Criminology week 1 quiz online

This is for Hoa students, made by a student, this is just going over the terms (ps sorry for any spelling mistakes)

Actus Reus

The actual act that the person accused of

Uniform crime reports

The primary source of crime statistics, collected by the FBI from the police in almost every part of the United States

Criminal Justice

Focuses on the study of the various componets of the system including the courts and law enforcement, as well as how laws are applied

Deviance

Any act which violates society’s norms

Crime

Human action that violate the formalized law of a country, state, or local area like a city or township

Criminal Justice Professionals

individuals who work within the criminal Justice system in various roles

Criminalist

someone who collects and examines evidence in actual crimes

criminologist

an individual who studies crime and criminals

Criminology

The scientific study of crime

Duress

Being forced to commit a crime

folkways

Everyday customs or ways of doing things

laws

Formal norms. In other words, they have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm

mens rea

The criminal intent that the person had

Mores

Norms that have an underlying shared assumption of approval or disapproval

Norms

Standards of behavior

social control

Restraints on people to keep them from breaking norms

survery

involves giving a questionnaire to a group of individuals or respondents