Codenomicon correct answers A security company that discovered a security flaw or bug in April
2014 that left many computer systems vulnerable to cybercriminals. The logo "Heartbleed" was
created by the company to promote public awareness.
consensus crimes correct answers activities that are generally considered very harmful; therefore
there is strong support for sanctioning and controlling them
Conventional crime correct answers Illegal activity committed by individuals or small groups,
involving some degree of direct or indirect contact, e.g. robbery, vehicle theft, and break-and-
enter
Crime correct answers a socially relative concept defining certain behaviours as requiring formal
control and social intervention
crime rate correct answers The number of criminal offences in a category, recorded in a fixed
ratio, such as per 100,000 people
criminologist correct answers A behavioural scientist who specializes in the identification,
classification, and description of criminal behaviour
Criminology correct answers An interdisciplinary science that studies criminal behaviour, crime
causation, crime prevention, and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders
Decriminalization correct answers The reduction or removal of criminal penalties attached to an
act but without legalizing it
Deviance correct answers Behaviour that violates a social norm but is not necessarily prohibited
by law (e.g. butting in line at a supermarket or cutting off another driver)
, Etiology correct answers The study of the origins or causes of a phenomenon
Evolutive correct answers when applied to crime, the idea that the characteristics of crime can
change, taking different forms over time.
Indictable offence correct answers A serious offence such as assault, theft over $5000, robbery
(with or without a firearm), or murder
Interdisciplinary approach correct answers In criminology, the integration of knowledge from a
variety of disci- plines to formulate theories of criminal behaviour
Non‐conventional crime correct answers Illegal activity that may not be associated with crime
and that may not be pursued by the criminal justice system (e.g. organized crime, political crime,
and cybercrime).
Penology correct answers the study of the punishment of crime and of prison management
Relative correct answers When applied to crime, the idea that what is defined as crime can vary
with time and location
Sociology of law correct answers An area focusing on the social order, social conflict, power
relations and the origins of law and legal thought
Summary offence correct answers A less serious offence, such as theft under $5000,
impersonating a police officer, or taking a motor vehicle without consent
Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham correct answers Early Enlightenment thinkers who based
their arguments in support of penal reform on humanitarian and philosophical principles (pre-
scientific)