CRIMINOLOGY 100%PASS

criminal anthropology , the study of crime and human physical attributes. Franz Joseph Gull suggested that a person's skull could predict their criminal tendencies. phrenology suggested that by seeing or feeling a person's skull, we could have insight into their personality and which char...

Durkheim structural-functionalist who coined the term anomie anomie a breakdown of social order as a result of a loss of values/standards -caused by rapid social change according to Durkheim, what are the 3 things crime is? normal, necessary and inevitable conformity Merton’s mode of adapt...

Criminal Anthropology the study of crime and human physical attributes Franz Joseph Gall thought someone's skull could predict their actions Phrenology by feeling and looking at a person's skull, one would be able to assume their personality and characteristics Cesare Lombroso first per...

Sociology strong focus on environmental explanations for behaviors Criminal anthropology the study of crime and human physical attributes Franz Joseph Gull suggested a person's skull could predict their criminal tendencies, believed that parts or our personalities were found in places in our...

What comes under biological theories? Genetic theories, Physiological theories What comes under Genetic theories? 'XYY' theory, twin study, adoption study What is the 'XYY' theory? A male having an extra Y chromosome also known as super males What did Jacob et AL (1965) suggest abo...

Actus reus Latin for guilty act Mens rea Latin for "guilty mind," used in court to prove criminal intent Explain the following sanctions for criminal behavior: - Cautions - Conditional caution - Penalty notices - Custodial sentences - Community sentences - Fines - Discharge - Combi...

Neoclassical Explanations Focus on rationality and free will in crime. Sociological Explanations Examine external forces affecting crime rates. The Age of Reason 17th-18th century shift to scientific understanding. Classical School First scientific approach to understanding crime. Cesare Bec...

Criminal behavior Acts that break the rules, deemed to be illegal by the law- making powers of a society. Such acts result in punishment by the police or by a court. Values General principles of guidelines for how we should live our lives. Tell us what is right and wrong, good or bad. Norms Spe...

What is the definition of deviance? Behavior different from society's norms- Unusual good, unusual bad and unusual eccentric/bizarre What is the definition of crime? A form of deviant behavior that involves serious, harmful acts that are wrong against society- so disruptive the state must inte...