Exam 1: What is Criminology?

Which of the following would probably not fall within the field of criminalistics?

The __________ perspective suggests that behaviors should be criminalized when members of society generally agree that such laws are necessary.

The abolition of federal parole and the creation of the federal three-strikes law were influenced by the social problems perspective.

Because crime is a social event, it can have more than one interpretation.

All criminal behavior is deviant.

Victims may actively contribute to their own victimization through the appearance of

The psychological perspective sees crime primarily as

_________ focuses on questions about the causes of criminal behavior.

The social _______ perspective holds that crime manifests from underlying social issues such as poverty, discrimination, and pervasive family violence.

Criminal justice focuses on

The _______ perspective says that laws should be enacted to criminalize certain behaviors when members of society generally agree that such laws are necessary?