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Criminology Exam 1 UARK Questionsand Answers
Criminology - Answer-An empirical, social- behavioral science that investigates crime,
criminals, and criminal justice
False - Answer-Criminologists do not have to collect information in accordance with the
research methods of modern science. Tor F
Deviance - Answer-Human activity that violates social norms
False - Answer-Crime and Deviance are constant across time and jurisdiction
False - Answer-A crime can exist, even if there’s not a law defining it
Conflict view - Answer-According to_______, criminal law is a representation of the
values of the ruling class in a society
Concurrence - Answer-The_____ requirement states that the criminal act must be
accompanied by a criminal mind
Felony - Answer-John was sentenced to two years in prison. he was convicted of a
Primary data - Answer-the facts and observations researchers gather for the purpose of
a particular study
NIBRS - Answer-FBI collects detailed data on the circumstances surrounding each
serious criminal incident
False - Answer-Most crime is committed in rural areas
`True - Answer-Individuals under the age of 25 account for half of the arrests
Classical Criminology - Answer-crime and deviance came to be understood as products
of the exercise of free will
False - Answer-Theres absolutely no support to the hypothesis that genetic influences
increase the risk of criminality
False - Answer-The environment does not play a role in IQ development
True - Answer-Scientific investigations have linked criminality to diets high in sugar and
carbohydrates
, Males - Answer-Low resting heart rate only associated with antisocial behavior
among_____
40-50% - Answer-Meta-analysis concluded that genes influence between ____ of
variation on behavior
ID - Answer-Consists of powerful urges and drives for gratification and satisfaction
Behavioral modeling - Answer-children learn to behave by fashioning their behavior
after that of others
Psychosis - Answer-Grossly distorted conception of reality/ delusions and hallucinations
marked inefficiency getting along with others and caring for self
psychopathy - Answer-personality characterized by the inability to learn from
experience, lack of warmth, and absence of guilt
Edwin Sutherland - Answer-Criminology is a term coined by
Crime - Answer-Human conduct that violates the criminal laws of a state, federal
government, or local jurisdiction that has the power to make and enforce the laws
Consensus View - Answer--lawmaking is an accommodation of interests in a society
-certain acts are deemed threatening to society's survival that they are designated
crimes.
-Assumes that members of a society agree on right and wrong, codification of social
values becomes law
Conflict View - Answer--criminal law expresses the values of the ruling class in a society
-Crim. justice system is a means of controlling the classes that have no power
-these theorists claim that a struggle for power is a far more basic feature of human
existence than is consensus
-biological
-moral development and personality
-economic and social conditions
-subcultures
-human nature
-treatment of offender by individuals and institutions
-situational perspective (opportunity) - Answer-Why do some people break the laws and
others do not? (perspectives)
Similarities of Criminology & Crim. Justice system - Answer--use of scientific methods
-rigorous education & pursuit of same goals
-reliance on cooperation of many other disciplines (sociology, law, econ, edu, etc)
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