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Unit 2 Criminology

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Decks in this class (10)

1.1 Compare criminal behaviour and deviance
What is the definition of crimina...,
What is the definition of deviance 2,
Can an act be both criminal and d...
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1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
What does social construction of ...,
Why do laws change over time give...,
What is an example of an act that...
10  cards
2.1 Describe biological theories of criminality
Who proposed the atavistic form t...,
What did lombroso s theory suggest 2,
What is a criticism of lombroso s...
15  cards
2.2 Describe Individualistic theories of criminality
What do individualistic theories ...,
What is bandura s social learning...,
What experiment supports social l...
16  cards
2.3 Describe Sociological theories of criminality
How does merton s strain theory i...,
What is a criticism of using soci...,
What is an example of a sociologi...
24  cards
3.1 Analyse situations of criminality
What does it mean to analyse situ...,
What are the three main factors i...,
How can biological theories expla...
20  cards
3.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of criminological theories to explain causes of criminality
What is a strength of biological ...,
What is a weakness of biological ...,
How does lombroso s atavistic the...
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4.1 Assess the use of criminological theories in informing policy development
What does policy development mean...,
How do criminological theories in...,
How have biological theories infl...
25  cards
4.2 Explain how social changes affect policy development
What is meant by social changes i...,
How do economic changes affect cr...,
How does the increase in youth cr...
20  cards
4.3 Discuss how campaigns affect policy making
What is a campaign in the context...,
How do media campaigns influence ...,
How do victim advocacy groups aff...
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