Midterm part 1 Flashcards
The study of the causes and correlates of crime in two or more cultures is:
comparative criminology
Crimes against the peace and security of mankind. Based on international agreements between countries, or legal precedents
International crimes
Offenses whose inception, acts, and impact involve more than one country. Usually involve provision of illicit goods or infiltration of business or government.
Transnational crime
Transnational and international crime
Main difference is that transnational crimes-always involves two countries.
The research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice?
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
is the term used to describe how the world has become interdependent in terms of events and actions of people and governments around the world.
Globalization
Why were the six “model” nations selected for highlighting in the textbook?
They closely reflect the workings of particular historical families of law within various political frameworks.
The term “culture” in this course refers to
deep-seated patterns of behavior and thought that have developed over the course of a society’s history.
Involves perverting the judicial or criminal justice process to achieve particular political ends, usually to punish enemies of the regime in power or to deter others from joining those enemies
Politicized justice
Legal tradition of England?
Common law
Legal tradition of France and Germany?
Civil Law
Legal tradition of china?
Socialist law
Legal tradition of Saudi Arabia?
Sacred Law
Legal tradition of Japan?
Hybrid System
Primary reason collecting data?
To determine the amount of risk going into that area.
Three major perspectives of a criminal incident:
those of the offender, of the victim, and of the police.
are collected by each police agency in the United States and compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation annually.
The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR):
Collects information from member countries about crime rates?
United Nation Surveys of crime and trends and Operation of Criminal Justice Systems (CTS)
participants are asked questions about their experiences with crime in recent months
National Crime Victimization Survey
people are asked to report their own delinquent and criminal acts In an anonymous questionnaire or confidential interview
Self-report studies
the most extensive standardize survey of victims in the world
International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS):
Homicide rates?
Three regions with the highest homicide rates: Southern Africa, Central America, South Africa. Lowest: Western and Central Europe, East Asia, Southeastern Europe. Approximately 60 percent of all homicides are committed with firearms
Which model country crime rates?
Lowest crime rates- Japan, Saudi Arabia, Germany. Highest- France and United States. China does not have homicide rates published regularly over time. ICVS reports that the United States has the highest overall rates, for the 10 crimes surveyed.
ICVS, in comparison to the model countries?
Lowest crime rates are in japan, Saudi Arabia, and Germany. Highest crime rates is France and United States.
