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CRJU 209 – CRIMINOLOGY
FALL 2013
INSTRUCTOR: MS. A. ANDERSON

Study Guide #1
Chapter 1: Crime and Criminology

1. ___________________is defined as the scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior.

2. __________________behavior is that which departs from the norms and values of society.

3. ____________________use scientific methods to study the nature, extent, cause and control of criminal behavior.

4. The ______________________________is one of the oldest set of written laws; established a system of crime and punishment based on physical retaliation.

5. _______________is defined as a statement or set of ideas that explain and predict phenomenon.

6. The consensus view of crime links illegal behavior to the concept of ________________________.

7. Crimes less serious in nature and punished with a fine or a period of incarceration in a jail are referred to as ____________________.

8. A ____________is a more serious offense that carries a long prison sentence or even death.

9. Under the ________________view, groups able to assert their political power, use the law and criminal justice system to advance their economic and social positions. Criminal laws are viewed as acts created to protect the haves from the have-nots.

10. Murder, rape and other crimes deemed inherently evil are also referred to as ____________________crimes.

11. The availability of government and foundation research money has spurred criminological inquiry and it has also influenced the ________________of research.

12. The view that one’s perception of reality is significantly influenced by one’s interpretations of the reactions of others to similar events and stimuli is called the ________________________view.

13. The intent to commit the criminal act is known as _________________.

14. The sub-area of criminology concerned with the role social forces play in shaping criminal law and the role criminal law plays in shaping society is known as the ____________________________.

15. Research conducted on the links between different crimes and criminals is known as _____________________________.

16. Studying the correction and control of known criminal offenders is termed ______________.

17. A battered wife who kills her husband might argue that she acted out of duress to save her own life. This defense is called a _____________________.

18. Explain the difference between Criminology and Criminal Justice.

19. ___________________includes the process of making laws, the breaking of laws, and the reacting to the breaking of laws.

20. Define crime.

21. Individuals who violate the rules of society and causes harm to another or harms the interests of society are deemed _____________________.