Chapter1/2

Question 1

What is Davant behavior

Answer 1

Human Activity that violates social norms

Question 2

Social problem prospective

Answer 2

Viewpoint that crime is a result of underlying social issues like poverty, discrimination, breakdown of traditional social institutions, low formal education, family violence, and inadequate socialization practices

Question 3

Self-reporting research

Answer 3

Investigation where subjects record and report their own behaviors, often used to study sensitive or illegal activities

Question 4

Evidence based criminology

Answer 4

Is a for of criminology that makes use of rigorous social scientific techniques, especially randomized controlled experiments, and the systematic review of research results

Question 5

Primary and secondary research

Answer 5

Primary: Characterized by original and direct investigation

Secondary: Based on new evaluations of existing information collected by other researchers

Question 6

Theoretical criminology

Answer 6

A subfield of general criminology that posits explanations for criminal behavior

Theory: A series of interrelated propositions that attempt to describe, explain, predict, and ultimately control some class of events. A theory gains explanatory power from inherent logical consistency and is tested by how well it describes and predicts reality.

Question 7

General theory of crime

Answer 7

A theory that attempts to explain all (or at least most) forms of criminal conduct through single, overarching approaches

Question 8

The consensus prospective

Answer 8

An analytical perspective on social organization that holds that most members of society work together towards a common vision of the greater good

Question 9

What is a social construction

Answer 9

Is the meaning, notion, or connotation placed on an object or event by society, and adopted by that society with respect to how they view or deal with the object or event.

Question 10

Socialization and crime

Answer 10

The public contributes to the criminal event both formally and informally. Socialization structure of justice system Mass media Economic conditions.

Question 11

What is a criminalist

Answer 11

A specialist in the collection and examination of the physical evidence of crime

Question 12

What is criminality

Answer 12

A behavioral predisposition that disproportionately favors criminal activity

Question 13

Quantative and qualitative research

Answer 13

Quantative: A research method that produces measurable results

Qualitative: A research technique that produces subjective results, or results that are difficult to quantify

Question 14

Perspective of contemporary criminologist

Answer 14

Encompasses the newest ideas about people and crime as well as the development of new types of crime

Question 15

Primary significant of criminal behavior

Answer 15

Is fundamentally social in nature, and any control over crime must stem from effective social policy

Question 16

Society’s fear of crime

Answer 16

The anxiety and apprehension instilled in society due to the potential of criminal activities, influencing public perceptions and behaviors

Question 17

What is a statute

Answer 17

Formal written enactment of a legislative body, establishing legal rules and regulations to govern society

Question 18

What is survey research

Answer 18

Research using a social science data-gathering technique that involves the use of questionnaires

Question 19

The most seriously unreported crime is…

Answer 19

The most seriously unreported crime may in fact be theft $5000 and under, because the theft of small items may never make it into police reports and may be forgotten by victims during interviews with victimization surveyors

Question 20

Personal victimization is between what ages

Answer 20

Between ages of 15 and 24 years experienced personal victimization at rates greater than the rates for other groups

Question 21

What is the best predictor of criminality

Answer 21

The most recent data available indicate that males account for 75% of those adults accused of a criminal offence.

Question 22

Dissemination of crime data in Canada is known as what

Answer 22

The UCR Survey (Uniform Crime Report)

Question 23

Population studies since the roman times happen how often

Answer 23

Every 5 years

Question 24

What percentage of women have experienced one instants of violence

Answer 24

One-half (50%) of all Canadian women reported at least one incident of violence

Question 25

What is the crime rate used in the UCR

Answer 25

The crime rate used in the UCR is calculated by summing all Criminal Code incidents reported by the police and calculating the rate per 100,000 population.

Question 26

Correlations in this text are of 2 sorts what are they

Answer 26

Positive and Negative

Question 27

What is a definition of an offense cleared by charge

Answer 27

An offence that is closed when police have formally charged a person or when there is sufficient evidence to lay a charge against an identified person, even if that person has not been apprehended by police

Question 28

How is a crime rate calculated

Answer 28

The crime rate is the total number of reported crimes in a given year per 100,000 population

Question 29

How often is the GSS conducted

Answer 29

Is conducted every 5-7 years

Question 30

Legal definition of crime

Answer 30

The intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under criminal law

Question 31

When the victimization became part of the GSS

Answer 31

First conducted as the Canadian Urban Victimization Survey in 1981 by Statistics Canada and then every five years since 1988 as part of the General Social Survey. It provides data on surveyed households reporting that they h=had been affected by crime

Question 32

What surveys are used to collect crime statics

Answer 32

UCR

Victimization Survey

Self-report Surveys

SSPPS (The Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces)

Question 33

How demographics are used

Answer 33

The characteristics of population groups, usually expressed in statistical form. To help understand why crime occurs in certain locations

Question 34

Statistical data as it relates to one’s age

Answer 34

Fewer people are involved in crime past middle age. And even fewer are female. People 65 and older commit fewer than 1% of all crimes.