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Intro Criminology Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Criminologists scientifically study?

a. - the nature and extent of crime
b. -patterns of criminality and criminal behavior
c. -the control of crime and criminal behavior
d. -all of the above

A

-d

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Criminologists attempt to?

a. -identify crime
b. -define crime
c. -measure the extent of crime within society
d. -all of the above

A

-d

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3
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Criminologists DO NOT study?

A

-the behavior of animals other than humans

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Functionalists….?

A

-view society as consisting of a set of interdependent and related units

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5
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For an act to be a crime, which of the following is not true?

a. -There must be an act or omission.
b. -‘Mens rea’ must be absent.
c. -There must be a union or joint operation of act and intent or criminal negligence.
d. -Punishment must be provided by law.

A

-b

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Which of the following is not true according to Durkheim?

a. -There can be no evolution in law without crimes occurring in society.
b. -Crime actually helps to ensure the instability of the society.
c. -Crime proceeds from the very nature of humanity and is normal.
d. -To explain crime, it is necessary to look at the nature of society itself.

A

-b

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According to the text, which of the following is not one of the guidelines and characteristics of the scientific point of view?

a. -factual data
b. -classification
c. -objectivity
d. -precision

A

-b

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8
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Criminology does not have it’s roots in which of the following fields?

a. -anthropology
b. -physics
c. -psychology
d. -sociology

A

-b

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Criminologists…?

a. -define and describe the crime issues and problems, criminal activities, and behavior that exist in society
b. -provide factual data on a variety of crimes
c. -adopt the roles of theoretician and researcher
d. -all the above

A

-d

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10
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An act may be?

a. -a criminal offense
b. -a civil offense
c. -a criminal and civil offense
d. -any of the above

A

-d

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11
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The chance of being a victim of a crime is greater than that of being hurt in a car accident.
T or F

A

-T

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12
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Any proposed social or political policy or treatment program for dealing with crime is based on some type of theory.
T or F

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-T

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13
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A criminologist’s research design precisely defines the kinds of data to be collected but not the sources to be used in gathering the data.
T or F

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-F

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14
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Unlike the conflict perspective, which views society as having an overall unity that is impaired by conflict, the consensus approach has as its starting point the diversity, heterogeneity, and lack of uniformity in contemporary society.
T or F

A

-F

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15
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Criminal behavior is behavior in violation of the criminal laws of society.
T or F

A

-T

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16
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The State represents the final authority within society.

T or F

A

-T

17
Q

Violation of laws termed misdemeanors involve substantial penalties, such as heavy fines and/or imprisonment.
T or F

A

-F

18
Q

Laws that prohibit such behaviors as murder and rape referred to as ‘mala prohibita’.
T or F

A

-F

‘mala in se’

19
Q

Some acts end up in both civil and criminal courts.

T or F

A

-T

20
Q

For Durkheim, there is no society that is not confronted with the problem of criminality.
T or F

A

-T

21
Q

____ is a systematic effort to understand crime and criminal behavior.

A

-CRIMINOLOGY

22
Q

In the role of ____, the criminologist analyzes many kinds of programs for dealing with criminal behavior and recommends changes and their direction.

A

-EVALUATOR

23
Q

The criminological approach to understanding of crime can be distinguished from other approaches in that criminology attempts to use the ____ method in its investigations.

A

-SCIENTIFIC

24
Q

____ refers to the ability and willingness to study the subject matter of a given field without prejudice or bias.

A

-OBJECTIVITY

25
Q

The____ perspective focuses on human behavior and social life from the standpoint of the individuals in day-to-day interaction.

A

-INTERACTIONIST

26
Q

For criminologists, ____ behavior is behavior that does not conform to the social norms of society.

A

-DEVIANT

27
Q

____ to the norms and laws of community results from a system of internal controls developed withing a person during the process of socialization.

A

-CONFORMITY

28
Q

____ are formal norms.

A

-LAWS

29
Q

Crime is ____ to the factors of time and place.

A

-RELATIVE

30
Q

____ law deals with noncriminal offenses.

A

CIVIL OR TORT

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