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CRIMINAL TYPOLOGIES

Welcome to the Criminal Typologies LibGuide

This guide is designed to help you explore the different types of criminal behavior and the theories used to understand them. From organized crime and white-collar offenses to violent and property crimes, you’ll find resources that explain how and why these behaviors occur.

Here you’ll find:

  • Key readings and textbooks on criminal typologies.

  • Case studies and examples from real-world contexts.

  • Research tools to support assignments and projects.

Use this guide to build a strong foundation in understanding crime categories, motivations, and the social factors that shape criminal behavior.

UNIT 1: CONCEPTS OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL TYPOLOGIES

Analysis, Classification, and Typology of Criminals (Article)

Approaches to Classification and Typology of Criminals (Article)

Definition and Analysis of Certain Criminal Types (Article)

Organised Crime Typologies: Structure, Activities and Conditions (Article)

Repressive Crime and Criminal Typologies (Article)

Types of Crime: The Three Clusters (Article)

UNIT 2: PERSPECTIVES IN CRIMINAL TYPOLOGIES

Criticism of Gibbons' and Garrity's Criminal Typology (Article)

Developmental Criminology Updated (Article)

Legal Certainty in a Contemporary Context (Book)

Taking Stock of Developmental Trajectories of Criminal Activity over the Life Course (Article)

UNIT 3: CRIMINAL TYPOLOGIES/CATEGORIES OF CRIMES

UNIT 4: VICTIM AND VICTIMIZATION

UNIT 5: CONTEMPORARY CRIMES

UNIT 6: THE FUTURE OF TYPOLOGY IN CRIMINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS