School of criminology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 - CORRECT ANS ANSWER: a 29. Marvin Wolfgang's 1958 study Patterns in Criminal Homicide is an example of which subarea of the criminological enterprise? a. Developing theories of crime causation b. Understanding and d...

Forensic Psychology: Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ The patterns of thinking and behavior associated with criminal offending are the focus of ________ and ________ a. forensic psychology and correctional psychology b. neuropsychology and correctional psychology c. forensic psychology and neuropsychology d. cognitive psychology and behavioral psychology -Answer-a. forensic psychology and correctional psychology Typical activities forensic psychologists engage in -Answer-Forensic ...

CRIMINOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% COMPLETE ANSWERS. A teenager is accused of committing a violent crime against another. He insists that he was told to commit the crime by voices in his head. The voices evidently told him that he had to listen to them or everyone in the world would die. What kind of motive would the teenager MOST likely offer for his crime? insanity Amelia is studying Spanish in school. Her teacher explains to her that there are two different ways to address a pe...

Criminology correct answers The scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior. What do criminologist do? correct answers seek to develop valid and reliable measures of criminal behavior Classical Criminology correct answers A theory of crime suggesting that criminal behavior is a matter of personal choice, made after the individual considers its costs and benefits, and that the criminal behavior reflects the needs of the offender. Main Ideas of classica...

Criminology Exam 1 UMD Mal in Se -Latin phrase that means evil or no good -wrong or evil in themselves -Core of legal code=homoicide and robbery -shown wrong by nature Mala Prohibita -Wrong because a particular place or time said they can't do it. -prohibited -smoking weed is legal some places but illegal (prohibited) in others -wrong because prohibited *changes over time in society are gambling and prositiution Edwin Sutherlands definition- The scientific study of lawmaking,...

CMY3701 Part 1: The rational actor model of crime and criminal behaviour + Theme 1: The rational actor model Aggravating circumstances, Classical Criminology, Criminal event decision, Criminal involvement, Bounded rationality, Mitigating cirumstances, Neo-classical school, Routine activities theory (Marcus Felcon), Rational choice theory....

What is Criminology? Edwin Sutherland Criminology is the study of 1) law making, (2) law breaking, (3) societal reaction to law breaking. Lenses Normative: Good vs. bad, right and wrong Legalistic: concerned with law, legal definitions of conduct Medical: Crime/Deviance as illness to be cured Psychological: generally focuses on causes of and reactions to crime based on personality, cognition, emotion, and/or mental illness Sociological: What is the sociological imaginatio...

Forensic Psychology Exam 1 (Gelfand) Qs & As Graded A+ Forensic Psychology -Answer-A subfield of psychology in which basic and applied psychological science or scientifically-oriented professional practice is applied to the law to help resolve legal, contractual, or administrative matters What do forensic psychologists do? -Answer-psychologists who help courts make decisions about people when some question related to psychology is involved pre-adjudication -Answer-before the legal decision...

criminology correct answers the scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior interdisciplinary science correct answers involving two or more academic fields criminal justice correct answers referring to the agencies of social control, such as police departments, the courts, and correctional institutions that handle criminal offenders utilitarianism correct answers the view that people's behavior is motivated by the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidanc...

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...