1st Test

Question 1

What is a Violation of a cultural Norm?

Answer 1

Deviance

Question 2

What is a violation of laws enacted by a local state or federal government, in which there is no legal justification?

Answer 2

Crime

Question 3

What are attempts by society to regulate people’s behaviors?

Answer 3

Social control

Question 4

What are behavior codes that a society uses to guide the behaviors of its members?

Answer 4

Social Norms

Question 5

Avoiding negative consequences that one may try to excuse or justify their behavior w/t techniques of naturalization.

Answer 5

Managing Deviance

Question 6

• Deviant Behavior must be publically identified
• people may change their attitude towards the “deviant” individual
• the “deviant” individual may develop a spoiled identity and ppl may behave differently towards them.

Answer 6

developing a deviant identity

Question 7

An annual collection of arrest information from local law enforcement agencies across teh U.S.

Answer 7

Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)

Question 8

Murder, Non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault.

Answer 8

Violent Crimes

Question 9

burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, arson.

Answer 9

Property Crimes

Question 10

“eye for an eye”

Answer 10

Code of Hammurabi

Question 11

what are the three branches of criminal Justice system?

Answer 11

1- Law enforcement
2- Courts
3- Corrections

Question 12

Swift and efficient criminal justice system will deter criminals

Answer 12

Crime Control Philosophy

Question 13

emphasis on maintaining constitutional rights

Answer 13

Due process Philosophy

Question 14

“The Golden Age of Crimes attributes?

Answer 14

• increase in incarceration of offenders
• increase in police
• increase use of death penalty
• chances in drug trade

Question 15

A set of statements that seeks to explain problems actions or behaviors

Answer 15

Theory

Question 16

theories from 18th and 19th century

• Punishment is necessary to deter law violators
• humans operate with free will

Answer 16

Classical Theory

Question 17

Rational choice theory

- ppl choose to commit a crime

Answer 17

Neo Classical Theory

Question 18

Crime that is passed genetically from generation to generation

Answer 18

Biological theories of crime

Question 19

Agressive person

Answer 19

Mesomorph

Question 20

Tolerant and Compassionate person

Answer 20

Endomorphs

Question 21

Shy person

Answer 21

Ectomorphs

Question 22

Crime is caused becasue of disfunctional or inappropriate mental process.

Answer 22

Psychological Theory

Question 23

Crime is caused by the neighborhood in which a child lived.

Answer 23

Sociological Theory

Question 24

the rule of conduct

• maintain order in society
• mandate punishment

Answer 24

Law

Question 25

Defines punishment

Answer 25

Substantive criminal law

Question 26

Governs relationships between parties

Answer 26

civil law

Question 27

Based on a body of judicial precedent

Answer 27

Case law

Question 28

Specifies the methods in enforcing substantive law

Answer 28

Procedutal law

Question 29

punished by confinement for a specified period of time (minor)

Answer 29

Misdemeanor

Question 30

a serious crime offense punished in incarciration for a long time and sometimes the death penalty.

Answer 30

Felony

Question 31

Crimes that are immoral

Answer 31

Mala in se

Question 32

Crimes wrong by the law

Answer 32

Mala Prohibita

Question 33

Guilty Act

Answer 33

Actus Reus

Question 34

Guilty mind

Answer 34

Mens Rea

Question 35

Coexistance of both mens rea and Actus reus

Answer 35

Concurrence

Question 36

Evidence and arguements show what an individual should not be held liable for a criminal charge

Answer 36

Legal Defense

Question 37

The person being accused can prove he was somewhere other than at the crime scene.

Answer 37

Alibi

Question 38

Ways of saying you didnt commit any crime - Self defence - necessity - consent - defense of others/ home

Answer 38

Justifications

Question 39

When a person who commits an illegal act isnt responsible because of - Age - Mistakes - involuntary intoxication - provocation

Answer 39

Defense excuses

Question 40

When a person commits a crime and is not culpable because they were charged with mental disease.

Answer 40

Insanity

Question 41

If accused knows that the crime was wrong he is responsible, but if he didnt know what he was doing, he is not responsible.

Answer 41

M' Naghten Rule

Question 42

a test of mental illness as a legal defense to show the person was responsible or not.

Answer 42

Durham Rule

Question 43

responsible for deciding insanity in the hands of the jury

Answer 43

Brawner Rule

Question 44

your not mental competant

Answer 44

Mental incompetance

Question 45

- Entrapment - double jeopardy - denial of speedy trial - police fraud

Answer 45

Procedural defense

Question 46

- no remorse - killed more than 200 ppl - liked to watch them die - adrenaline rush - started showing pathelogical symptoms by age 10 - He would freeze bodies that is why he was called ice man

Answer 46

Ice Man

Question 47

Choose the worst offense from a list and work with that.

Answer 47

Hierarchy

Question 48

Act of response to 9/11 to reduce terrorism

Answer 48

U.S. patriot act