ADJ 107 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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Criminology - ANSWER - multidisciplinary science involving sociology, criminal justice, political
science, psycho public policy econ, and biological aspects
examples of criminological research - ANSWER - exploration, description, explanation, and
application
most research in the field of criminology is - ANSWER - descriptive research
most common form of research in criminology - ANSWER - descriptive research
criminology attempts to - ANSWER - describe origins, the extent, and nature of crime within
society
criminal justice includes - ANSWER - the study of the agencies of social control within society
(police, courts, and corrections)
deviance - ANSWER - behaviors that aren't accepted by cultural norms
criminologists use various forms of data collections which are: - ANSWER - Uniform Crime
Report (UCR)
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Self-Reporting Surveys
dark figure of crime - ANSWER - the amount of crime not reported to authorities, this is not
included in stats research
At what age does data indicate individual risks for victimization to rapidly diminish? - ANSWER -
25 years old
, who are the most likely victims of both violent and property crime? - ANSWER - economically
disadvantaged Americans
about what percent of murder victims were related to their offender? - ANSWER - 22%
according the NCVS about ___ million individuals are victimized each year - ANSWER - 20
self-reporting surveys have several significant disadvantages - ANSWER - over and under
reporting
many individuals may __ or __ - ANSWER - exaggerate their criminal activity or fail to recognize
their criminal behavior
theory - ANSWER - set of interconnected statements or propositions that explain 2 or more
events or factors are related to one another
in today's world, ___ leads to an increase in the public's fear of crime - ANSWER - influence of
the media
consensus perspective - ANSWER - holds laws that should be endorsed in order to criminalize
certain types of behavior
conflict perspective - ANSWER - depicts society as a collection of diverse groups, business
owners, workers, professionals, students who are in constant and continuing conflict
interactionist view - ANSWER - believes people act based on interpretations of reality
mala in se - ANSWER - inherently evil and depraved laws are easy to understand
victimologists - ANSWER - criminologists who solely study victims of crime
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