Exam 1: Introduction to Criminology

Which of the following schools of thought views humans as responding to abstract meanings and symbols as well as to concrete meanings?

Economic assessments of crime include which of the following?

Overcriminalization involves the overextension of civil law to cover acts that are inappropriately or not responsibly enforced by such measures.

Criminology is a sub-discipline of sociology.

"Deviant behavior" is defined as "behavior which is in violation of written laws."

Prohibition had the intended goal of forbidding alcohol consumption to reduce substance abuse. This intended goal is an example of ______.

Prior to the emergence of modern criminal law in the eighteenth century, which of the following was considered the primary basis of social control beyond kinship organization?

Definitions of deviance are relative to the time, place, and person(s) making the evaluation.

Which of the following has been ranked as the criminal world's greatest source of income?

The field that attempts to define, explain, and predict criminal behavior is known as ______.

Provide the definition of a misdemeanor and an example.

Manifest functions are intended, planned, or anticipated consequences of introduced changes or of existing social arrangements.

What are the four characteristics of law?

The scientific orientation of the progression of knowledge uses supernatural or otherworldly bases for understanding reality.

Mores refer to more serious customs that involve moral judgments as well as sanctions (rewards or punishments).

Prohibition had the unintended effect of increasing corruption, disobedience, and public disrespect for the law. This unintended effect is an example of ______.

Which stage of the progression of knowledge is the use of philosophy, rationality, and logical argument to explain crime most reflective of?

Laws represent informal methods of attempting to assure social control.

Which of the following is an example of a person violating a folkway?

All of the following are characteristics of criminal law except ______.