Criminology

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Criminology midterm
Maren Myslinski
Quiz por Maren Myslinski, atualizado more than 1 year ago
Maren Myslinski
Criado por Maren Myslinski aproximadamente 9 anos atrás
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão 1

Questão
[blank_start]Moral[blank_end] [blank_start]entrepreneurs[blank_end], [blank_start]private[blank_end] [blank_start]interest[blank_end] [blank_start]groups[blank_end], [blank_start]public[blank_end] [blank_start]officials[blank_end], [blank_start]mass[blank_end] [blank_start]media[blank_end], and [blank_start]fear[blank_end] construct and define social problems.
Responda
  • Moral
  • entrepreneurs
  • private
  • interest
  • groups
  • public
  • officials
  • mass
  • media
  • fear

Questão 2

Questão
Crime is a violation of [blank_start]conduct[blank_end] [blank_start]norms[blank_end] and [blank_start]rights[blank_end]. Crime is a form of [blank_start]deviance[blank_end]. Crime is a [blank_start]social[blank_end] [blank_start]harm[blank_end] analogous to [blank_start]social[blank_end] [blank_start]injury[blank_end].
Responda
  • conduct
  • norms
  • rights
  • deviance
  • social
  • harm
  • social
  • injury

Questão 3

Questão
Criminalization process: 1. [blank_start]Enactment[blank_end] of [blank_start]legislation[blank_end] that [blank_start]outlaws[blank_end] certain types of [blank_start]behavior[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Surveillance[blank_end] and [blank_start]policing[blank_end] of [blank_start]behavior[blank_end] 3. If detected, the [blank_start]punishment[blank_end] of that [blank_start]behavior[blank_end].
Responda
  • Enactment
  • legislation
  • outlaws
  • behavior
  • Surveillance
  • policing
  • behavior
  • punishment
  • behavior

Questão 4

Questão
Many criminologist believe that criminalization tends to maintain [blank_start]unequal[blank_end] [blank_start]social[blank_end] relationships between the [blank_start]powerful[blank_end] and the [blank_start]powerless[blank_end].
Responda
  • unequal
  • social
  • powerful
  • powerless

Questão 5

Questão
Conduct norms are found where ever [blank_start]social[blank_end] [blank_start]groups[blank_end] are formed.
Responda
  • social
  • groups

Questão 6

Questão
Human rights include [blank_start]personal[blank_end] [blank_start]rights[blank_end] and rights essential to a [blank_start]dignified[blank_end] [blank_start]human[blank_end] [blank_start]existence[blank_end].
Responda
  • personal
  • rights
  • dignified
  • human
  • existence

Questão 7

Questão
Some human right violations have been interpreted to include [blank_start]imperialism[blank_end], [blank_start]sexism[blank_end], [blank_start]racism[blank_end], and [blank_start]poverty[blank_end]
Responda
  • imperialism
  • sexism
  • racism
  • poverty

Questão 8

Questão
[blank_start]Deviance[blank_end] is any social behavior or social characteristic that departs from society’s norms.
Responda
  • Deviance

Questão 9

Questão
Within the same society, what is deviant varies by [blank_start]social[blank_end] [blank_start]class[blank_end], [blank_start]gender[blank_end], and [blank_start]race[blank_end].
Responda
  • social
  • class
  • gender
  • race

Questão 10

Questão
Goals of criminal law: -To keep the public [blank_start]safe[blank_end] from [blank_start]crime[blank_end] and [blank_start]criminals[blank_end]. -To [blank_start]articulate[blank_end] our society’s [blank_start]moral[blank_end] [blank_start]values[blank_end] and [blank_start]concerns[blank_end]. -To [blank_start]protect[blank_end] the [blank_start]rights[blank_end] and [blank_start]freedoms[blank_end] of the citizens by protecting it from potential [blank_start]governmental[blank_end] abuses of [blank_start]power[blank_end].
Responda
  • safe
  • crime
  • criminals
  • articulate
  • moral
  • values
  • concerns
  • protect
  • rights
  • freedoms
  • governmental
  • power

Questão 11

Questão
Criminal law regulates [blank_start]public[blank_end] wrongs, while civil law regulates [blank_start]private[blank_end] wrongs.
Responda
  • public
  • private

Questão 12

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Possible outcome for criminal law is [blank_start]conviction[blank_end], while the possible outcome for civil law is [blank_start]liability[blank_end].
Responda
  • conviction
  • liability

Questão 13

Questão
[blank_start]Intent[blank_end] is required to be found guilty of criminal law, but not civil law.
Responda
  • Intent

Questão 14

Questão
Standards of proof: Criminal law is [blank_start]beyond[blank_end] [blank_start]a[blank_end] [blank_start]reasonable[blank_end] [blank_start]doubt[blank_end]. Civil law is [blank_start]a[blank_end] [blank_start]preponderance[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] [blank_start]evidence[blank_end].
Responda
  • beyond
  • a
  • reasonable
  • doubt
  • a
  • preponderance
  • of
  • evidence

