CRIMINOLOGY 101 PACKAGE DEAL

What is criminology? - ️️The scientific study of crime. -Relatively recent development -Systematic study did not begin until 19th century What is crime? - ️️An act punishable by law. Where did the discipline of criminology become established starting in the mid-20th century? - ️...

What is the CSI effect? - ️️- idea that false representations of forensics and investigations affect the judicial system What are the 4 possible CSI effects? - ️️- could be making criminals savvier, misrepresents nature of investigations, effects juries and juror expectations, drawing stu...

Conduct that violates criminal law, for which there is no legally accepted justification or excuse - ️️Crime What does Mala in Se mean? - ️️Wrong in itself (Rape) What does Mala Prohibita mean? - ️️Wrong because prohibited (DUI, Drugs, Gambling) Why is there a struggle for balan...

Major principles of biological theories - ️️1.) Brain is the organ of the mind & locus of personality 2.) human behav. genetically based 3.) gender & race diffs in rate and type of criminality due to biological diffs between sexes and races 4.) penchant for crime may be inherited 5.) human condu...

Why does deviance differ from crime? - ️️1. Crime always involves breaking a law but deviance may not 1. Crime is a violation of a formal norm, while deviance is typically a violation of informal norm 1. There is a far greater number and variety of deviant acts than crimes 1. Some crime...

paradigm - ️️looking at something from a different perspective; not judging just because it is not your opinion crime - ️️an act committed in violation of the written law 9/11 attack - ️️the (blank) has been classified as the most destructive criminal disaster to ever have been per...