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18 Cards in this Set
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Define crime
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Human conduct in violation of criminal
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What are the two perspectives on what should be criminal
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consensus and pluralist
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What are criminologist
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one who studies crime, criminals and criminal bahavior.
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What are the three distinct sections of criminology
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law enforcement, courts and corrections
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What are the three goals of the cj system
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Prevent criminal activity, identifying offenders,prevent recidivism.
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What is the fbis crime tracking system called?
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Unifor crime reporting program
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How many part types are there in that system?
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2, property and violent
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Name two other federal crime tracking systems
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NCVS NIBRS
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Name a factor that will make crime go up
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increase in population
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What is a hypothesis
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explanation that accounts for a set of facts that can be tested by further investigation.
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What is a theory
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a series of propotions that attempt to describe a class of events.
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Define mala in se
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Acts that are thought to be wrong in and of themselves
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Mala in prohibita
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Acts that are wrong only because they are prohibited
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What is common law
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originating from usage and custom rather than from written statutes
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What is natural law
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Laws that are fundimental to human nature and can be acertained through reason.
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Who is the father of the classical school of criminology
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Cesare Beccaria
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Jeremy bentham developed what therory
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Utilitirianism
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What are the 2 categories of deterences
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specific and general deterrence
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