Cesare lombroso - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

C108 - Elementary Science Methods. Exam Review questions, rated A+ Classical School - -- Influenced by Age of Enlightenment (cost/benefit) - Cesare Beccaria; normal, rational. Crime = immediate, certain, proportionate Biological Theory - -- Charles Darwin; theory of evolution and natural selection - Cesare Lombroso; "genetic throwback" "born criminals" "Positive School" of Criminology - -There are factors outside of individual control and free will that determines crime and behavi...

C108 - Elementary Science Methods. Exam Review questions, rated A+ Classical School - -- Influenced by Age of Enlightenment (cost/benefit) - Cesare Beccaria; normal, rational. Crime = immediate, certain, proportionate Biological Theory - -- Charles Darwin; theory of evolution and natural selection - Cesare Lombroso; "genetic throwback" "born criminals" "Positive School" of Criminology - -There are factors outside of individual control and free will that determines crime and behavi...

Howard Becker - a sociologist who argued that deviant behavior is only deviant because people label it as deviant Conformity - Merton defined this as meaning that the person accepted the cultural goal and used acceptable ways of trying to reach this goal Control Theory - Identifies four different types of social control that keep people conforming to society's norms. The theory was developed by Hirschi. Courts - Determine whether the indivudal is innocent or guilty Crime - Breaking one of s...

BYU criminology final exam terms with complete solutions 2023/2024 Actus Reus - ANSWER-the actual act that the person is accused of Albert Bandura - ANSWER-argued aggressive behaviors have to be learned, but we're all capable of violence Alternative sanctions - ANSWER-Punishments that are not traditional probation or imprisonment Aggravated Assault - ANSWER-an unlawful attack on another person, with the intent of severe injury anomie - ANSWER-normlessness appellate courts - AN...

What was the first prison designed to house sentenced offenders in the U.S. called? correct answers Walnut Street Jail How do correctional agencies fulfill their mission? I. By imprisoning offenders who receive a sentence of incarceration from the courts II. By assisting courts in the decision to grant bail III. By supervising offenders in the community under court jurisdiction correct answers I, II, III Which of the following statements is true of Walnut Street Jail? correct answers Pr...

What is forensic psychology? - Answerany application of psychological research, methods, theory, and practice to a task faced by the legal system What is the research of human behavior related to? - Answerthe legal process (eyewitness memory and testimony, jury decision making, criminal behavior) What is the role of professional practice of psychology within the legal system? - Answerconsultation How does developmental psychology contribute to forensics? - Answercustody arrangements fol...

# of people with a BA in psych - Answer-3.4 million # of people with a Ph D or Psy D in psych - Answer-207,000 # of divisions in the APA - Answer-56 3 elements that define science - Answer-systematic empiricism, production of public knowledge, examination of solvable problems systematic empiricism - Answer-structured observation which is theory driven and used to test hypotheses production of public knowledge - Answer-scientific findings are submitted to the scientific community for scru...

FSC100 MIDTERM REVIEW Exam Questions With Correct Answers Atavists - answerinsisted that criminals were born to commit crimes due to biological deviance positivists - answerclaimed that. crime is the product of social causes recidivism - answerthe act of repeating an offence Cesare Lombroso - answer-() -atavist and practicing psychiatrist -father of modern criminology -argued that criminals were born deviant based on the size and shape of their bodies -visited hospitals, asylums, prison...

Chapter 03 Explaining Crime     
Multiple Choice Questions
  1. Which of the following is a product of the Enlightenment period, or the Age of Reason, a period of history that began in the early 1500s and lasted until the late 1700s? 
A. classical theory
B. biological positivism
C. positivist theory
D. neoclassical theory   
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Classical
Topic: Neoclassical Approaches to Explaining Crime
  2. Several modific...

28. The academic discipline of criminology uses scientific methods to study the__________ of criminal behavior. a. nature, extent, cause, and control b. history, economics, and control c. prevalence, placement, and reduction d. economics, politics, and policies - CORRECT ANS ANSWER: a 29. Marvin Wolfgang's 1958 study Patterns in Criminal Homicide is an example of which subarea of the criminological enterprise? a. Developing theories of crime causation b. Understanding and d...