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CRIMINOLOGY 249 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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CRIMINOLOGY 249 EXAM 1 STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
CriminologyA-AANSWERAItAisAtheAscientificAstudyAofAcrimeAasAaAsocialAphenomenon
Nomothetic,Aresearch-basedAdiscipline,AheavyAinAtheory
DevianceA(statisticalAdefinition)A-AANSWERAUncommonAorArareAcharacteristicsAorAbehaviors
DevianceA(normativeAdefinition)A-
AANSWERASomethingAthatAviolatesAaAsocialAnormAandAthatAcanAleadAtoAaAnegativeAresponseAbyAsociety
ThingsApeopleAfindAoffensiveAorAdevalueAorAcondemn
InstitutionalizedADeviantsA(oneAofAtwoAtypesAofAdeviants)A-
AANSWERAPeopleAwhoAwillAbeAviewedAasAdeviantsAinAmostAorAallAcontextsAandAcannotAshakeAthat
SometimesAintentional,AsometimesAnot
RareADeviantsA(twoAofAtwoAtypesAofAdeviants)A-
AANSWERAPeopleAwhoAareAdeviantAsometimesAbutAotherAotherwiseAtreatedAasA"normal"
WhatAisAcrimeA-AANSWERAActionAorAaAfailureAtoAactAthatAis:
ProhibitedAbyAlaw,Aand
SubjectAtoAlegalAsanction
DeterminedAbyAstatute,AcommonAlaw,Adecree,Aetc.
GovernmentsAorApseudo-governments
WhatAisAMalaAinAse?A-AANSWERAIllegalAbecauseAtheyAareAwrong/bad
Examples:
MostAviolentAcrimes
TheftAofAtangibleAproperty
, CrimesAagainstAchildren
WhatAisAMalaAprohibita?A-AANSWERAWrongAbecauseAtheyAareAillegal
LawsAareAmoreAcontextual
ActsAdoAnotAtendAtoAhaveAdirectAvictims
Examples:
ConsenualAsexAcrimesA(sodomyAlaws,Apornography,Aprosititution)
MostAdrugAcrimes,AespeciallyApossession
LawsAgoverningAclothing
ConsensusAPerspectiveA-AANSWERALawsAcomeAfromAagreementAbyAtheAmajority
ReflectAmainstreamAvaluesAthroughArepresentation
MinorityAviewsAareAsilenced
ConflictAPerspectiveA-
AANSWERALawsAcomeAfromApowerfulAgroupsAwhoAuseAtheAlawAtoAmaintainAthatApower
Political
Religious
Economic
PluralisticAPerspectiveA-AANSWERAReasoning
Debate
Legislation
SometimesAoverridesAmajority
InteractionistAPerspectiveA-
AANSWERAMoralAcrusadersAuseAlabelsAandAtheAmediaAtoAstigmatizeAbehaviorsAandAcreateAlawsAforAtheirAm
oralAreasons
TheoriesA-AANSWERAAAscientificAexplanationAofAsomeAphenomena
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