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21 Cards in this Set
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___________ is an academic discipline that makes use of scientific methods to study the nature, the extent, the case, and control of criminal behavior
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criminology
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behavior that departs from social norms?
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devient behavior
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the consensus view of crime links illegal behavior to the concept of ___________
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social harm
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under this view, groups able to exert their political power use the law to advance their economic and political positions and to protect the haves from the have notes
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conflict view of crime
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the perspective that views crime as a reflection of OPINIONS of people who hold social power?
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interactionist view of crime
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statutory crimes are referred to as____________
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mala prohibita
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mala prohibita refers to?
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statutory crimes
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the intent to commit the criminal act is known as the__________
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mens rea
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a battered wife who kills her mate might argue that she acted out of duress to save her life. she would argue the defense of___________
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justification
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the best known and most important source of official crime data is___________
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the uniform crime report
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how is age correlated with crime?
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age is inversely related to crime; younger people commit the most crimes
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chronic offenders have become a central focus of crime control policy. three strikes is designed to incapacitate chronic offenders for long periods of time. why is this?
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most criminal offenders repeat their acts after being released
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what age group experiences the most violent crime?
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12-24 years old
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which ethnic group reports the most incident of violent victimization?
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blacks
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some people may initiate the confrontation that leads to their injury or death. this is called_____________
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the victime precipitation theory
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when the victim exhibits some personal characteristic that unknowingly either threatens or encourages the attacker, it is called_____________
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passive precipitation
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not being able to find a job, jane becomes frustrated at the unemployment office. she is verbally abusive and threatening to the rep. out of fear, the rep hits her with a stapler. her victimization might be term as_____________
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active precipitation
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in the routine activities theory, a large number of unemployed teenagers would be an example of_____________
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motivated offenders
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sex offender registries are a result of__________
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the death of megan conka
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the victims ability to address the sentencing judge and tell of his/her experience is known as____________
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the victim impact statement
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some law violators describe the adrenaline rush that comes from executing crimes as___________
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edgework
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