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47 Cards in this Set
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The best national source of crime data from the police is the _____________ |
UNIFORM CRIME REPORT |
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The criminal justice system is composed of three seperate elements. Name the three elements. |
Law enforement, courts, and corrections |
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A victimless crime is _____ |
ONE THAT HAS NO DIRECT VICTIM |
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The number of crimes that remain unknown or unreported is sometimes termed as the ________ |
DARK FIGURE CRIME |
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" an interdisciplinary profession build arround the scientific study of the crime and criminal behavior, including their manifestations, causes, legal espects, and comtrol" is the scientific definition of ________ |
CRIMINOLOGY |
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Behavior that departs from social norms is ________ |
DEVIANT |
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List the four broad categolaries of crime classification________ |
TREASON FELONIES MISDEMEANORS INFRACTIONS |
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A general statement or set of statements that explain many different facts by reference to underlying principles and relationship is _______ |
CRIME THEORY |
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What is the meaning of " one variable is responsible for the change in the other? |
Causation |
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Types of crimes are those acts that are not only crimes, but are also almost universally comsidered morally wrong---- For example, rape, murder, and theft. Is known as_________ |
MALA IN SE |
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The type of crimes are wrong because they are prohibited by statues or the government said so____________ |
MALA PROHIBITA |
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Who composes the UCR? |
Federal bureau of investigation ( FBI) |
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What is the rate of crime offences per people? |
100000 |
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What are the two National incident based reporting categories? |
GROUP A AND GROUP B |
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Name the two crime model developed by Hebert Packer? |
CRIME CONTROL MODEL DUE PROCESS MODEL |
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What is the most effective social control? |
THE INTERNALIZATION OF SOCIAL NORMS |
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Name the five goals of punishment? |
INCAPACITATION DETTERENCE REHABILITATION RETRIBUTION RESTORATION |
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Prevents the offender from continuing to engage in crime through physical controls, such as incarceration is known as____ |
INCAPACITATION |
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Reduces crime by changing the offenders way, as with the application of treatment or education program. Known as _______ |
REHABILITATION |
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"Attempt to make right to wrong" caused by crime known as _______ |
Restoration |
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Another way to say blood feud is ______ |
VENDETTA |
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"Offernder or offender's kin could make restutive payments of money or property in lieu of vendetta" called ____________ |
WERGILD |
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Physical punishment, sometimes quite brutal, punishment meant to inflict pain on offender called _________ |
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT |
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The United States now incarcerated a greater portion of its population more than any other nation in the world. TRUE OR FALSE? |
TRUE |
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What are the 3 views of how criminalist define crime? |
CONSENSUS VIEW CONFLICT VIEW INTERACTIONIST VIEW |
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Define consensus view? |
The law defines crime. Agreements exist on outlawed behavior. Laws apply to all citizen |
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What is Conflict view? |
The law is a tool of ruling class Crime is a political defined concept The lawed is used to control the underclass |
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Define interactionist view? |
Moral entrepreneur define crime Acts become crimes because society defines them that way. |
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In some cases, victimless crime is also known as Public order crime. TRUE OR FALSE? |
TRUE |
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In the UCR report, list Part I crime |
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT |
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In the UCR report, list Part II crime |
BURGLARY LARCENY MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT ARSON |
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Define Retribution? |
EYE FOR AN EYE |
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The offender would pay the church or later to the crown in addition to their Wergild. What is the name of this method of payment? |
FRIEDENSGELD |
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Rational choice theory have their roots in the classical theory of criminology. True or False? |
TRUE
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Rational choice theory does not have their roots in the classical theory of criminology. True or False? |
FALSE
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According to Jeremy Betham, punishment must be three things. What are they?
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SWIFT, SERVE, AND CERTAIN
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Who developed the classical school of criminology?
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CESARE BECCARIA
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Who is the Father of Criminology?
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CESARE LOMBROSO
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Good criminals learn how to avoid detection? True or false? |
TRUE
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Good criminals do not learn how to avoid detection?True or false?
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FALSE |
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What theory predicts that crime will decrease when opportunities are limited, benefits are reduced, and consequences are increased.
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RATIONAL THEORY
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Many street crimes are random acts of criminal _________
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OPPORTUNITY
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Criminal sanctions should be so serve that they will deter potential criminals from commiting future crimes is known as_____
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SPECIFIC DETERRENCE
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Deterrence will not reduce of crime through punishment. True or False? |
FALSE
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List the four views on the rational choice theory. |
SITUATIONAL CRIME CONTROL GENERAL DETERRRENCE THEORY SPECIFIC DETERRENCE THEORY INCAPACITATION
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Belief that crimes results from forces that are beyond the control of the individual is ____
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POSITIVISM |
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Atavism is also know as______
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NORMLESSNESS
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