Chapter 7 - Crime, Violence & Criminal Justice Questions

1. Understand the distinction between a norm & a law

2. What is civil law, criminal law, misdemeanors & felonies

Understand the various crime categories ( street crime, white-collar crime, juvenile delinquency, hate crimes, organized crime, corporate crime, victimless crime )

4. What is mass murder and common circumstances

5. What is serial murder and what is the common profile

Understand the operation of the U.S. criminal justice system ( due process, police & police discretion, courts, & punishment )

7. What are the biological and psychological explanations for crime

Understand the sociological perspectives of crime ( Functionalism,

Conflict Theory, Feminist Theory & Symbolic Interactionism)

9. Understand the political viewpoints of crime ( liberal & conservative)