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Quiz by Phillipa Donaldson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Phillipa Donaldson
over 5 years ago
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Question 1
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Define Crime
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An act which is legally constructed.
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Acts or omissions that are prohibited.
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An act which is socially constructed and determined by the criminal justice system
Question 2
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What are the objectives of punishment?
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retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, denunciation of conduct, protection of community
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retribution, rehabilitation, denunciation of conduct, deterrence, protection of community
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retribution, rehabilitation, denunciation of conduct, deterrence, resolution
Question 3
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Define Criminality
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A rational choice which one has either inherited or influenced by society.
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Act of being criminal and the behaviours
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A motive to engage in criminal behaviour
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Act of crime
Question 4
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Define Deviance
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Expected moral behaviour determined by society
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A socially constructed phenomenon which organises society
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Norm breaking behaviour
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Breaking the expectations of normal behaviour
Question 5
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Research indicates that the majority of offences reported to or detected by police are committed by and against people of similar social standing
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True
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False
Question 6
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Critical criminologists argue that pre-crime laws can be used to unfairly target vulnerable individuals.
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- True
- False
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