1001 - CRIMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Criminology - ANSWER-A body of knowledge that regards crime as a social
phenomenon
Small-Scale Societies - ANSWER-A community of several dozen to several hundred
people usually held together by family (kinship) ties and often engaged in traditional
subsistence activities.
Uniform Crime Rate - ANSWER-a database of information about reported crimes
collected by the FBI over time.
Consensus Approach - ANSWER-formalized version of norms and values of society,
relying on the social contract.
Early Biological Theories of crime - ANSWER-phrenology, atavism and the "born
criminal," somatotypes, "feeble-mindedness"
Psychological Theories of Crime - ANSWER-explores how characteristics related to
childhood development, cognitive development, and personality can be used to explain
criminal behaviour
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSWER-Approach that focuses on the interactions among
people.
Strain Theories - ANSWER-the view that deviance is a result of the tensions or strain
experienced by people because of their position in the social structure
Social Disorganization - ANSWER-a breakdown in social order caused by rapid social
change
Biological Theories of Crime - ANSWER-looks at how genetic characteristics can be
used to explain crime
Atavism - ANSWER-Explanation of criminals being less evolved than non-criminals
Stigmata - ANSWER-Physical characteristics that could identify who is less evolved
than others eg., narrow, shifty eyes, or wide nose.
community psychology - ANSWER-A perspective that analyzes social problems,
including crime, as largely a product of organizational and institutional characteristics of
society. It is closely related to sociology.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Criminology - ANSWER-A body of knowledge that regards crime as a social
phenomenon
Small-Scale Societies - ANSWER-A community of several dozen to several hundred
people usually held together by family (kinship) ties and often engaged in traditional
subsistence activities.
Uniform Crime Rate - ANSWER-a database of information about reported crimes
collected by the FBI over time.
Consensus Approach - ANSWER-formalized version of norms and values of society,
relying on the social contract.
Early Biological Theories of crime - ANSWER-phrenology, atavism and the "born
criminal," somatotypes, "feeble-mindedness"
Psychological Theories of Crime - ANSWER-explores how characteristics related to
childhood development, cognitive development, and personality can be used to explain
criminal behaviour
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSWER-Approach that focuses on the interactions among
people.
Strain Theories - ANSWER-the view that deviance is a result of the tensions or strain
experienced by people because of their position in the social structure
Social Disorganization - ANSWER-a breakdown in social order caused by rapid social
change
Biological Theories of Crime - ANSWER-looks at how genetic characteristics can be
used to explain crime
Atavism - ANSWER-Explanation of criminals being less evolved than non-criminals
Stigmata - ANSWER-Physical characteristics that could identify who is less evolved
than others eg., narrow, shifty eyes, or wide nose.
community psychology - ANSWER-A perspective that analyzes social problems,
including crime, as largely a product of organizational and institutional characteristics of
society. It is closely related to sociology.
