The academic discipline of criminology uses scientific methods to study these four aspects of criminal behavior.
What is nature, extent, cause, and control
100
This school was made up of a group of urban sociologists who examined how neighborhood conditions, such as poverty levels, influenced crime rates. Their sociological vision transformed into social structure theory
What is Chicago School
100
Which view of crime implies that crimes are behaviors that all members of society consider to be repugnant, be they rich and powerful or poor and powerless
What is the consensus view of crime
100
The Uniform Crime Report is a primary source of crime data collected by the:
What is Federal Bureau of Investigation
100
Referring to the ecology of crime, crime most likely to happen during these two months when more people are outside.
What is July and August
200
Because criminologists are influenced by many disciplines (e.g., sociology, psychology, political science, natural sciences), the field of criminology is considered
What is interdisciplinary
200
Individuals interact with various people, organizations, institutions and social norms as they mature and develop. This process is referred to as
What is socialization.
200
Which view of crime sees society as a collection of diverse groups who are in a constant and continuing struggle to gain political power in order to advance their economic or social situation?
What is the conflict view of crime
200
This shortcoming in the UCR is addressed by the National Crime Victimization survey
What is the nonreporting issue
200
Referring to the ecology of crime, the following two areas has the highest violent crime rate?
What is an urban area in the south
300
Gathering valid crime data, devising new research methods, and measuring crime patterns and trends fall under this subarea of the criminological enterprise
What is criminal statistics
300
According to the structural perspective, crime rates are a function of these forces such as neighborhood conditions, cultural factors, and norm conflict
What is ecological
300
The American legal system is a direct descendent of
What is British common law.
300
The NCVS annually samples more than 42,000 of theses and 78,000 individuals age 12 or older in order to estimate crime victimization
What is households
300
People living in poverty are believed to engage in disproportionate amounts of this type of crimes, such as rape and assault, as a result of their rage, anger, and frustration against society
What is expressive
400
Criminologists interested in computing criminal statistics focus on creating ____ and ____ measurements of criminal behavior.
What is valid, reliable
400
According to the biological/psychological perspective, which type of forces account for crime?
What is internal
400
The most famous set of written laws of the ancient world was a code based on punishment via physical retaliation, "an eye for an eye," but the severity of punishment was dependent on one's class standing. This code was known as:
What is the Code of Hammurabi
400
A validity concern associated with the NCVS involves
What is victims overreporting crime
400
Some criminologists believe that the key to desistance and aging out is linked to human biology. This biological process accounts for desistance and aging out
What is the level of hormone activity in the brain
500
"Let the punishment fit the crime" refers to which criminological school of thought
What is classical criminology
500
A deviant act becomes a crime when it is deemed socially harmful or dangerous and these three added elements:
What is defined, prohibited, and punished under criminal law.
500
Studying only poor, minority subjects while ignoring white-collar criminals
What is ethical issue for criminologists
500
Regardless of economic and marital status, this factor has the greatest influence on crime rates and trends
What is age
500
The view of crime suggesting that the social and economic roles of women in society control their crime rates is termed