This method is used by criminologists to study criminal behavior.
What is the scientific method?
100
This goal of criminal law is to reflect the constantly changing norms and values of society.
What is expressing public opinion and morality?
100
This is the most well known and most cited official source of crime data.
What is the UCR?
100
This age group both commits and experiences the most crime.
What is 12-24?
100
This term refers to a concentration of motivated offenders.
What is a hot spot?
200
This view states that crime is defined by those in power to protect their own self-interests.
What is the conflict view?
200
This goal of criminal law is prevent people from punishing others themselves.
What is discouraging revenge?
200
When compared to the UCR, the NCVS can better identify these types of crimes.
What are crimes not reported to police?
200
The lowest crime rate is reported in this region of the country.
What is the Northeast?
200
According to lifestyle theory, the homeless, runaways, criminals, and this group are individuals whose lifestyles lead to higher rates of victimization.
What is college students?
300
Criminologists tend to study street crimes and ignore these types of crimes.
What is white collar/corporate crimes?
300
This philosophy of punishment indicates that individuals are punished because they deserve to be.
What is retribution/just deserts?
300
This rule means that only the most serious crime in an incident is reported.
What is the hierarchy rule?
300
With regard to marriage, this is the group that is MOST likely to be victimized.
What is single people?
300
According to victim precipitation theory, this occurs when the victim somehow initiates the confrontation that leads to their victimization.
What is active precipitation?
400
This term refers to the study of punishment.
What is penology?
400
This philosophy of punishment states that we punish in order to reduce future criminal behavior.
What is deterrence?
400
The NCVS is compiled by the US Census Bureau and this group.
What is the Bureau of Justice Statistics/Justice Department?
400
Regardless of economic and marital status, this factor has the greatest influence on crime rates and crime trends.
What is age?
400
This phenomenon describes how victims of crime are more likely to commit crime themselves.
What is the cycle of violence?
500
Phrenology falls under this early school of criminological thought.
What is Positivism?
500
This philosophy of punishment emphasizes locking up incorrigible offenders to protect society.
What is incapacitation?
500
This is the most common reason cited for not reporting a crime to the police.
What is the victim handled the crime themselves?
500
Men are more likely to be victimized by _____.
What are strangers?
500
Routine Activities Theory states that crime will occur when you have a suitable target, a motivated offender, and this.