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Criminology Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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What is Criminology?

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The science that studies crime and criminal behavior

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Where did Criminology begin?

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In Europe in the late 1700s

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Where did most of the major developments in Criminology occur?

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The United States

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4
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What was Criminology closely linked to?

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Sociology

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5
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Define Deviance.

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Broad range of actions that most view as abnormal in some way

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6
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Define cultural values.

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Practices and beliefs that are believed to benefit the group and are prized in some way.

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7
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Define cultural universals.

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Customs that exist in all known cultures in some way.

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8
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What are Sumner’s 3 Types of Norms?

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Folkways, Mores, and Laws.

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Define Mores.

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More serious rule; involves moral judgements and some sanctions.

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Define laws.

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Most serious; formal modes of control, codified rules and sanctions.

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9
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Define Mala Prohibita.

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make life more predictable and orderly with less stigma and punsihment.

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What is a Gemeinschaft?

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A simple society that is communal and homogeneous, and are controlled by informal codes.

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Does Gemeinschaft need a codified law?

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No

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10
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Define Folkway

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A least serious rule; things that are preferred but no serious sanctions.

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Define Mala in Se

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Wide scale consensus

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What is a Gesellschaft?

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A complex society that is individualistic and heterogeneous, and are controlled by formal laws.

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What are manifest functions?

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Intended, planned, anticipated consequences

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What are latent functions?

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Unintended, unanticipated consequences.

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14
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What is the consensus model?

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Law arises from agreement among society members as to wrongdoing.

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What is the conflict model?

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Law arises from the conflict of interests of different groups.

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What is the interactionist model?

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Law arises from moral entrepreneurship on the part of labelers.

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17
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What is the purist legal view?

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A violation of criminal law

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18
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What are the four characteristics of criminal law?

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  1. It is assumed by political authority
  2. It must be specific
  3. The law is uniformly applied
  4. The law contains penal sanctions enforced by the state
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19
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When did international crime first start increasing?

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Since World War II

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20
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What are the two critical features of discipline for researh?

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Theories and Methodology

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21
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When did the professional codes of ethics for academic researchers in criminological research?

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1998

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22
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Define reciprocity

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System of mutual trust and obligation between researcher and subject

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23
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What is a variable? (in research)

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Concept that has been operationalized or measured in a specific manner and that can vary or take on different values

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What is operationalization?

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The process of defining concepts by describing how they are being measured

25
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Give an example of operationalization.

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Income

26
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What does UCR stand for?

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Uniform Crime Report

27
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When was the UCR created?

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1930

28
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What does NIBRS stand for?

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National Incident-Based Reporting System

29
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What was the problem with the UCR?

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Not all crimes were reported and was voluntary.

30
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When did the NIBRS take the place of the UCR?

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2021

31
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How are surveys used in criminology?

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They analyze victimization, self-reported crime, public ratings/measurements.

32
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What is the “Dark Figure of Crime”?

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Undiscovered or unreported crime missed by official statistics.

33
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What does NCVS stand for?

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National Crime Victimization Survey

34
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When did the NCVS begin?

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1972

35
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Why are Self crime reports important?

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Attempt to provide an alternative to official statistics

36
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Why are most criminals observed from prison?

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Criminals are dangerous to study outside of prison and researchers are not guaranteed confidentiality

37
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What is network analysis?

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Examines the structure of relationships that connect people to each other.

38
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Define validity.

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Credibility of the research.

39
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Define Reliability.

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Consistency/stability of measurement.

40
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Define Triangulation.

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Use of multiple methods in measuring the same thing.

41
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Who is the most arrested age group?

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Young people - between the ages 16 and 18.

42
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What crime are most 16 year olds arrested for?

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Property.

43
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What crime are most 18 year olds arrested for?

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Violent.

44
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What is the best predictor of criminality?

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Gender

45
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What gender is more likely to commit a crime?

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Men

46
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True or False: Culture’s conception of gender is more important than gender itself.

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True.

47
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Which social class has the highest arrest rate?

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Lower class.

48
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True or False: Official statistics undercount crimes of higher-class groups.

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True.

49
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Is there a race issue when dealing with crime?

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Yes.

50
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What is crime profiling?

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Attempts to construct typical characteristics of types of criminals.

51
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Which is less crucial in explaining crime: Race or Class?

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Race.

52
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What are the four differences between immigrant and black experiences?

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  1. The Maturing Economy
  2. The Disability of Race
  3. Entry into the Political System
  4. Cultural Factors
53
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Why is first-generation crime usually lower than second or third generations?

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First generation immigrants are scared to get deported so they keep a clean crime record.

54
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Where is crime higher: South or West?

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South.

55
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What is the correct order, from most to least crime, out of the following:
Suburban, Rural, Urban

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Urban > Suburban > Rural

56
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What are institutions?

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Stable social patterns that serve a broad range of crucial functions in society.

57
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What is an example of an institution?

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Family.

58
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How is family important?

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Most important socialization agent, lowers delinquency.

59
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What are the major characteristics of delinquents’ families? (5)

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Physical illness, intellectual disability, mental disturbance, alcoholism, parental criminality.

60
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What is Fallacy of Autonomy?

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Belief that what goes on in the family is separate from outside social forces.

61
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Does crime increase or decrease as education increases?

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Decreases.

62
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Does strong school bonding increase or decrease delinquency?

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Decereases.

63
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What is the Catharsis hypothesis?

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Exposure to media violence enables vicarious letting off steam; has calming effects.

64
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What is the Precipitation hypothesis?

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Exposure to media coverage of violence will produce greater propensities to aggression and violence.

65
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Who was Keith jerperson?

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The Happy Face Killer

66
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How many people did he kill?

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8.

67
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Where did most of his crimes occur?

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On the road, as he was a truck driver.

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