Module 1 Flashcards
A crime inherently immoral without regard to its legal status is?
Mala in se
The term “criminology” was first coined by?
Raffaele Garafalo
The UCR’s hierarchy rule records crimes how?
Only the most severe crime
The social contract refers to…?
Citizens agreeing to societal law
According to Beccaria, the best crime prevention is achieved through what?
Education
The primary goal of the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) is to do what?
Provide reliable crime statistics
The Classical School emphasized that humans are what?
Rational beings
SHR collects homicide data via what?
Voluntary reporting
Felonious death is defined as what?
Criminal acts against officers
Cesare Beccaria is known as?
The Father of Criminal Justice
Prostitution being illegal in some areas but legal in others is an example of?
Mala prohibita
Deviant acts are considered what?
Immoral but not necessarily illegal
The consensus perspective on crime assumes what?
Broad normative agreement
The Department of Homeland Security was created when?
2002
A court with limited jurisdiction does not what?
All of the above
Which term refers to an agreement of citizens promising to abide by the rules or laws set forth by a given society in return for protection?
Social contract
Deterrence is best achieved through laws that are what?
Certain, swift, and proportionate
An exception to the UCR’s hierarchy rule is what?
Arson
Cesare Beccaria believed punishment should be what?
Proportionate to the crime
The Classical School first introduced the idea that humans have
free will
What is a Part I offense in the UCR?
Burglary
The “certainty” aspect of deterrence emphasizes what?
High likelihood of being caught
Which Enlightenment thinker greatly influenced Beccaria?
Montesquieu
Utilitarianism in criminology focuses on?
greatest good for the greatest number
