cultural anthropology | Study of all aspects of culture resulting from human behaviour, including, among others, speech and language, systems of thought, social systems, and the artifacts produced by a culture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tests of criminal responsibility | In forensic psychiatry, legal precedents upon which are based decisions concerning insanity in criminals. See: American Law Institute rule, Durham rule, M'Naghten rule, New Hampshire rule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forensic anthropology | Scientific study of human skeletal remains with the express purpose of identification. This includes establishing individual identity, trauma analysis, facial reconstruction, photographic superimposition, determination of time interval since death, and crime-scene recovery. Forensic anthropologists do not certify cause of death but provide data to assist in determination of probable cause. This is a branch of the field of physical anthropology and qualified individuals are certified by the american board of forensic anthropology. (12 Dec 1998) |