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CRIM 249 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERScriminology - Answers-scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon
deviance - Answers-the recognized violation of cultural norms
statistical deviance - Answers-uncommon or rare characteristics
normative deviance - Answers-an act is deviant if it violates the prevailing norms in a
given setting
institutional deviance - Answers-When society and its formal organizations are not
meeting the needs of its individuals
rare deviant - Answers-people who are deviant SOMETIMES but otherwise are treated
as normal
crime - Answers-an action or failure to act that is prohibited by law and subject to legal
sanction
crime and deviance - Answers-most crime is deviant but most deviance is not criminal
types of criminal law - Answers-mala en se
mala prohibita
mala en se - Answers-behavior that is immoral and inherently wrong by nature
mala prohibita - Answers-offenses prohibited by law but not wrong in themselves
consensus perspective - Answers-laws come from argument by majority of people
reflects mainstream values
sex differences - Answers-men are more likely to commit crime
types of data - Answers-qualitative and quantitative
qualitative data - Answers-Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other
physical characteristic
quantitative data - Answers-Data associated with mathematical models and statistical
techniques used to analyze spatial location and association.
elements of a crime - Answers-offender
victim
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