Theory of atavism - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CRIM 249 EXAM 1 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Tautology - correct answer unnecessary repetition Tautological argument - correct answer Cultural argument that goes in a circle—culture is criminogenic, which causes crime, and crime makes culture criminogenic Falsifiability - correct answer a feature of a scientific theory, in which it is possible to collect data that will prove the theory wrong Spuriousness - correct answer The independent and dependent variables are both effected...

adaption - A heritable trait that increases the relative fitness of individuals having the trait. All organisms are mad of cells- cell theory - Cells are naturally occurring compartment bound by a thin, flexible plasma membrane, and contains chemicals in an aqueous solution that perform life functions All cells come from existing cells, continous cycle Alpha - The threshold allowed to for a probable similarity between the data and the null. alternative hypothesis - The hypothesis that stat...

Criminology Theory exam latest 2024 update Anomie - ANSWER>>Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective. Anomie describes a lack of social norms; "normlessness". It describes the breakdown of social bonds between an individual and their community, if under unruly scenarios possibly resulting in fragmentation of social identity and rejection of self-regulatory values. Atavism - ANSWER>>Resemblance ...

CJR 131 Exam Review Questions and answers, VERIFIED. a criminal offense punishable by death or incarceration in a prison facility for one year or more - - felony a rule for determining insanity which asks whether the defendant knew what they were doing was wrong at the time of the act - -M'Naghten rule a u.s. citizen's attempt to overthrow the government or help a foreign government overthrow or seriously injure the U.S. - -treason age - -excuse an act in violation of the law. A gu...

riminology Theory exam latest 2024 update with questions & veried answers Anomie - ANSWER>>Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective. Anomie describes a lack of social norms; "normlessness". It describes the breakdown of social bonds between an individual and their community, if under unruly scenarios possibly resulting in fragmentation of social identity and rejection of self-regulatory values. Atavi...

FSC100 MIDTERM Exam Questions With Correct Answers What is a police force? - answerA constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property and limit civil disorder What does police mean - answerDescribe the body enforcing the law and maintaining order Why do police forces exist in the first place? - answerAs a preventative role and for safety Metropolitan police - answerOften considered the template for the North American police that followed the European...

Deviance the recognized violation of cultural norms Crime the violation of a society's formally enacted criminal law Social problem Social conditions which public agencies evaluate negatively and wish to change 3 measures of crime 1) crime known to police 2) crime known to victims 3) Crime known to criminals Crime known to police Uniform crime report number of crimes measured by what is reported to FBI data Crime known to victims Victimization survey number of crimes measured by asking a s...

Chapter 03 Explaining Crime     
Multiple Choice Questions
  1. Which of the following is a product of the Enlightenment period, or the Age of Reason, a period of history that began in the early 1500s and lasted until the late 1700s? 
A. classical theory
B. biological positivism
C. positivist theory
D. neoclassical theory   
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Classical
Topic: Neoclassical Approaches to Explaining Crime
  2. Several modific...

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...

Retribution - ANSWER-The act of taking revenge on a criminal perpetrator. AKA just deserts. Criminal offenders deserve the punishment they receive at the hands of the law, and that punishments should be appropriate to the type and severity of the crime committed. Sociological School - ANSWER-Social groups, social institutions, the arrangements of society, and social roles all provide the proper focus for study. Deterrence - ANSWER-A goal that seeks to inhibit criminal behavior through th...