Criminology Midterm note book

Question 1

Head start programs administrators

Answer 1

1) administered by Head start bureau administration on children, youth, and families, administration for children and families, department of health and human services.

Question 2

What theory are head start programs under?

Answer 2

Control theories

Question 3

What is the point of a head start program?

Answer 3

To increase people’s commitment to conventional lines of action. (found in educational system)

Question 4

Diversion programs

Answer 4

Program that takes the juvenile and adult offenders out of the mainstream criminal justice process and placing them into programs geared towards rehabilitation

Question 5

Psalm 1

Answer 5

The way of the righteous and the wicked

Question 6

Proverbs 17:15

Answer 6

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

Question 7

1 Corinthians 15:33

Answer 7

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.

Question 8

What does UCR stand for?

Answer 8

Uniform Crime Reports

Question 9

Who is in charge of the UCR/gathers the data for it?

Answer 9

FBI

Question 10

How many agencies does the FBI collect from for the UCR?

Answer 10

17,000 agencies

Question 11

What information does the UCR collect?

Answer 11

crimes reported and arrests made each year throughout the U.S.

Question 12

What are the major units of analysis for UCR?

Answer 12

Index crimes and Part 1 crimes