Crime and Criminality

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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Define Crime
Respuesta
  • An act which is legally constructed.
  • Acts or omissions that are prohibited.
  • An act which is socially constructed and determined by the criminal justice system

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
What are the objectives of punishment?
Respuesta
  • retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, denunciation of conduct, protection of community
  • retribution, rehabilitation, denunciation of conduct, deterrence, protection of community
  • retribution, rehabilitation, denunciation of conduct, deterrence, resolution

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Define Criminality
Respuesta
  • A rational choice which one has either inherited or influenced by society.
  • Act of being criminal and the behaviours
  • A motive to engage in criminal behaviour
  • Act of crime

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Define Deviance
Respuesta
  • Expected moral behaviour determined by society
  • A socially constructed phenomenon which organises society
  • Norm breaking behaviour
  • Breaking the expectations of normal behaviour

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Research indicates that the majority of offences reported to or detected by police are committed by and against people of similar social standing
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Critical criminologists argue that pre-crime laws can be used to unfairly target vulnerable individuals.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
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