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ADJ 107 Mid Term (Chpt 1-6) Questions and Answers
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Term 1 of 136
Certain states allow victims to record impact statements on what?
Mesomorphs, Endomorphs, Ectomorphs
The classical criminology approach
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Videotape, audiotape, or other electronic means
Term 2 of 136
What are some significant disadvantages of self-report survey research?
over and under reporting
Oral or written statements
Psychological and emotional costs
ID, Ego, Superego
Term 3 of 136
Cesare Lombroso believed serious offenders who engaged in repeated criminal activity were
born ______.
Criminals
Economically disadvantaged Americans
Emilie Durkheim
State jurisdiction
,Term 4 of 136
What did Walter Reckless believe?
involves emergency psychological care directed at assisting a victim who is
experiencing a crisis
Believed everyone carries significant emotional attachments from our childhood, which
guide future interpersonal relationships
Crime was the consequence of social pressures combined with the inability to resist
these pressures, which presented a push or pull relationship toward the crime
Theorizes the evolutionary process may help explain crimes of passion and jealousy
Term 5 of 136
Who suggested hormones, enzymes, and neurotransmitters are the solutions to understanding
human behavior?
Prostitutes or Drug Dealers
Criminologist James Q. Wilson
A person who demonstrates a discernible cluster of psychological, interpersonal, and
neurophysiological features that distinguish him or her from the general population
Social Learning Theorists
Term 6 of 136
What play a role in victimization?
Between 1 and 2%
The study of human skulls and the impact on human behavior
Gender, age, social status, and race
believed that 2 social classes exist: Bourgeoisie and Proletariat
,Term 7 of 136
What rights are presented in the Victims Rights bill?
To be notified of proceedings and the status of the defendant, to be present at criminal
justice proceedings, to make a statement at sentencing and to receive restitution from a
convicted offender, to be consulted before a case is dismissed or a plea agreement
entered, to a speedy trial, to keep the victim's contact information confidential
Morally tinged influenced that have become entrenched in the culture but are publicly
condemned
Not all bonds are equal and they change over time
Uniform Crime Report (UCR), National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS),
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), and Self-Report Surveys
Term 8 of 136
What theory was the foundation for diversion programs?
Does not address how changing bonds impact criminality
Individuals become involved in criminal behavior when he or she identifies more
favorable than unfavorable consequences to violating the law
Individuals may become crime victims based on their lifestyle
The Social Reaction Theory
Term 9 of 136
What is displacement?
the amount of crime not reported to authorities
behavior that is not accepted by the cultural norms
Deflecting crime to another geographic location
inherently evil and depraved laws are easy to understand
, Term 10 of 136
Who's focus was not to develop a theory of crime, but to call for fair and certain punishment in
order to deter crime within society?
Delinquency
Descriptive Research
seduced
Cesare Beccaria
Term 11 of 136
Who is more likely to be exposed to criminality according to the Lifestyle theory?
Prostitutes or Drug Dealers
Criminologist James Q. Wilson
Jeremy Bentham
Victimologists
Term 12 of 136
What emerged due to public fear of crime and the so called "Get Tough Movement"?
The classical criminology approach
Neoclassical school of thought
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
over and under reporting
Term 13 of 136
Many criminologists who solely study victims of crime refer to themselves as _______?
Victimologists
Primitive Individuals
Jeremy Bentham
Emilie Durkheim
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