Questão 15

Questão
[blank_start]Criminal[blank_end] law is very stringent, while [blank_start]civil[blank_end] law is less stringent.
Responda
  • Criminal
  • civil

Questão 16

Questão
American criminal law originated from [blank_start]English[blank_end] [blank_start]common[blank_end] [blank_start]law[blank_end].
Responda
  • English
  • common
  • law

Questão 17

Questão
[blank_start]Breaking[blank_end], [blank_start]entering[blank_end], the [blank_start]dwelling[blank_end] [blank_start]house[blank_end], of [blank_start]another[blank_end], in the [blank_start]night[blank_end] with the intent to [blank_start]commit[blank_end] [blank_start]a[blank_end] [blank_start]felony[blank_end].
Responda
  • Breaking
  • entering
  • dwelling
  • house
  • another
  • night
  • commit
  • a
  • felony

Questão 18

Questão
[blank_start]Mala[blank_end] [blank_start]in[blank_end] [blank_start]se[blank_end] means evil in itself.
Responda
  • Mala
  • in
  • se

Questão 19

Questão
Mala in se are criminal acts that are considered [blank_start]inherently[blank_end] [blank_start]wrong[blank_end].
Responda
  • inherently
  • wrong

Questão 20

Questão
[blank_start]Mala[blank_end] [blank_start]prohibita[blank_end] means prohibited evil.
Responda
  • Mala
  • prohibita

Questão 21

Questão
Mala prohibita is an act that is a crime merely because it is [blank_start]prohibited[blank_end] by [blank_start]statute[blank_end].
Responda
  • prohibited
  • statute

Questão 22

Questão
[blank_start]Corpus[blank_end] [blank_start]delicti[blank_end] means body of a crime.
Responda
  • Corpus
  • delicti

Questão 23

Questão
[blank_start]Actus[blank_end] [blank_start]reus[blank_end] means guilty act.
Responda
  • Actus
  • reus

Questão 24

Questão
[blank_start]Mens[blank_end] [blank_start]rea[blank_end] means guilty mind.
Responda
  • Mens
  • rea

Questão 25

Questão
First degree murder is an example of a [blank_start]purposeful[blank_end] [blank_start]act[blank_end] (i.e. having a [blank_start]plan[blank_end]).
Responda
  • purposeful
  • act
  • plan

Questão 26

Questão
Second degree murder is an example of a [blank_start]knowing[blank_end] [blank_start]act[blank_end] (implies [blank_start]malice[blank_end]).
Responda
  • malice
  • knowing
  • act

Questão 27

Questão
Voluntary manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter are examples of a [blank_start]reckless[blank_end] [blank_start]act[blank_end] (acts of [blank_start]commission[blank_end]).
Responda
  • reckless
  • act
  • commission

Questão 28

Questão
Involuntary manslaughter is an example of a [blank_start]negligent[blank_end] [blank_start]act[blank_end] (act of [blank_start]omission[blank_end]).
Responda
  • negligent
  • act
  • omission

Questão 29

Questão
[blank_start]Coercion[blank_end] is duress or being deprived of free will.
Responda
  • Coercion

Questão 30

Questão
[blank_start]Misadventure[blank_end] is being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Responda
  • Misadventure

Questão 31

Questão
General defects include [blank_start]infancy[blank_end], [blank_start]idiocy[blank_end] and [blank_start]lunacy[blank_end].
Responda
  • infancy
  • idiocy
  • lunacy

Questão 32

Questão
The usual distinction between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter is that with involuntary the victims death is [blank_start]unintended[blank_end].
Responda
  • unintended

Questão 33

Questão
Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without [blank_start]malice[blank_end] [blank_start]aforethought[blank_end].
Responda
  • malice
  • aforethought

Questão 34

Questão
The purpose of law is to create [blank_start]conformity[blank_end] and to suppress what the state calls [blank_start]deviance[blank_end].
Responda
  • conformity
  • deviance

Questão 35

Questão
UCR stands for [blank_start]Uniform[blank_end] [blank_start]Crime[blank_end] [blank_start]Report[blank_end].
Responda
  • Uniform
  • Crime
  • Report

Questão 36

Questão
Law enforcement agencies active in the UCR Program represents [blank_start]94.2[blank_end] percent of the total population.
Responda
  • 94.2

Questão 37

Questão
Criminal [blank_start]Homicide[blank_end], Forcible [blank_start]Rape[blank_end], Robbery, Aggravated [blank_start]Assault[blank_end], Burglary, Larceny-[blank_start]Theft[blank_end], Motor Vehicle [blank_start]Theft[blank_end], [blank_start]Arson[blank_end] are all included as [blank_start]part[blank_end] [blank_start]1[blank_end] offenses.
Responda
  • Homicide
  • Rape
  • Assault
  • Theft
  • Theft
  • Arson
  • part
  • 1

