Chapter 1 of test 1 Flashcards
What is: Human Activity that violates social norms, some forms of this are not criminal
Deviant behaviour
Which perspective is this: Crime is the manifestation of underlying social problems; such as poverty, discrimination, breakdown of traditional social institutions and low level of formal education.
Social problem perspective
A research investigation of subjects to record and report their behaviours; requires maintenance of a diary or personal journal and necessitates vigilant and ongoing observations of the study subject’s behaviour.
self-reporting research
what is this: a form of criminology that makes use of rigorous social scientific techniques, especially randomized controlled experiments, and the systematic review of research results. partnerships of multidisciplinary approaches to study crime, criminals, and criminal behaviour.
Evidence-based Criminology
Which research is this: This research is characterized by original direct investigation
Primary research
Which research is this: Research based on new evaluations of existing information collected by other researchers
Secondary research
What is: A subfield of general criminology posits explanations for criminal behaviour
Theoretical Criminology
This theory of crime attempts to explain all (or at least most) forms of criminal conduct through a single overarching approach. what is this theory?
general theory of crime
this perspective: is an analytical perspective on a social organization that holds that most members of society agree about what is right and wrong and that the various elements of society work together toward a common vision of the greater good.
Consensus perspective
criminal activity is directly created and variously interpreted, other words, it depicts crime not as an isolated individual activity but as a social event. crime is fundamentally a social __
Social construction
The lifelong process of social experience whereby individuals acquire the cultural patterns of their society
Socialization
A specialist in the collection and examination of the physical evidence of crime; which specialist is this:
Criminalist
A behavioural predisposition that disproportionately favours criminal activity, Which behaviour is this?
Criminality
Which Scientific research method is this: A research method that produces measurable results (which can be analyzed statistically)
Quantitative research method
Which Scientific research method is this: A research technique that produces subjective results, or results that are difficult to quantify
Qualitative research method
