Question 1

Provide two examples of acts that would be considered mala in se.

Accepted Answer

murder, rape, robbery.

Question 2

Criminologists use what is known as the ______ to try to answer the questions they ask rather than simply speculate about the questions.

Accepted Answer

A) scientific procedure 
B) scientific method 
C) technique of natural science 
D) observational analysis 
A) scientific procedure 
B) scientific method 
C) technique of natural science 
D) observational analysis B

Question 3

Briefly explain the difference between the Renaissance and Enlightenment in regards to crime and criminality.

Accepted Answer

Whereas the Renaissance is associated with advances in art, literature, music, and philosophy, the Enlightenment is associated with advances in mathematics, science, and the dignity and worth of the individual as exemplified by a concern for human rights.

Question 4

According to Thomas Sowell's typology, those who have a/an ______ vision deny an innate human nature, viewing human activities as formed anew in each different culture.

Accepted Answer

A) classical vision 
B) constrained vision 
C) phrenological vision 
D) unconstrained vision 
A) classical vision 
B) constrained vision 
C) phrenological vision 
D) unconstrained vision

Question 5

Discuss crime as a moving target.Are laws stable across time and culture? Support your response.

Accepted Answer

Crime can be seen as a moving target bec

Question 6

Harms outside the purview of the criminal justice system include:

Accepted Answer

A) core offenses 
B) all social harms 
C) all crimes 
D) all of these 
A) core offenses 
B) all social harms 
C) all crimes 
D) all of these

Question 7

A correlate is that segment of the phenomenon of interest that is measured and analyzed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ criminologists tend to believe that the only real cause of crime is capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) atavist 
B) Marxist 
C) positivist 
D) classical 
A) atavist 
B) Marxist 
C) positivist 
D) classical

Question 9

Define criminology and discuss the common questions asked in pursuit of better understanding this interdisciplinary science.

Accepted Answer

Criminology is the scientific study of c

Question 10

Provide two examples of direct and indirect costs of crime.

Accepted Answer

Direct costs include costs of running th

Question 11

Questions of cause and effect should be answered at the same level of analysis at which they were posed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Predictive scope

Accepted Answer

A) maintains that a theory has merit and is useful to the extent that it accurately predicts what is observed 
B) maintains that if two competing theories are essentially equal in terms of the first two criteria, then the less complicated one is considered more "elegant" 
C) asserts that a theory must have the quality of being falsifiable or disprovable 
D) refers to the scope or range of the theory and thus the scope or range of the hypotheses that can be derived from it 
A) maintains that a theory has merit and is useful to the extent that it accurately predicts what is observed 
B) maintains that if two competing theories are essentially equal in terms of the first two criteria, then the less complicated one is considered more "elegant" 
C) asserts that a theory must have the quality of being falsifiable or disprovable 
D) refers to the scope or range of the theory and thus the scope or range of the hypotheses that can be derived from it

Question 13

Discuss the role of theory in criminology.What is a theory? What are the criteria for judging a theory? How do levels of analysis relate to how to think about theories?

Accepted Answer

Theory plays a crucial role in criminolo

Question 14

Briefly explain how the concept of criminality differs from legal definitions of who is criminal.

Accepted Answer

Criminality is a clinical or scientific

Question 15

The constrained vision maintains that there is an innate human nature that is self-centered and largely unalterable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A hypothesis is best described as a set of interconnected propositions that explain how phenomena are related.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The criteria for judging the merits of a theory include predictive accuracy, predictive scope, simplicity, and falsifiability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When criminologists study ______, they study individuals who commit harmful acts, regardless of the legal status of those acts.

Accepted Answer

A) crime 
B) criminology 
C) criminality 
D) law 
A) crime 
B) criminology 
C) criminality 
D) law

Question 19

Criminality is a legal term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Driving 26 miles per hour in an area where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour would best be described as an act

Accepted Answer

A) mala in se 
B) mala prohibita 
C) of overcriminalization 
D) of felonious proportions 
A) mala in se 
B) mala prohibita 
C) of overcriminalization 
D) of felonious proportions

Provide two examples of acts that would be considered mala in se.

Criminologists use what is known as the ______ to try to answer the questions they ask rather than simply speculate about the questions.

Briefly explain the difference between the Renaissance and Enlightenment in regards to crime and criminality.

According to Thomas Sowell's typology, those who have a/an ______ vision deny an innate human nature, viewing human activities as formed anew in each different culture.

Discuss crime as a moving target.Are laws stable across time and culture? Support your response.

Harms outside the purview of the criminal justice system include:

A correlate is that segment of the phenomenon of interest that is measured and analyzed.

_____ criminologists tend to believe that the only real cause of crime is capitalism.

Define criminology and discuss the common questions asked in pursuit of better understanding this interdisciplinary science.

Provide two examples of direct and indirect costs of crime.

Questions of cause and effect should be answered at the same level of analysis at which they were posed.

Predictive scope

Discuss the role of theory in criminology.What is a theory? What are the criteria for judging a theory? How do levels of analysis relate to how to think about theories?

Briefly explain how the concept of criminality differs from legal definitions of who is criminal.

The constrained vision maintains that there is an innate human nature that is self-centered and largely unalterable.

A hypothesis is best described as a set of interconnected propositions that explain how phenomena are related.

The criteria for judging the merits of a theory include predictive accuracy, predictive scope, simplicity, and falsifiability.

When criminologists study ______, they study individuals who commit harmful acts, regardless of the legal status of those acts.

Criminality is a legal term.

Driving 26 miles per hour in an area where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour would best be described as an act

Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior

Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization

The Early Schools of Criminology

Crime As Choice: Rationality, Emotion, and Criminal Behavior

Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

Crimes of Violence

Terrorism

Property Crime

Public Order Crime

White-Collar Crime

Organized Crime

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Exam 1: An Overview of Crime and Criminology

Provide two examples of acts that would be considered mala in se.

Criminologists use what is known as the ______ to try to answer the questions they ask rather than simply speculate about the questions.

Briefly explain the difference between the Renaissance and Enlightenment in regards to crime and criminality.

According to Thomas Sowell's typology, those who have a/an ______ vision deny an innate human nature, viewing human activities as formed anew in each different culture.

Discuss crime as a moving target.Are laws stable across time and culture? Support your response.

Harms outside the purview of the criminal justice system include:

A correlate is that segment of the phenomenon of interest that is measured and analyzed.

_____ criminologists tend to believe that the only real cause of crime is capitalism.

Define criminology and discuss the common questions asked in pursuit of better understanding this interdisciplinary science.

Provide two examples of direct and indirect costs of crime.

Questions of cause and effect should be answered at the same level of analysis at which they were posed.

Predictive scope

Discuss the role of theory in criminology.What is a theory? What are the criteria for judging a theory? How do levels of analysis relate to how to think about theories?

Briefly explain how the concept of criminality differs from legal definitions of who is criminal.

The constrained vision maintains that there is an innate human nature that is self-centered and largely unalterable.

A hypothesis is best described as a set of interconnected propositions that explain how phenomena are related.

The criteria for judging the merits of a theory include predictive accuracy, predictive scope, simplicity, and falsifiability.

When criminologists study ______, they study individuals who commit harmful acts, regardless of the legal status of those acts.

Criminality is a legal term.

Driving 26 miles per hour in an area where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour would best be described as an act

Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior

Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization

The Early Schools of Criminology

Crime As Choice: Rationality, Emotion, and Criminal Behavior

Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

Crimes of Violence

Terrorism

Property Crime

Public Order Crime

White-Collar Crime

Organized Crime

Filters