Felson Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This essay explores the relationship between crime and mass media. Using many key sociologists such as Richard Ericson et al, Williams and Dickinson, Felson, Stan Cohen, Jock Young, Ernest Mandel and Thompson. It also includes contemporary sources with explanations, which had boosted my essay grade.

Criminology Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers (+Definitions of key words) DEFINITION CRIMINOLOGY-The scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior. DEVIANT BEHAVIOR-Actions that depart from the social norm. Some are considered criminal, others merely harmless aberrations. CRIMINAL JUSTICE-System made up of the agencies of social control, such as police departments, courts, and correctional institutions that handle criminal offenders. CRIMINOLOGICAL ENTE...

Criminology Final notes Contents Ch.10 Violent crime Ch. 11 Property Crime Ch. 12 White-collar and corporate crime Ch. 13 Public Order Crimes Violent Crimes Ch.10 Violent crime Homicide: killing of one human being by another Justifiable homicide: homicides committed by law enforcement, soldiers, or homeowner in course of carrying out duties Criminal homicide: unlawful killings, without justification (three categories) • Murder: intentional killing of another person with malic...

This is a summary for the Two-Step Flow Theory of Lazarsfeld, Berelson & Gaudet, which is part of the Introduction to Communication Science course at the UvA

In this essay, I explored the relationship between crime and mass media. I have used many key writers such as Stan Cohen and Jock Young. Also many minor writers such as Felson, I had also included some contemporary sources, which had increasingly boosted my essay grade.

CMY3701 - THE EXPLANATION OF CRIME_ ASSIGNMENT 02 . The main strength of the differential association theory is that it showed that crime was not just a product of ___ but that it could occur in all settings. 1. learned behaviour 2. poverty 3. criminal attitudes 4. delinquency Answer: The correct answer is 2 Refer: CMY3701 Study Guide, pg. 102 Reasoning: “The main strength of the theory of differential association, according to Jones (2001:147), is that it showed that crime was not ju...

CCJ3024 Tests 1-8 Questions/answers and Study Guides 1-8 Why has crime decreased since 1993? Baby-boomers have "aged out" of crime, What 2 competing interests do court decisions weigh? individual rights and public rights "Justice is not always fair but it is just" Where is the Bill of Rights? Which one protects against unreasonable search and seizure? 1st 10 Amendments to the constitution, 4th What are the "levels of certainty for 1) detention 2) arrest 3) conviction? 1) reasonable suspicio...

CMY3701_The_Explanation_of_Crime, EXAM PACK 2021.Question 1 The main strength of the differential association theory is that it showed that crime was not just a product of ___ but that it could occur in all settings. 1. learned behaviour 2. poverty 3. criminal attitudes 4. delinquency Answer: The correct answer is 2 Refer: CMY3701 Study Guide, pg. 102 Reasoning: “The main strength of the theory of differential association, according to Jones (2001:147), is that it showed that crime w...

TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE 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. QUESTION 5 Explain the following statemen...

CMY2602_Summary Exam Notes. Crime prevention: all measures taken by way of government policy and private initiative to prevent crime, with the exception of the criminal justice system.  Crime prevention models are usually based on specific theories or factors of crime that may have played a part in the commission of crime or victimization, while programs have no theoretical basis.  1971: USA established the National Crime Prevention Institute under the auspices of the Law Enforcement...