Exam 1: Introduction and Overview of Crime and Criminology

The unconstrained vision denies the existence of an innate human nature,instead holding that human nature is formed anew in each different culture.

A theory is never entirely proven true,but it must have the quality of:

The role of human judgment in determining what is categorized as "crime" renders the category arbitrary.

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

Driving twenty-six (26)miles per hour in an area where the speed limit is twenty-five (25)miles per hour would best be described as an act:

Define "ideology."

Briefly contrast the constrained vision of human nature with the unconstrained vision of human nature.

The _____ school of thought emphasizes human rationality and free will in its explanations of criminal behavior.

The classical school emphasizes the ability of science to provide answers for everything.

Sociology became the "home discipline" for criminology during the _____ era.

Cesare Lombroso's concept of the "born criminal" is also known as his theory of _____ .

The harm caused by crime has proven easy to quantify.

According to John Hagan,which of the following criteria helps us differentiate between "real" crimes and those which are arbitrary and socially constructed?

Explain the difference between mala in se and mala prohibita.