Criminological theory Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Notes from the Global law course Criminology and Criminal Justice.

CMY3702 ALL, CORRECTLY PHRASED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS with the RIGHT ANSWER A+ GRADED 100% With regard to Sutherland's approach to white-collar crime identify the missing words In the following excerpt "Sutherland questioned those theories that focused exclusively on criminal actIv1tIes among the socioeconomIc classes while ignoring offences committed by the more classes " - THE CORRECT WORD-lower, privileged Identify the missing word 1n the following definition of conservation crime "any ...

Chapter 3—Understanding Crime and Victimization MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Proponents of choice theory argue that criminals commit crimes based on: a. Free will b. Intelligence c. Peer pressure d. A drive to succeed ANS: A OBJ: 1 2. deter crime, it must meet what three conditions? ANS: B OBJ: 2 PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p.95 TOP: specific deterrence PTS: 1 TOP: choice theory DIF: 1 REF: p.92 According to the principles of choice theory, in order for punishment to most effectively a. Swift, sa...

CRJS 370-Athabasca Exam Questions With Verified Answers Bifurcated - answerdivided into two branches; forked Child Savers - answerNineteenth-century reformers who developed programs for troubled youth and influenced legislation creating the juvenile justice system; today some critics view them as being more concerned with control of the poor than with their welfare. Crime Control Model of Criminal Justice - answerAn orientation to criminal justice in which the protection of the community ...

Intra vs. Inter Individual Differences - Answer-Intra: Variations in criminal conduct with an individual between time and situation Inter: Variation in criminal conduct between indiviuals Forensic psychology - Answer-Any application of psychology to the legal system Criminological psychology - Answer-Specific psychological study of criminal behaviour otherwise known as correctional psychology Crime Desistance - Answer-Decreased criminal activity Cognitive Social Learning Theory - Answer-A...

CRJS 370-Athabasca Exam Questions With Verified Answers Bifurcated - answerdivided into two branches; forked Child Savers - answerNineteenth-century reformers who developed programs for troubled youth and influenced legislation creating the juvenile justice system; today some critics view them as being more concerned with control of the poor than with their welfare. Crime Control Model of Criminal Justice - answerAn orientation to criminal justice in which the protection of the community ...

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 describing cr...

Criminological Theories exam latest update already graded A+ Social Learning Theory Akers 1985 Structural-Macro Reinforcement=increases behaviors Positive Reinforcement=Reward Negative Reinforcement=Removal of punishment - ANSWER>>This attempted to elaborate differential association theory. (filling in gaps) In general, social learning theory proposes that both criminal and conforming behavior are acquired, maintained, or changed by the same process of interaction with others. The...

CMY3702- ALL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS and ANSWERS A+ GRADED FOR EXCELLENCE Albanese (2008) defines organised crime as: - THE RIGHT ANSWER-A continuing criminal enterprise that rationally works to profit from illicit activities; its continuing existence is maintained through the use of force, threats, monopoly, control and/or the corruption of public officials An example of white-collar crime includes: - THE RIGHT ANSWER-Money laundering activities The organisation WHISPER works for the dec...

Accounting 307-Exam 1-Fraud Prevention and Deterrence what is "one of the best ways to sell management on fraud prevention? - show the impact of fraud on the bottom line. Fraud impacts net sales dollar for dollar.* the impact of negative publicity due to fraud... - eliminated/reduced by a proactive fraud prevention program what might be the most effective fraud prevention method? - increasing the "perception of detection" proactive audit procedures include... - analytical revi...