What is the scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior
100
Mala in se
What is "inherently bad" when speaking about a crime
100
mala prohibita
What is "bad because its prohibited"
100
This classical sociologist coined the concept "anomie"
What is Emile Durkheim
100
this framework focuses on how people interpret and define their social reality and the meanings they attach to the process of interacting through symbols
What is symbolic interactionism
200
a perspective and set of techniques for analyzing social life, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior
What is sociology
200
A property of individuals that signals the willingness to commit those and other harmful acts
What is criminality
200
The name of the movement where the field of criminology was born
What is the Enlightenment
200
This theory states that crime is a function of the goals of society and the means of achieving them.
What is strain theory
200
Social Learning Theory
What is a theory that posits that crime is a learned behavior
300
This is a major difference between criminal justice and criminology
What is criminal justice is primarily concerned with agencies of social control while criminology deals with the origin, extent, and nature of crime in society
300
He is known as the father of modern criminology and the founder of positivism
What is Cesare Lombroso
300
Panopticon
What is the concept of Bentham's prison which means "all seeing"
300
This theory states that multiple sources of strain interact with an individual's emotional traits and responses to produce criminality.
What is General Strain Theory
300
cognitive dissonance
What is when you engage in behavior that you feel is morally wrong but also find it rewarding..generally results in guilt or shame
400
This is the difference between deviance and crime
What is deviance is engaging in behavior departing from social norms while a crime is viewed as conduct violating law & subject to punishment
400
Cesare Beccaria
What is considered the founder of classical criminology
400
The name of the police for put together by Fielding to thwart crime in London (this was doing experimentation in classical criminology)
What is "Bow Street Runners"
400
Name four of the six focal concerns noted by Walter Miller in regards to working class environments that tend to lead those people into engaging in illegal behaviors
What is toughness, fate, autonomy, smarts, trouble, and excitement
400
This group of theories claims that law abiders have a "commitment to conformity" and that criminals' bonds to society have been weakened.
What is social bond theory
500
These are the three views noted in class about how we understand the causes of crime
What is popular view, conflict view, and interactionist view
500
American criminology is based on which school of criminology
What is positivist/modern/neoclassical criminology
500
The achievement of pleasure is the main goal of life
What is hedonism
500
Merton's five modes of adaptation for means and goals in America
What is conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion
500
Name four types of social bonds noted by Hirschi
What is attachment, involvement, commitment, and belief