Criminology

Which is representative of the interactionist view of crime?

b. Crimes are committed by individuals who have varying perceptions of reality.

Which of the following would a moral entrepreneur seek to control through the creation and enforcement of laws in the United States?

b. pornography

What are deviant behaviors?

actions that are atypical in a society

The consensus, conflict, and interactionist views of crime all share which common idea?

a. Criminal law has a social control function.

Under the conflict view of crime, who decides the content of criminal law and shapes the definition of crime in a society?

b. the ruling class

Which of the following situations would fall under the purview of public law?

c. A restauranteur is suing a city over a health inspection.

In what way does the consensus view of crime differ from the conflict and interactionist views of crime?

c. The consensus view holds that the majority of a society are in agreement as to which behaviors must be outlawed or controlled to protect society.

d. studying how prison sentences impact the recidivism rates of criminals

c. The consensus view holds that the majority of a society are in agreement as to which behaviors must be outlawed or controlled to protect society.

Why is society justified in controlling victimless crimes?

c. Victimless crimes are a threat to maintaining the overall balance of a society.

Which of the following can be considered an area of socio-legal studies in criminology?

c. assessing the impact of legal change and development

Crime typology can be most helpful for which of the following?

c. gaining a better understanding of why a specific crime is committed

What is crime typology?

c. studies on specific types of crime or criminals to discover correlations

As a field of study, how does criminology differ from criminal justice?

d. Criminology seeks to explain crime.

What do most criminologists believe is the root cause of crime?

d. social factors

Regarding punishment, which of the following can be a typical role of a criminologist?

d. studying how prison sentences impact the recidivism rates of criminals

Which of the following criminal acts would be classified as mala prohibitium?

d. tax evasion

In a state, which of the following can criminologists be held socially responsible for?

the creation of new criminal punishments based on the views of criminologists