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Criminology Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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What separates 1st degree and 2nd degree murder?

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Intent

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2
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What is a justifiable homicide?

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  • a homicide that is “state-sanctioned”
  • police officers killing in the line duty, capital punishment, soldiers in combat, self-defense
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3
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What is premeditation?

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deliberating about and planning the murder

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4
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What is felony murder?

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  • a special form of murder, strange in that it does not require intent
  • if someone dies as a direct result of your commission of another felony you can be charged with felony murder, even if death was not the goal
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5
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What is manslaughter?

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the unlawful killing of another without intent

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6
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what is 1st degree manslaughter?

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  • someone killed by something you did; voluntary
  • you are drunk driving and run over someone, killing them
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7
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what is 2nd degree manslaughter?

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-someone is killed by something you failed to do; involuntary
- neglecting to maintain reasonable safety standard

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8
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Your have a higher chance of being murdered if…

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  • you are male
  • between the ages of 20-24
    -African American
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9
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What is deviant violence ?

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  • violates the rules of violence
  • victims are not seen as somehow responsible
    -cannot rationalize their victimhood vis-a-via your lifestyle
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10
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What are signs of an abuser?

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  • low self-esteem
  • feels powerless
    and ineffective
  • may appear successful
  • internally feels inadequate
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11
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what is violent Intergenerational

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hate and prejudice are passed down from generation and generation

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12
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How many hate groups are in America?

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In 2019, there was around 1000 hate groups

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13
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What is the fastest growing hate group?

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white nationalist

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14
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What is the most prevalent crime in our society?

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larceny

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15
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What are Sutherlands thoughts on professional thieves?

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  • well-developed skills
  • enjoy their status
  • work in a community of peers
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16
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How much auto insurance claims are fraudulent?

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10%

17
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What are defense attorneys trying to prove when defending a client?

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they are trying to prove that one of the 7 elements of crime do not exist

18
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What are the defense excuses ?

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  • insanity defense
  • guilty but mentally ill
  • intoxication defense
  • youth, too young to know better
  • mistake of fact
  • mistake or ignorance of law
19
Q

What is the standard test of insanity in all courts of law?

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the M’Naghten Rule

20
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What does duress mean?

A

someone forces you to commit a crime

21
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What is white collar crime?

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committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of their occupation

21
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What is white collar crime?

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committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of their occupation

22
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What is corporate crime?

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a criminal act committed by one or more employees of a corporation as a part of corporate practices

23
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What is a spot crime?

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crime that only happens once, it is not reoccurring

24
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How long does it take before someone gets arrested for domestic violence?

A

7 phone calls to a residence

25
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How many incidents of violence/abuse before a victims leaves an abuser?

A

7

26
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What kind of crime is domestic violence?

A

a process crime

27
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What is a process crime?

A

crime that happens repeatably, usually with escalation with each time

28
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Types of white collar crime

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  • securities related crime
  • bankruptcy fraud
  • fraud against government
  • consumer fraud
  • insurance fraud
29
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When was the securities and exchange commission (SEC) established?

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1934

30
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What is churring?

A

the act of trading a stock more frequently than is necessary or profitable in order to earn large commissions; very difficult to prove.

31
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What is a corporation?

A

an artificial person sanction by the state for the purpose of doing business; not a person

32
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What is racketeering

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a pattern of illegal activity carried out as part of an enterprise that is owned or controlled by those who are engaged in the illegal activity.

33
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What are the purposes of prisons?

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  • retribution
  • rehabilitation
  • deterrence
  • incapacitation
34
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What are the 3 goals of incarceration?

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  • custodial model
  • rehabilitation model
  • reintegration model
35
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What is the percentage increase of incarceration between 1980 - 2019?

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222%

36
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What are some red flags?

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  • extreme jealousy
  • possessiveness
  • a bad temper
  • verbal abuse
  • control of all finances
37
Q

How often does elder abuse happen?

A

1 in 10 elders report abuse

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