1001 - CRIMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM
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Criminology - ANSWERA body of knowledge that regards crime as a social
phenomenon
Small-Scale Societies - ANSWERA community of several dozen to several hundred
people usually held together by family (kinship) ties and often engaged in traditional
subsistence activities.
Stigmata - ANSWERPhysical characteristics that could identify who is less evolved
than others eg., narrow, shifty eyes, or wide nose.
community psychology - ANSWERA perspective that analyzes social problems,
including crime, as largely a product of organizational and institutional characteristics
of society. It is closely related to sociology.
classical conditioning - ANSWERBasic form of learning whereby a neutral stimulus
that naturally elicits a certain response
operant conditioning - ANSWERLearning based on the consequences of responding,
may be used to change antisocial behaviour of delinquents and criminals.
Uniform Crime Rate - ANSWERa database of information about reported crimes
collected by the FBI over time.
Consensus Approach - ANSWERformalized version of norms and values of society,
relying on the social contract.
Early Biological Theories of crime - ANSWERphrenology, atavism and the "born
criminal," somatotypes, "feeble-mindedness"
Psychological Theories of Crime - ANSWERexplores how characteristics related to
childhood development, cognitive development, and personality can be used to
explain criminal behaviour
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSWERApproach that focuses on the interactions among
people.
Strain Theories - ANSWERthe view that deviance is a result of the tensions or strain
experienced by people because of their position in the social structure
Social Disorganization - ANSWERa breakdown in social order caused by rapid social
change
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Criminology - ANSWERA body of knowledge that regards crime as a social
phenomenon
Small-Scale Societies - ANSWERA community of several dozen to several hundred
people usually held together by family (kinship) ties and often engaged in traditional
subsistence activities.
Stigmata - ANSWERPhysical characteristics that could identify who is less evolved
than others eg., narrow, shifty eyes, or wide nose.
community psychology - ANSWERA perspective that analyzes social problems,
including crime, as largely a product of organizational and institutional characteristics
of society. It is closely related to sociology.
classical conditioning - ANSWERBasic form of learning whereby a neutral stimulus
that naturally elicits a certain response
operant conditioning - ANSWERLearning based on the consequences of responding,
may be used to change antisocial behaviour of delinquents and criminals.
Uniform Crime Rate - ANSWERa database of information about reported crimes
collected by the FBI over time.
Consensus Approach - ANSWERformalized version of norms and values of society,
relying on the social contract.
Early Biological Theories of crime - ANSWERphrenology, atavism and the "born
criminal," somatotypes, "feeble-mindedness"
Psychological Theories of Crime - ANSWERexplores how characteristics related to
childhood development, cognitive development, and personality can be used to
explain criminal behaviour
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSWERApproach that focuses on the interactions among
people.
Strain Theories - ANSWERthe view that deviance is a result of the tensions or strain
experienced by people because of their position in the social structure
Social Disorganization - ANSWERa breakdown in social order caused by rapid social
change
