CJ 100 Exam 1 with correct answers
Mala |in |se |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Offenses |that |are |wrong |by |their |very |nature
Mala |prohibita |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Offenses |prohibited |by |law |but |not |wrong |in |themselves
National |Crime |Victimization |Surveys |(NCVS) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Interviews |of |samples |of |the |
US |population |conducted |by |the |Bureau |of |Justice |Statistics |to |determine |the |number |and |types |of |
criminal |victimization, |and |thus, |the |extent |of |unreported |as |well |as |reported |crime
Uniform |Crime |Reports |(UCR) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Annually |published |statistical |summary |of |
crimes |reported |to |the |police, |based |on |voluntary |reports |to |the |FBI |by |local, |state, |and |federal |law |
agencies
Occupational |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |criminal |offense |committed |through |opportunities |
create |in |a |legal |business |or |occupation
Organized |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |framework |for |the |perpetration |of |criminal |acts |- |usually
|in |fields, |such |as |gambling, |drugs, |and |prostitution |- |providing |illegal |services |that |are |great |in |
demand
Visible |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔An |offense |against |persons |or |property |that |is |committed |
primarily |by |members |of |the |lower |social |classes
Crimes |without |victims |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Crimes |that |involve |a |willing |and |private |exchange |
of |goods |or |services |that |are |strong |in |demand |but |illegal
Political |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔An |act, |usually |done |for |ideological |purposes, |that |
constitutes |a |threat |against |the |state |(such |as |treason, |sedition, |or |espionage) |or |a |criminal |act |by |a |
state
Cybercrimes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Offenses |that |involve |the |use |of |one |or |more |computers
, Dark |figure |of |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |metaphor |referring |to |the |significant |yet |undefined |
extent |of |crime |that |is |never |reported |to |the |police
White-collar |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Crime |committed |by |people |of |high |social |position |in |the
|course |of |their |occupations.
Actus |rea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Guilty |act
Mens |rea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔"Guilty |mind" |or |blameworthy |state |of |mind, |necessary |for |legal |
responsibility |for |a |criminal |offense; |criminal |intent, |as |distinguished |from |innocent |intent
Attendant |circumstances |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔The |facts |surrounding |an |event.
Insanity |defense |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔The |legal |strategy |of |claiming |that |a |defendant |was |unable
|to |differentiate |between |right |and |wrong |when |the |criminal |act |was |committed.
Victimology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |field |of |criminology |that |examines |the |role |the |victim |plays |in
|precipitating |a |criminal |incident |and |the |impact |of |crimes |on |victims
Criminogenic |traits |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Factors |thought |to |bring |about |criminal |behavior |in |an |
individual
Classical |criminology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |school |of |criminology |that |views |behavior |as |
stemming |from |free |will, |that |demands |responsibility |and |accountability |of |all |perpetrators, |and |that |
stresses |the |need |for |punishments |severe |enough |to |deter |others
Biological |explanations |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Explanations |of |crime |that |emphasize |physiological |
and |neurological |factors |that |may |predispose |a |person |to |commit |crimes
Positivist |criminology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |school |of |criminology |that |views |behavior |as |
stemming |from |social, |biological, |and |psychological |factors. |It |argues |that |punishment |should |be |
tailored |to |the |individual |needs |of |the |offender
Mala |in |se |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Offenses |that |are |wrong |by |their |very |nature
Mala |prohibita |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Offenses |prohibited |by |law |but |not |wrong |in |themselves
National |Crime |Victimization |Surveys |(NCVS) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Interviews |of |samples |of |the |
US |population |conducted |by |the |Bureau |of |Justice |Statistics |to |determine |the |number |and |types |of |
criminal |victimization, |and |thus, |the |extent |of |unreported |as |well |as |reported |crime
Uniform |Crime |Reports |(UCR) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Annually |published |statistical |summary |of |
crimes |reported |to |the |police, |based |on |voluntary |reports |to |the |FBI |by |local, |state, |and |federal |law |
agencies
Occupational |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |criminal |offense |committed |through |opportunities |
create |in |a |legal |business |or |occupation
Organized |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |framework |for |the |perpetration |of |criminal |acts |- |usually
|in |fields, |such |as |gambling, |drugs, |and |prostitution |- |providing |illegal |services |that |are |great |in |
demand
Visible |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔An |offense |against |persons |or |property |that |is |committed |
primarily |by |members |of |the |lower |social |classes
Crimes |without |victims |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Crimes |that |involve |a |willing |and |private |exchange |
of |goods |or |services |that |are |strong |in |demand |but |illegal
Political |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔An |act, |usually |done |for |ideological |purposes, |that |
constitutes |a |threat |against |the |state |(such |as |treason, |sedition, |or |espionage) |or |a |criminal |act |by |a |
state
Cybercrimes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Offenses |that |involve |the |use |of |one |or |more |computers
, Dark |figure |of |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |metaphor |referring |to |the |significant |yet |undefined |
extent |of |crime |that |is |never |reported |to |the |police
White-collar |crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Crime |committed |by |people |of |high |social |position |in |the
|course |of |their |occupations.
Actus |rea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Guilty |act
Mens |rea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔"Guilty |mind" |or |blameworthy |state |of |mind, |necessary |for |legal |
responsibility |for |a |criminal |offense; |criminal |intent, |as |distinguished |from |innocent |intent
Attendant |circumstances |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔The |facts |surrounding |an |event.
Insanity |defense |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔The |legal |strategy |of |claiming |that |a |defendant |was |unable
|to |differentiate |between |right |and |wrong |when |the |criminal |act |was |committed.
Victimology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |field |of |criminology |that |examines |the |role |the |victim |plays |in
|precipitating |a |criminal |incident |and |the |impact |of |crimes |on |victims
Criminogenic |traits |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Factors |thought |to |bring |about |criminal |behavior |in |an |
individual
Classical |criminology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |school |of |criminology |that |views |behavior |as |
stemming |from |free |will, |that |demands |responsibility |and |accountability |of |all |perpetrators, |and |that |
stresses |the |need |for |punishments |severe |enough |to |deter |others
Biological |explanations |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Explanations |of |crime |that |emphasize |physiological |
and |neurological |factors |that |may |predispose |a |person |to |commit |crimes
Positivist |criminology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |school |of |criminology |that |views |behavior |as |
stemming |from |social, |biological, |and |psychological |factors. |It |argues |that |punishment |should |be |
tailored |to |the |individual |needs |of |the |offender
