Psychological torture Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Retribution - ANSWER-The act of taking revenge on a criminal perpetrator. AKA just deserts. Criminal offenders deserve the punishment they receive at the hands of the law, and that punishments should be appropriate to the type and severity of the crime committed. Sociological School - ANSWER-Social groups, social institutions, the arrangements of society, and social roles all provide the proper focus for study. Deterrence - ANSWER-A goal that seeks to inhibit criminal behavior through th...

Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate? a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors. b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet a scientific field of study. c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior. d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors. ANS...

Hagan, Introduction to Criminology 9e Instructor Resource 1. While crime was rising in the 1960s in the United States, crime was decreasing in Japan. This observation is significant because: a. It highlighted the inaccuracy of our statistics on crime, since it is common knowledge that crime rates are consistent across nations. b. It proved beyond a reasonable doubt that American society is particularly prone to criminality. *c. It discredited the assumption that modernization inev...

English Language Arts Content Knowledge (5038) Simile - Compares two unlike things using the words 'like', or 'as'. For example, the dog smells like dirty socks. Metaphor - Compares two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'. In the image, life is being compared to a pathway that meanders. Life is not a straightforward path. Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds to create rhyme in phrases or sentences. Alliteration - The repetition of a consonant. It helps ...

Summary AC 3.1 Domestic Abuse - Plan a Campaign for Change (Exam Notes) Domestic violence is a variety of abuses that occur within the home, between families, or between couples. Typical pictures of domestic violence include an adult male perpetrator and a female victim, often his wife or girlfriend. However, some women practice domestic violence, and men can be victims. Indeed, violence committed by one family member or group member against another family member can be qualified. Dome...

GLOBALIZATION The development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets Manfred Steger Who defined globalization as "The expansion and intensification of social relations and consciousness across world-time and across world-space" ECONOMIC IMPERIALISM One nation assuming economic power or influence over others 1. Ethnoscapes 2. Technoscapes 3. Mediascapes 4....

COM 312 Exam 1 Review 44 Questions with Verified Answers Conflict - CORRECT ANSWER an expressed or unexpressed problematic situation between at least two interdependent parties who perceived incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference Components of conflict - CORRECT ANSWER -expressed or unexpressed problematic situation -interdependence -perceived incompatible goals -perceived scarce resources -perceived interference Expressed or unexpressed problematic situation - CORRE...

TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY 13TH EDITION DAVID G. MYERS NATHAN C. DEWALL SOLUTION MANUAL ALL CHAPTERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR REVISION TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY 13TH EDITION DAVID G. MYERS NATHAN C. DEWALL SOLUTION MANUAL ALL CHAPTERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR REVISION Prologue The Story of Psychology 1. Thinking Critically With Psychological Science 2. The Biology of Mind 3. Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind 4. Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity 5. Developing Through the Life Span...

True / False 1. In the United States, criminal laws dictate punishments for those who violate the terms of a contract with another individual. ANSWER: REFERENCES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KEYWORDS: a. True b. False False Foundations of Criminal Law CJIA.COSM.16.03.01 - Identify the bases and sources of American criminal law. Bloom’s: Remember 2. In Robinson v. California (1962), the Supreme Court struck down a law that made it a crime to be addicted to drugs. a. True ANSWER: REFERENCES: ...

CMY3705 - Victimology Full Exam Pack. SECTION A: PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS 1. Provide a critical definition of the concept “Secondary Victimisation” (5) Secondary victimisation is the ill-informed, insensitive, blaming treatment of victims by officials, friends, family, or the community. Secondary victimisation is also known as post crime victimisation or double victimisation, and can often have an even greater effect on the victim than the initial crime itself. Secondary victimisation often ...