CCJS105 Exam 1 UMD with all Correct & 100% Verified
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Criminology ✔Correct Answer--An INTERDISCIPLINARY science that gathers and analyzes data on
crime and criminal behavior.
Crime ✔Correct Answer--An act in violation of a criminal law for which punishment is prescribed,
committed with the intention and without defense or justification
Mala in Se ✔Correct Answer--offenses that are wrong by their very nature
Mala Prohibita ✔Correct Answer--offenses prohibited by law
Criminality ✔Correct Answer--a property of individuals who signal the willingness to commit
crimes and other harmful acts
Criminality is ✔Correct Answer--- a clinical or scientific term
-determined independently from legal definition of crime
-characterized by a general willingness to use and abuse other of personal gain
Criminal is only defined by ✔Correct Answer---Law
-a person can engage in criminal behavior but not be a criminal because they don't get caught
What constitutes a crime? ✔Correct Answer---Actus rea
-Mens rea
-Concurrence
-Causation
-Harm
Actus Reus ✔Correct Answer--"guilty act" --> committed wrong act
Mens Rea ✔Correct Answer--"guilty mind" --> had purpose, knew what they were doing
Concurrence ✔Correct Answer--the act and the mental state occur together in order for a crime to
take place
Causation ✔Correct Answer--must be a causal link between criminal act and harm suffered
Harm ✔Correct Answer--negative impact that a crime has individual victims or the general public
Meaning of Crime ✔Correct Answer--Behavior alone can't define crime
Supernatural Era ✔Correct Answer--Religious and spiritual explanations of bad behavior
predominated.
The Renaissance Era ✔Correct Answer---argued that criminality could be identified through
personal appearance
-move toward human centered naturalism
, The Enlightenment Era ✔Correct Answer--members of the "classical school" such as Beccaria,
emphasized human reality and free will.
The Industrial Revolution ✔Correct Answer--the "positivist school" held that science could provide
answers for everything
First step in finding our factors that cause criminal behavior ✔Correct Answer--identify correlates,
such as factors that vary in interests such as age, gender, race, socio-economic status
4 strongest correlates of crime ✔Correct Answer--Gender, Age, Race, Socio-Economic Status
What is a Theory? ✔Correct Answer--prepositions that attempt to explain facts about a
phenomena (crime)
Theory's are never proven, but good ones are: ✔Correct Answer---accurate (able to predict crime
or behavior)
-Wider in scope (predict more than one type of crime)
-Parsimonious (theory should be simple/ explainable)
-Falsifiable (should be able to be tested/ do research on)
Policy ✔Correct Answer---a selected a course of action designed to solve a problem
-to identify conditions that affect crime, implies that changing those conditions can reduce or
prevent crime
Three categories of major crime data sources ✔Correct Answer---official statistics
-victimization survey data
-self-reported data
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) ✔Correct Answer---Best Crime Report
-primary source of official crime stats in US
-compiled by FBI
-reflects informal gathered by Police Dept.
-Participation is voluntary, but most do participate
Issues with UCR ✔Correct Answer---data can be false, only captures crimes reported by police,
creates illusions, more than 12 types of crime, is voluntary, uses hierarchy rule, police will report
worse crime which skews statistics.
Part I crimes/ Index Crimes ✔Correct Answer---violet crimes: homicide, assault, forcible rape and
robbery
-Property Crimes: Theft, Burglary, Arson
Part II: Less serious offenses ✔Correct Answer--Vandalism, Gamblin, drunkenness, Disorderly
conduct, etc..
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) ✔Correct Answer---Program that requires local
police agencies to provide a brief account of each incident and arrest within 22 crime patterns,
including incident, victim, and offender information.
Issues with NIBRS ✔Correct Answer---not a lot of police agencies participate, its far longer, no
incentive to fill out, crimes not reported aren't included
Answers| Actual Complete Exam| Already Graded A+
Criminology ✔Correct Answer--An INTERDISCIPLINARY science that gathers and analyzes data on
crime and criminal behavior.
Crime ✔Correct Answer--An act in violation of a criminal law for which punishment is prescribed,
committed with the intention and without defense or justification
Mala in Se ✔Correct Answer--offenses that are wrong by their very nature
Mala Prohibita ✔Correct Answer--offenses prohibited by law
Criminality ✔Correct Answer--a property of individuals who signal the willingness to commit
crimes and other harmful acts
Criminality is ✔Correct Answer--- a clinical or scientific term
-determined independently from legal definition of crime
-characterized by a general willingness to use and abuse other of personal gain
Criminal is only defined by ✔Correct Answer---Law
-a person can engage in criminal behavior but not be a criminal because they don't get caught
What constitutes a crime? ✔Correct Answer---Actus rea
-Mens rea
-Concurrence
-Causation
-Harm
Actus Reus ✔Correct Answer--"guilty act" --> committed wrong act
Mens Rea ✔Correct Answer--"guilty mind" --> had purpose, knew what they were doing
Concurrence ✔Correct Answer--the act and the mental state occur together in order for a crime to
take place
Causation ✔Correct Answer--must be a causal link between criminal act and harm suffered
Harm ✔Correct Answer--negative impact that a crime has individual victims or the general public
Meaning of Crime ✔Correct Answer--Behavior alone can't define crime
Supernatural Era ✔Correct Answer--Religious and spiritual explanations of bad behavior
predominated.
The Renaissance Era ✔Correct Answer---argued that criminality could be identified through
personal appearance
-move toward human centered naturalism
, The Enlightenment Era ✔Correct Answer--members of the "classical school" such as Beccaria,
emphasized human reality and free will.
The Industrial Revolution ✔Correct Answer--the "positivist school" held that science could provide
answers for everything
First step in finding our factors that cause criminal behavior ✔Correct Answer--identify correlates,
such as factors that vary in interests such as age, gender, race, socio-economic status
4 strongest correlates of crime ✔Correct Answer--Gender, Age, Race, Socio-Economic Status
What is a Theory? ✔Correct Answer--prepositions that attempt to explain facts about a
phenomena (crime)
Theory's are never proven, but good ones are: ✔Correct Answer---accurate (able to predict crime
or behavior)
-Wider in scope (predict more than one type of crime)
-Parsimonious (theory should be simple/ explainable)
-Falsifiable (should be able to be tested/ do research on)
Policy ✔Correct Answer---a selected a course of action designed to solve a problem
-to identify conditions that affect crime, implies that changing those conditions can reduce or
prevent crime
Three categories of major crime data sources ✔Correct Answer---official statistics
-victimization survey data
-self-reported data
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) ✔Correct Answer---Best Crime Report
-primary source of official crime stats in US
-compiled by FBI
-reflects informal gathered by Police Dept.
-Participation is voluntary, but most do participate
Issues with UCR ✔Correct Answer---data can be false, only captures crimes reported by police,
creates illusions, more than 12 types of crime, is voluntary, uses hierarchy rule, police will report
worse crime which skews statistics.
Part I crimes/ Index Crimes ✔Correct Answer---violet crimes: homicide, assault, forcible rape and
robbery
-Property Crimes: Theft, Burglary, Arson
Part II: Less serious offenses ✔Correct Answer--Vandalism, Gamblin, drunkenness, Disorderly
conduct, etc..
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) ✔Correct Answer---Program that requires local
police agencies to provide a brief account of each incident and arrest within 22 crime patterns,
including incident, victim, and offender information.
Issues with NIBRS ✔Correct Answer---not a lot of police agencies participate, its far longer, no
incentive to fill out, crimes not reported aren't included
