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Criminology Exam 1 UNL Questions andAnswers
Criminologist - Answer-A specialist in criminology.
Crime - Answer-An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be
prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
Criminology - Answer-The scientific study of the nature, extent, management, causes,
control, consequences, and prevention of criminal behavior, both on the individual and
social levels.
Theory - Answer-An idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events.
Methodology - Answer-A system of methods used in a particular area of study or
activity.
Scientific Method - Answer-Ongoing process, which usually begins with observations
about the natural world.
Ideology - Answer-A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of
economic or political theory and policy.
Legalistic Definition - Answer-Crime is an intentional act in violation of the criminal law
(statutory case law), committed without defense or excuse, and penalized by the state
as a felony or misdemeanor.
Paradigm - Answer-A typical example or pattern of something; a model.
Rational Choice - Answer-Framework for understanding and often formally modeling
social and economic behavior.
Positivism - Answer-Philosophical system that holds that every rationally justifiable
assertion can be scientifically verified or is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and
that therefore rejects metaphysics and theism.
Interactionsim - Answer-Theoretical perspective that derives social possess (such as
conflict, cooperation, identify formation) from human interaction.
Critical Criminology - Answer-Theoretical perspective in criminology which focuses on
challenging traditional understandings and uncovering false beliefs about crime and
criminal justice, often but not exclusively by taking a conflict perspective, such as
Marxism, feminism, political economy theory or critical theory.
, Integration - Answer-Combine the concepts and central propositions from two or more
prior existing theories into a new single set of integrated concepts and propositions.
Conflict - Answer-A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Consensus - Answer-A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement
among group members.
New Criminology - Answer-Fully social theory of deviance in order to understand crime
and deviance you must take a Marxist perspective and a look into the wider capitalist
society that is helping generate crime and policies response to it.
Radical Criminology - Answer-Crime is caused by the social and economic forces of
society.
Relativity of Crime - Answer-Crime is socially constructed because it varies historically.
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) - Answer-Information collected by local police
departments and forwarded to the FBI.
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) - Answer-Conducted jointly by the U.S.
Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice
Self-Report Data (SRD) - Answer-Independent researchers conducting self-report
surveys.
Macro Level of Explanation - Answer-Attempts to explain crime rates.
Micro Level of Explanation - Answer-Seeks to understand why individuals commit crime.
Dependent Variable - Answer-Think to be explained.
Independent Variable - Answer-Thing you believe explains the dependent variable.
Generalizability - Answer-Extent to which the research can be generalized; can
inferences be made beyond the immediate individual or place studied?
Cross-Sectional Research Designs - Answer-Data are collected at one time point.
Longitudinal Research Designs - Answer-Collect information across time.
Stratified Random Sampling - Answer-Procedure in which the population of the sample
is divided into appropriate categories and then sampled within these strata.
Correlation - Answer-The more of one is associated with more of the other.
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