Bernard's Twelve Basic Principles of Conflict Criminology

Question 1

As Bureaucrats, law enforcement agencies will generally…

Answer 1

process easier rather than more difficult cases

Question 2

Complex societies are composed of groups……

Answer 2

with widely different life conditions

Question 3

In general, the higher the political and economic position of an individual, the more difficult it is for

Answer 3

official law enforcement agencies to process him when his behavior violates the law

Question 4

Because values and interests tend to remain the stable over time, groups tend to develop…..

Answer 4

relatively stable behavior patterns that differ from the behaviors of other groups

Question 5

The enactment of laws is the result of a…..

Answer 5

conflict and compromise process in which different groups attempt to promote their own values and interests

Question 6

The higher a group’s political power and economic position….

Answer 6

the more the law in genera tends to represent the values and interest of that group

Question 7

One’s “web of life” or the conditions of one’s life affect one’s……..

Answer 7

values and interests

Question 8

Therefore, Complex societies are composed of groups……

Answer 8

with disparate and conflicting sets of values and interests

Question 9

Therefore the higher a group’s political power and economic position,

Answer 9

the less likely it is that the behavioral patterns characteristic of the group will violate the law and vice versa

Question 10

Because of the process between political and economic power, crime rates of groups will tend to be…..

Answer 10

inversely proportional to their political and economic position, not including social or biological factors.

Question 11

The behavior of individuals is generally consistent with….

Answer 11

their values and interests

Question 12

Therefore, in general, law enforcement agencies will process individuals….

Answer 12

from lower rather than higher political and economic groups