A criminology of moral order Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 03 Explaining Crime     
Multiple Choice Questions
  1. Which of the following is a product of the Enlightenment period, or the Age of Reason, a period of history that began in the early 1500s and lasted until the late 1700s? 
A. classical theory
B. biological positivism
C. positivist theory
D. neoclassical theory   
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Classical
Topic: Neoclassical Approaches to Explaining Crime
  2. Several modific...

CMY3708 EXAM PREPARATION NOTES. Qualitative Research Methodology In Criminology. Qualitative data processing The processing of qualitative data consists of identifying, coding and categorising information and then identifying patterns found in the data. As stated previously, qualitative data usually originate from interview transcripts or observation notes. The coding of information forms an integral part of the data analysis process. 63 ........... S t u d y u n i t 2 . 6 Emotional respo...

Part One The rational actor model of crime and criminal behaviour The average citizen hardly needs to be persuaded of the view that crime will be more frequently committed if, other things being equal, crime becomes more profitable compared to other ways of spending one’s time. Accordingly, the average citizen thinks it obvious that one major reason why crime has gone up is that people have discovered it is easier to get away with it; by the same token, the average citizen thinks a goo...

1) Sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) used the term stigma to refer to characteristics that discredit people, including violations of norms of ability and violations of norms of appearance. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 154 Skill: Knowledge 2) Sociologically, an act cannot be classified as deviance if it does not cause physical or emotional harm to another individual. Answer: FALSE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 154 Skill: Application 3) Human sexuality illustrates how a group’s definition...

CMY3701 - The Explanation Of Crime ESSAY EXAM PREPARARIONS 2021. 1. QUESTION ONE SUTHERLANDS NINE PROPOSITIONS (30 MARKS) 2. QUESTION TWO SOCIAL DISORGANISATION CHICAGO SCHOOL (30 MARKS) 3. QUESTION THREE THE ASSUMPTION OF THE CLASSICAL SCHOOL (15 MARK) 4. QUESTION 4 According to Kohlberg, serious offenders may have a moral orientation that differs significantly from that of law-abiding citizens. Discuss the three stages in the development of moral thinking and decision making (15) 5. ...

Which of the following Is related to public order crimes and differs from country to country? Moral laws, codes and standards Choose the correct .......... answer may be regarded as the primary objective of organised crime Economic gain Identify which combination of existing theories can explain conservation crime Rational choice, social learning, general theory of crime, neutralisation Which one of the following Is not an example of white-collar crime? African organised crime...

Criminology - Understanding Crime & Criminology (1-2) (Answered) With Complete verified Solution 28. The academic discipline of criminology uses scientific methods to study the__________ of criminal behavior. a. nature, extent, cause, and control b. history, economics, and control c. prevalence, placement, and reduction d. economics, politics, and policies ANSWER: a 29. Marvin Wolfgang's 1958 study Patterns in Criminal Homicide is an example of which subarea of the criminological enter...

Criminology - Understanding Crime & Criminology (1-2) (Answered) With Complete verified Solution 28. The academic discipline of criminology uses scientific methods to study the__________ of criminal behavior. a. nature, extent, cause, and control b. history, economics, and control c. prevalence, placement, and reduction d. economics, politics, and policies ANSWER: a 29. Marvin Wolfgang's 1958 study Patterns in Criminal Homicide is an example of which subarea of the criminological enter...

An example of white-collar crime includes: - Money laundering activities The organisation WHISPER works for the decriminalisation of prostitution and can be categorised as: - Radicalist Feminists From a criminological perspective, Siegel (2004) defines a public order crime as a: - Crime which involves acts that interfere with the operations of society and the ability of people to function efficiently The theoretical explanation of conservation crime employs a combin...

Criminology Exam #1 (Ch. 1-4) Questions With Correct Answers. "The field of criminology is..." What? (Ch. 1) An academic field that uses the scientific method to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior Name The Elements of Criminological Enterprise (Ch. 1) 1. Criminal Statistics and Crime Management 2. Sociology of Law / Law and Society 3. Develop Theories of Crime Causation and Criminal Behavior Systems 4. Penology: Punishment, Sanctions, and Corrections 5....