midterm Flashcards
(101 cards)
when and where was the first school of criminology established?
1963, university of montreal
when was the school of criminology established at sfu?
1973
on average, by age 18, how many violent acts and how many murders has a child watched on tv?
16,000 murders
200,000 violent acts
5 features of moral panic
concern, hostility, consensus, disproportionality, volatility
behaviour that differs from accepted social norms
deviance
statistical data relating to characteristics of a population
demographics
the finding that two measurable variables occur together, suggesting a relationship but not necessarily cause/effect
correlation
forensic entomology
the study of insects to assist in legal investigations
what does UCR stand for
Uniform Crime Reporting survey
what does GSS stand for
General Social Survey
how does the GSS get its data?
by randomly calling citizens in a given jurisdiction
who argued that criminality was a biological trait
cesare lombroso
explain william sheldon’s argument of somatotyping
body types are strongly linked to criminal behaviour
what part of the brain is associated with aggressive behaviour
frontal lobe
what does CPTED stand for
Crime prevention through environmental design
what does CPTED aim to do (2 things)
manage crime by:
- decreasing the opportunity and motivation for committing crime
- increasing risk to offender if crime is committed
2 criticisms of CPTED
- it only displaces crime to less-protected areas
2. it shifts the responsibility of crime prevention from the state onto the individual
geographic profiling
a tool that permits police to focus on the likely residence of offenders in the case of serial crimes
imposing a form of control on individuals who might otherwise not be subject to such control
net widening
crime is a choice made by willing actors
rational choice theory
media effects
the concept that exposure to media has an effect on behaviour
active audiences
the concept that audiences are not passive recipients of info but instead are active in creating meaning
problem frame
a narrative that is easily understood because it focuses on something “bad” that affects many people and can be solved in the future
a person or group that takes the lead in identifying a certain behaviour as deviant and in need of legal sanctions
moral entrepreneurs (crusaders)