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EPISODIC CRIMES – are serial crimes, they are
committed by a series of criminal actions within a
lengthy space of time.

ERASURE – the removal of writings, typewriting or
printing, from a document is an erasure. It may be
accomplished by either of two means. A chemical
eradication in which the writing is removed or
bleached by chemical agents (e.g. liquid ink
eradicator); and an abrasive erasure is where the
writing is effaced by rubbing with a rubber
eraser or scratching out with a knife or other sharp
with implement.

ERNEST BURGESS – an American Sociologist,
prominent contributor as Urban Sociologist,
collaborated with Robert Ezra Park and came out
with Introduction to the Science of Sociology,
which became one of the most influential sociology
book, even referred as the “Bible of Sociology”.
Also, an advocated the Social Disorganization
Theory which link crime rates to neighborhood
ecological characteristics, youths from
disadvantaged neighborhood and sub culture.

ERNEST KRETSCHMER – a German psychiatrist,
popular in the field of criminology for his work on
body physique and character which advanced the
theory that certain mental disorders were more
common among people of specific physical types.

EROSION – it is more or less gradual wearing away
of rifling by combustion gas, hat and bullet friction.

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