Defining and the extent of crime

Question 1

Developments in crimnological theorizing have tended to…

Answer 1

reflect the economic, political and cultural developments that have occured in modern society

Question 2

Definitions of crime have tended to..

Answer 2

notions of morality

Question 3

Criminality is..

Answer 3

the act that contravenes the criminal law

Question 4

Mala in se and mala prohibita

Answer 4

Offences that are considered serious crimes and offences that are prohibited because they are morally wrong but for the protection of the public

Question 5

Criminal law is used to…

Answer 5

enforce regulations concerning the public

Question 6

Crime is usually associated with

Answer 6

particular groups such as young people, men or the unemployed thanks to media discussions and portrayals of criminals

Question 7

The vast majority of criminological research has been conducted on those ….

Answer 7

lower class socio-economic groups and their activities

Question 8

Research on the “dangerous class”

Answer 8

has dominated the criminological thought since at least the beginning of modern society

Question 9

White collar crimes

Answer 9

continue to be neglected or under-researched by criminologists because its considered a separate phenomenon to “normal” crime