CRIM 1001 Exam 1 CORRECT 100%
Consensus View Theory of Crime - ANSWER- This model assumes that members of
a society by and large agree on distinctions between right and wrong
- Certain acts are deemed so threatening to the society's survival that they are
designated crime
- Adherents of this model believe that laws function to reconcile and to harmonize
most of the interests that most of society accepts, with the least amount of sacrifice
- Lawmaking is an accommodation of interests in a society
- Lawmaking is to produce a system of laws and enforcement to which everybody
basically subscribes
What is criminology composed of (other disciplines)? - ANSWERCriminology is a
discipline composed of the accumulated knowledge of many other disciplines
What are disciplines related to criminology? - ANSWERSociology, economics,
political science, biology, psychology
What is criminology? - ANSWER- It includes within its scope the process of making
laws, of breaking laws, and of reacting toward the breaking of laws
- Mandates that criminologists collect information for study and analysis in
accordance with the research methods of modern science
Conflict View Theory of Crime - ANSWER- The law expresses the values of the
ruling class
- The criminal justice system is a means of controlling the classes that have no
power
Primary data - ANSWERfacts and observations researchers gather for the purpose
of a particular study
Secondary data - ANSWERfind in government sources, or data that were previously
collected for a different investigation
Participant observation - ANSWERrequires the researcher to take part in many
activities of the group to gain acceptance, but the researcher generally makes clear
the purpose of their participation
Non participant observation - ANSWERentails the researcher observing and
recording the activities that they witness, without taking part in them
Uniform Crime Report (UCR) - ANSWER- contains information on crimes committed,
crimes cleared by arrest, characteristics of crimes, characteristcs of criminals, and
distribution of law enforcement personnel.
- Crimes against property (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson)
Consensus View Theory of Crime - ANSWER- This model assumes that members of
a society by and large agree on distinctions between right and wrong
- Certain acts are deemed so threatening to the society's survival that they are
designated crime
- Adherents of this model believe that laws function to reconcile and to harmonize
most of the interests that most of society accepts, with the least amount of sacrifice
- Lawmaking is an accommodation of interests in a society
- Lawmaking is to produce a system of laws and enforcement to which everybody
basically subscribes
What is criminology composed of (other disciplines)? - ANSWERCriminology is a
discipline composed of the accumulated knowledge of many other disciplines
What are disciplines related to criminology? - ANSWERSociology, economics,
political science, biology, psychology
What is criminology? - ANSWER- It includes within its scope the process of making
laws, of breaking laws, and of reacting toward the breaking of laws
- Mandates that criminologists collect information for study and analysis in
accordance with the research methods of modern science
Conflict View Theory of Crime - ANSWER- The law expresses the values of the
ruling class
- The criminal justice system is a means of controlling the classes that have no
power
Primary data - ANSWERfacts and observations researchers gather for the purpose
of a particular study
Secondary data - ANSWERfind in government sources, or data that were previously
collected for a different investigation
Participant observation - ANSWERrequires the researcher to take part in many
activities of the group to gain acceptance, but the researcher generally makes clear
the purpose of their participation
Non participant observation - ANSWERentails the researcher observing and
recording the activities that they witness, without taking part in them
Uniform Crime Report (UCR) - ANSWER- contains information on crimes committed,
crimes cleared by arrest, characteristics of crimes, characteristcs of criminals, and
distribution of law enforcement personnel.
- Crimes against property (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson)
