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25 Cards in this Set
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American statutory law is based on English common law?
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True
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Legalization involves some forms of behavior illegal while other forms of behavior remain legitimate?
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False
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The political perspective cannot be applied meaningfully to a democratic society such as the United States?
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False
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Adopting the psychological perspective of crime would greatly expand the scope of criminology?
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True
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All forms of deviant behavior are violations of the criminal law?
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False
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The consensus perspective applies primarily to homogeneous societies.
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False
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A general theory of crime focuses on explaining one specific type of criminal behavior.
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False
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According to various professional groups, prolonged viewing of media violence can lead to emotional desensitization towards violence in real life.
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True
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The social responsibility perspective considers the cause of crime to be individual perpetrators.
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True
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A crime requires the victim to be an active participant.
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False
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When defining crime, which of the following is not one of the definitional perspectives found in contemporary criminology?
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Environmental
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A codified law is known as a
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Statute
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The belief that crime is the result of criteria that have been built into the law by powerful groups is the basis of the ______________ perspective on crime.
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Political
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The _____________ perspective sees crime as a form of social maladjustment.
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Psychological
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Which of the following statements about deviance and crime is true?
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Deviance and criminal behavior overlap
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The Pluralistic perspective suggests that behaviors are typically criminalized through
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A political process
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A police officer or probation officer is best described as a
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criminal justice professional
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A ballistic expert or crime scene photographer is best described as a
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criminalist
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criminologist work for
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Universities and other academic institutions
Federal research agencies Private research organizations |
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____________ definitions focus on criminology’s role in uncovering the underlying causes of crime.
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causative
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Criminal justice emphasizes
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The application of the criminal law
The study of the components of the criminal justice system |
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A(n) ___________ theory of crime is one that attempts to explain all or most forms of criminal conduct through a single, overarching approach.
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General
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According to various professional groups, violence in television, music, video games, and movies
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May lead to increased levels of violent behavior among children
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Which of the following statements about the social problems perspective is not true?
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It emphasizes crime prevention efforts such as harsher sentences and the development of rehabilitation programs.
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Which of the following recent developments in national crime control policy was not substantially influenced by the social responsibility perspective?
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The development of the Job Corps to reduce unemployment by encouraging the development of job skills
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