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CCJ 4663 Exam 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 2 key hypotheses of life course theory - -childhood antisocial behavior predicts problems in adult development, social bonds to work and family in adulthood explain changes in crime and development over the lifespan 3 categories for child murder - -infantasi, neonatasi, philasi 4 types of social bond - -attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief arguments made not to have women working in the criminal justice system - -more emotional, ...

Crimes, criminals, the victims of crime, the adjudication of crimes and the prevention of crime - Answer-Criminology studies what? 1.) Identifying the causes of crime and explaining why these causes are causing crime 2.) Studying the role of socialisation in the occurrence of crime - Answer-The role of the criminologist includes what? We can state that it is a discipline in its own right because it adheres to the criteria for a discipline - Answer-Why can we state that criminology is a di...

CMY1501 EXAM PACK 2020. CMY1501 Introduction To Criminology. Which one of the following is not an assumption made by the classical school? (a) All people are by their nature self-seeking and therefor liable to commit crime (b) In order to live in harmony, people agree to give up certain freedoms in order to be protected by a strong central state (c) Punishment is necessary to deter crime and the state has the prerogative to administer it (d) Punishment should be proportionate to the crime (...

Absolute poverty - ANSWER-A standard of poverty based on a minimum level of subsistence below which families should not be expected to exist. Achieved status - ANSWER-A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts. Activity theory - ANSWER-An interactionist theory of aging that argues that elderly people who remain active will be best-adjusted. Adoption - ANSWER-In a legal sense, a process that allows for the transfer of the legal rights, responsibilities,...

CRIMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2024 attempt to explain crime primarily in terms of gender-role socialization. Liberal Feminists is defined as the unlawful taking of property from the possession of someone other than one's employer. Larceny Which of the following statements is part of Richard Quinney's conflict theory of crime? Society is divided along political lines rather than being an entity based on concensus AND The content of laws and their application tend to reflect the interests of th...

Criminology WJEC Exam Practice Question & Correct Answer 2024 What is social policy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Social policy consists of guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive of human welfare, such as their quality of life. What causes a change in social policies? - CORRECT ANSWER-Social policies change due to social change. An example of this could be the feminist movement. The feminist movement caused changes in policy so that women wer...

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CRIMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2024 attempt to explain crime primarily in terms of gender-role socialization. Liberal Feminists is defined as the unlawful taking of property from the possession of someone other than one's employer. Larceny Which of the following statements is part of Richard Quinney's conflict theory of crime? Society is divided along political lines rather than being an entity based on concensus AND The content of laws and their application tend to reflect the interests of th...

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...

Child Welfare - -About safety. Children most vulnerable population; fewer rights; more programs What is child welfare? - -All aspects or components of society essential for well-being of children. --School System --Medical Care --Parks & Rec --Public Safety --Citizenship As Social Work Practice - -Child welfare concerned with special needs of children & families when: --Parental functioning impaired --Social problems such as poverty prevent effective parentng --Child not able to fu...