Criminology Exam - Intreolla

an act which violates the law

• Deviance Act

• Criminology

• Crime

• Mala in se

acts that are considered INHERENTLY evil.

• Mala in se

• Mala prohibita

are considered crimes primarily because they have been declared bad by the legal codes in that jurisdiction

• Mala in se

• Mala prohibita

are not normal, illegal act as well as activites that are not necessarily criminal but are unusual and often violate social norms

• Defiance Act

• Deviance Act

scientific study of crime and the reasons why people engage (or don’t engage) in criminal behavior.

• Crime

• Criminology

• Deviance act

Criminology was first coined by the Italian law professor ______ in 1885

In 1887, French anthropologist ______ used it for the first time in French

In 1934, American criminologist _____ defined criminology as the body of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon.

refers to the various criminal justice agencies and institutions, police, courts, and corrections, that are interrelated.

refers to the various criminal justice agencies and institutions, police, courts, and corrections, that are interrelated.