Exam 1: Introduction to Criminology

Definitions of deviance are relative to all of the following except for ______.

When the criminal law fails to prohibit acts that many feel are mala in se, it is a phenomenon known as undercriminalization.

Murder, rape, and assault are crimes and acts that are considered mala in se.

The residents of Country X have diverse viewpoints regarding which behaviors are considered moral. People in this society tend to be individualistic, which may be a product of the economic structure, which is characterized by extensive division of labor. Country X would be considered a ______ society.

Which of the following is true of laws?

Fear, mistrust, a curtailing of public activity, and a decline in the quality of life are but a few of the inestimable impacts of crime on society.

Which of the following represents a formal mode of control?

Which of the following crimes was considered to be a major problem in the '60s?

Status offenses generally refer to offenses punishable by a year or more in a state or federal prison.

Folkways refer to serious customs that involve moral judgments as well as sanctions.

Identify the criteria that must be met in the US criminal law for an act to be considered a crime.

Durkheim's theory of the functional necessity of crime proposes that wrongdoing or crime serves to force societal members to react, condemn, and thus establish the borders of society and reconfirm its values.

Despite its American roots, most of the major developments in modern criminology took place in Europe.

Mores represent formal modes of control, codified rules of behavior.

Criminology, as a field of inquiry, had its beginnings in the United States.

Practicing bad manners such as putting elbows on the table while eating is an example of Sumner's mores.

The fields of criminal justice and criminology are highly complementary and interrelated.

Which of the following statements pertaining to criminology is true?

Describe the relationship between the law and informal methods of social control, both over time and in the contemporary United States.

Practices and beliefs that are prized by or believed to be of benefit to the group are referred to as ______.