Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Exam 1 Notes
First exam of the semester
36
Criminology
Undergraduate 2
09/25/2011

Additional Criminology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Theory
Definition
An explanation about the relationships between two or more variables
Term
Deviance
Definition
Criminal poor beharvior rudeness
Term
Classical Criminolgy
Definition
All people have free will; People are hedonistic pleasure seekers.
Term
Cesare Beccaria
Definition
Wrote "Essays on Crime and Punishment"; the true measure of crime is the harm done to society
Term
Foundations of Society
Definition
Laws should be clear and simple; Laws should be made by legislators; laws should be applied by judegs; No secret accusations against the accused
Term
Beccaria Ideals
Definition
The right of government to punish offenders; Proportionality - Punishment should fit the crime; Punishment should be prompt and certain
Term
Punishment as Deterence
Definition
Avoid excessive punishment; Imprisonment instead of corporal punishment; Abolish torture as a means of investigation; Abolish the death penalty
Term
Jeremy Bentham
Definition
Classical Criminologist; Introduction to the principles of morals and legislation
Term
Utilitarian Principle
Definition
"the greates happiness to the greatest number of people."
Term
Specific Deterrenece
Definition
targets the specific offender
Term
General Deterrence
Definition
targets the general public
Term
Prevention of crime
Definition
should be cost effective
Term
Panopticon
Definition
greek word meaning "grand view"; a prison design that looks like the Russian Gulag
Term
Rational Choice Theory
Definition
Individuals are rational; and make choices
Term
Contemporary Deterence Theory
Definition
Certainty; Severity; Celerity; Proportionality; Specific Deterance; General Deterance; Pain should outweigh the pleasure of the crime
Term
Ne0-Classical Criminology
Definition
A modification of classical criminology; character replaces free will; multicausal factors to crime
Term
Elements of direct-contact predatory crimes
Definition
Motivated Offender; Suitable Target; Absence of Guardian
Term
Felson's Four Crime Categories
Definition
Exploitative (Robbery); Mutualistic (Gambling); Competitive (Gang Fights); Individualistic (Drug Addiction)
Term
Cesare Lambroso
Definition
Wrote "The Criminal Man" beses criminality of physical being of a person not their character
Term
Italian Positivist Criminology
Definition
Cesare Lambroso and Enrico Ferri
Term
Ferri's Criminal Factors
Definition
Physical factors (Race Geography and Temperature); Individual Factors (Age and Gender); Social Factors (Population Religion and Culture)
Term
Positivist Criminology
Definition
Believes in mulitple factors that show criminality
Term
Raffaele Garofalo
Definition
Criminal behavior is unnatural
Term
Violations of pity and probity
Definition
Pity: Murder and Violent Offenses; Probity: Theft and Property Crime
Term
Frant Gall
Definition
Believed that the shape and size of the head showed criminality
Term
Phrenology
Definition
Study of the cranium
Term
William Sheldon
Definition
Body Type Theory
Term
Body Type Theory
Definition
A correspondence of the physical body and the mind and how it causes criminality
Term
Charles Goring
Definition
The English Convict
Term
The English Convict
Definition
A study that disproved Lambroso's ideal of the "born criminal" criminals didn't weigh any more and weren't any taller than civilians
Term
Andre-Michel Guerry
Definition
Studied crime rates based on major econmoic factor
Term
Karl Christianson
Definition
Studied twins to see if they would both show criminality
Term
hutchings and Mednick
Definition
Studied adopted twins to see if it was social factors
Term
Alfred Binet
Definition
Created the Binet-Simon Scale of Intelligence
Term
Henry Goddard
Definition
Introduced the IQ test to explain criminal behavior; wanted to control reproduction of people with lower IQ
Term
Biosociological Theories
Definition
Address the interaction between biological factors and social environment
Supporting users have an ad free experience!