According to Messner and Rosenfeld, the dominance of economic concerns weakens
the informal social control exerted by the family, church, and school.
____________ differs from earlier theories of behavior in that it stresses that biological
and genetic conditions affect how social behaviors are learned and perceived.
It has been argued that ________________ encourages defendants to waive their
constitutional right to a trial.
Criminal techniques are learned including the motives, drives, rationalizations, and
attitudes associated with crime.
A battered wife who kills her mate might argue that she acted out of duress –
committing her crime to save her own life. She would be using the defense of:
a. justification
b. excuse
c. denying the actus reus
d. denying mens rea
When referring to the evolution of criminal law, which statement is inaccurate?
a. The globalization of crime will prompt changes in the criminal law.
b. Highly publicized cases may generate fear but rarely prompt changes in the law.
c. Criminal law may shift to reflect tolerance of behavior previously condemned.
d. Criminal law will constantly evolve to reflect social and economic conditions.
Most reported crimes occur during the warm summer months of July and August.
Identify and discuss the areas and themes that contemporary critical criminology
focuses.
Sykes and Matza found that criminals are immune to the demands of conformity and
that criminals rarely respect, if ever, honest, law-abiding persons.
From the perspective of evolutionary theory, robbery may be an alluring pursuit for
men who want to show their physical prowess and display resources with which to
conquer rivals and attract mates.
By _________________ a convicted offender in a secure facility, such as a prison or
jail, the state seeks to reduce or eliminate his or her opportunity to commit future
crimes.
A ___________________ is a stable feature, characteristic, property, or condition
present at birth or soon after that makes some people crime-prone over the life course.
When making an arrest, a police officer must inform the suspect by using the word
“arrest” and must then transport the suspect to a police station.
According to ________________________, some people seek out risky situations and
become more involved with criminal behavior as an avenue toward thrill-seeking due to
a variety of genetic and environmental reasons.
What is state (organized) crime? Identify and explain the four types of state crime.
Explain the meaning of, “the criminal justice system is an instrument of social control.”
Describe the size and extent of this social control instrument.
________________________ view criminal law and the criminal system as instruments
for controlling the poor, have-not members of society.
Compare and contrast the elements and philosophies inherent within the crime control
and due process models.
Most credit card fraud is the work of amateurs who acquire stolen cards through theft or
mugging and then use them for two or three days.