Questão 38

Questão
Simple [blank_start]Assaults[blank_end], [blank_start]Forgery[blank_end] and Counterfeiting, Fraud, Embezzlement, Stolen [blank_start]Property[blank_end], Vandalism,Weapons, Prostitution and Commercialized Vice, [blank_start]Sex[blank_end] Offenses, [blank_start]Drug[blank_end] Abuse, Gambling, Liquor Laws, [blank_start]Drunkenness[blank_end] and Disorderly Conduct, Vagrancy and a few others are all [blank_start]part[blank_end] [blank_start]2[blank_end] offenses.
Responda
  • Assaults
  • Forgery
  • Property
  • Sex
  • Drug
  • Drunkenness
  • part
  • 2

Questão 39

Questão
The US has the [blank_start]highest[blank_end] homicide rate of any Western democratic nation.
Responda
  • highest

Questão 40

Questão
Clearance occurs when three specific conditions are met by at least one person: [blank_start]Arrested[blank_end], [blank_start]charged[blank_end], and [blank_start]turned[blank_end] [blank_start]over[blank_end] to the court for prosecution (whether following arrest, court summons, or police notice).
Responda
  • Arrested
  • charged
  • turned
  • over

Questão 41

Questão
[blank_start]Violent[blank_end] crimes have the highest clearing rates of all crimes.
Responda
  • Violent

Questão 42

Questão
NCVS stands for [blank_start]National[blank_end] [blank_start]Crime[blank_end] [blank_start]Victimization[blank_end] [blank_start]Survey[blank_end].
Responda
  • National
  • Crime
  • Victimization
  • Survey

Questão 43

Questão
Major influencers in the classical school or criminology are [blank_start]Beccaria[blank_end] and [blank_start]Bentham[blank_end].
Responda
  • Beccaria
  • Bentham

Questão 44

Questão
[blank_start]Beccaria[blank_end] wrote Of Crimes and Punishment and believed that the legitimacy of criminal sanctions rests on the [blank_start]social[blank_end] [blank_start]contract[blank_end].
Responda
  • Beccaria
  • social
  • contract

Questão 45

Questão
[blank_start]Beccaria[blank_end] believed law should be based on “the greatest [blank_start]happiness[blank_end] for the greatest [blank_start]number[blank_end].”
Responda
  • Beccaria
  • happiness
  • number

Questão 46

Questão
[blank_start]Bentham[blank_end] wrote Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation and believed in [blank_start]hedonic[blank_end] [blank_start]calculus[blank_end]: the idea that humans make decisions on the basis of achieving [blank_start]pleasure[blank_end] and avoiding [blank_start]pain[blank_end].
Responda
  • Bentham
  • hedonic
  • calculus
  • pleasure
  • pain

Questão 47

Questão
Bentham held the idea of [blank_start]utilitarianism[blank_end]: a theory that the aim of action should be the [blank_start]largest[blank_end] [blank_start]possible[blank_end] [blank_start]balance[blank_end] of [blank_start]pleasure[blank_end] over [blank_start]pain[blank_end] or the greatest [blank_start]happiness[blank_end] of the greatest [blank_start]number[blank_end].
Responda
  • utilitarianism
  • largest
  • possible
  • balance
  • pleasure
  • pain
  • happiness
  • number

Questão 48

Questão
[blank_start]Rational[blank_end] [blank_start]Choice[blank_end] [blank_start]Theory[blank_end] holds that individuals will engage in delinquent and criminal behavior after weighing the [blank_start]consequences[blank_end] and [blank_start]benefits[blank_end] of their actions.
Responda
  • Rational
  • Choice
  • Theory
  • consequences
  • benefits

Questão 49

Questão
[blank_start]General[blank_end] [blank_start]deterrence[blank_end] refers to the idea that punishing one person for a crime will discourage others from committing similar acts.
Responda
  • General
  • deterrence

Questão 50

Questão
[blank_start]Specific[blank_end] [blank_start]deterrence[blank_end] refers to the idea that punishing the offender will discourage him/her from committing future criminal acts after experiencing the painfulness of punishment.
Responda
  • Specific
  • deterrence

Questão 51

Questão
The [blank_start]positivist[blank_end] school of criminology believes that the scientific method can be used to examine the causes of human behavior.
Responda
  • positivist

Questão 52

Questão
[blank_start]Lombroso[blank_end] argued that there were [blank_start]biological[blank_end] differences between criminals and non-criminals.
Responda
  • Lombroso
  • biological

Questão 53

Questão
[blank_start]Gall[blank_end] proposed Phrenology, the idea that the [blank_start]lower[blank_end] section of the brain would be [blank_start]largest[blank_end] in criminals.
Responda
  • Gall
  • lower
  • largest

Questão 54

Questão
[blank_start]Sheldon[blank_end] proposed Somatology, the idea that people’s body [blank_start]shapes[blank_end] affect their personalities and the crimes they commit.
Responda
  • shapes
  • Sheldon

Questão 55

Questão
[blank_start]Freud[blank_end] believed the three components of the personality were the [blank_start]id[blank_end], [blank_start]ego[blank_end], and [blank_start]superego[blank_end].
Responda
  • id
  • ego
  • superego
  • Freud

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