Exam part 1 Flashcards
what is a human activity that violates social norms
Deviant behaviour
What are social problem perspectives?
– Poverty.
– Discrimination.
– Breakdown of traditional social institutions.
– Low level of formal education.
– Pervasive family violence.
– Inadequate socialization practices.
– Breakdown of traditional social institutions
A research investigation of subjects in order to record and report their behaviours; requires a diary or personal journal and necessitates vigilant and ongoing observations of the study subject’s own behaviour.
Self-Reporting research
what is a research approach is largely predicated on the honesty and forthrightness of the respondent
Self-report studies
What is a form of contemporary criminology that makes use of rigorous social scientific techniques, especially randomized controlled experiments, and the systemic review of research results. also called knowledge-based criminology?
Evidence-based criminology
What is the use of standardized systematic procedures in the search for knowledge?
Research
Is this primary or secondary research: Research that is characterized by original and direct investigation
Primary research
is this primary or secondary research: Research based on new evaluations of existing information collected by other researchers
Secondary research
what is a subfield of general criminology that posits explanations for criminal behaviour?
Theoretical criminology
what is this theory of crime attempts to explain all (or at least most) of criminal conduct through a single overarching approach
general theory of crime
What crime is Seriously under-reported is __ because $5000 and under of small items may never make it into police reports and might be forgotten by victims during interviews with victimization surveyors
Theft
between what ages are highest in personal victimization
15 - 24 year old
what is the best predictor for criminality?
Gender
what was created as a satellite of Statistics Canada, through the cooperation of the federal and provincial governments. Using the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) annually Crime Statistics
Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS)
How often did the Romans count their population?
every 5 years
what is the percentage of women in Canada who have experienced and reported incidents of violence by the age of 16
50%
what is the Uniform Crime Reporting based on what population?
100,000
what are the two types of correlation?
Positive and Negative
What is a causal, complementary, or reciprocal relationship between two measurable variables?
Correlation
what is referred to as “victimless crimes,” crimes that are against the public order such as activities and behaviours involving sex, such as commercial sex, pornography, and erotic materials.
Public order crimes
who commits the majority of sexual assault cases?, most had been victimized by __ or __
Friend or acquaintance
What offence are incidents such as homicide, other violations causing death, attempted murder, assault, sexual assault, robbery, use of firearms, forcible confinement, kidnapping, child pornography
Violent offences
What offences are property crime, prostitution, and drugs
non-violent offence
who is a mass murderer who killed 14 female students at L’ecole Polytechnic. in montreal.
Marc Lepine
