test 1 Flashcards
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
The framers of the US Constitution created the three branches of government so that there would be a system of checks and balances. The different branches were not created to get along with each other. Each branch was created to keep the others from getting too much power.
true
T or F
The contemporary criminal justice system is society’s instrument of social control.
true
A good source of data about crime in the US is:
A) FBI Uniform Crime Reports
B) Bureau of Justice Statistics
C) National Crime Victimization Survey
What percentage of police officers in the US are women?
12-13%
The US has less than 5% of the world’s population, and ____% of the world’s prison population.
20-25%
A violation of social norms defining appropriate or proper behavior under a particular set of circumstances is known as
deviance
A ____________________ is a set of interrelated propositions that attempt to describe, explain, predict, and ultimately control some class of events.
theory
A ____________________ is a set of interrelated propositions that attempt to describe, explain, predict, and ultimately control some class of events.
theory
This person is considered by many to be the father of modern criminology.
Casare Lombroso
_________________ is an eighteenth century approach to crime causation and criminal responsibility that emphasizes free will and reasonable punishments.
The Classical Schoo
Broken windows theory
is a perspective on crime causation that holds that the physical deterioration of an area leads to higher crime rates and an increased concern for personal safety among residents.
the Classical Theory
crime prevention is possible through swift and certain punishment that offsets any gains to be had through criminal behavior.
Which approach to explaining crime addresses the gender ratio problem?
Biosocial theories
Early biological theories
were developed by criminologists who believed that people do not commit crime by choice, but rather because of inherited and uncontrollable biological traits.
Actavism
reverting back to something ancient or ancestral.
What is the central defining characteristic of a psychopath?
lack of empathy
The essential aspects of a criminal offense are _______________________________ , ___________________________________, and ___________________________.
actus reus, mens rea, concurrence
T or F
The Utah State Legislature makes criminal case law for the state.
false
T or F
Misdemeanor offenses are more serious that felony offenses.
false
The idea that those who make and enforce the laws are bound by those laws is called:
rule of law
Self-defense is a justification defense.
true
Insanity is a justification defense.
false
______________ law controls personal relationships between parties. ___________________ law controls relationships between individuals and the government.
Civil, Criminal
