What is Justice?
What is an example of a social norm?
What are many options: ex. walking on the right side of the road, facing forward in an elevator, waiting in a line for service or discussion, etc.
What is another word for a formal sanction where societal norms are formalized into written rules for expected and prohibited behavior?
What is a law
What term is given to our most serious kinds of crimes, those carrying longer prison sentences as opposed to less than a year in jail and/or a fine?
What is a felony
What component is missing from the definition of second degree murder to differentiate it from first degree murder?
What is premeditation or planning
True or False: While Part I crimes consist of less serious offenses, Part II crimes include more serious offenses.
What is false
The violation of social norms, carrying inter-personal consequences for such violation, is known as what?
What is deviance
Which social forces are responsible for enforcement of informal sanctions?
What is the family, the school, the government, and religion
The prohibition against jaywalking is commonly used as an example of what type of law: mala in se or mala prohibita?
Which of the following is NOT a crime against the person?
A: assault and battery
B: robbery
C: rape and sexual assault
D: burglary
What is D: Burglary
What is the UCR's hierarchy rule?
What is when multiple offenses occur in a single event, only the most serious offense is counted
Which perspective views the definition of crime as an outcome of a struggle among different groups in society that are competing for resources?
What is the conflict perspective
What philosopher argued that all human beings are endowed with natural rights that no government can deprive their citizens of?
Who is John Locke
What are the 4 sources of law in the U.S?
What is Criminal law, civil law, administrative law, and international law
What is the most commonly committed crime in the US?
What is larceny
Which data source discussed in this course collects victimization information from a representative sample of US households in which each household in the sample is interviewed twice a year and the household is part of the national sample for 3.5 years?
What is the NCVS
True or False: In the consensus perspective, a law such as recreational marijuana legalization would result from agreement of the majority of society, regardless of how the current ruling parties feel.
What is true
The Crime Control Model emphasizes what goal as their primary focus?
What is deterring crime or repressing criminal conduct (would also accept efficiency or streamlined justice)
Cruel and unusual punishment often considers proportionality in determining when a punishment is excessive for an offense. Therefore, capital punishment is reserved only for those offenders who commit what kind of crime, in the interest of proportionality?
What is first degree murder
The taking and carrying away of property from a person by force or threat of immediate use of force is what type of crime? (Name and category needed)
Which age group has the lowest levels of victimization actually occurring, yet has the greatest fear of victimization?
What is the elderly
Daily Double! The phrase "the ends justify the means" refers to which philosophical view?
What is utilitarianism?
What are the names and descriptions of the 2 types of deterrence we discussed in class?
What is the meaning of the Latin term "ex post facto"?
What is "after the fact"
True or False: The Model Penal Code is the law of the federal government and thus applies to all states.
What is false
Name at least 3 of the specific crimes in the UCR's Part I Offenses.
What are 3 of the following: homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson.