Contemporary Criminological Theory 1

An acknowledgement that we might be wrong is called the _ principle

The three classic questions of philosophy include: What is good? What is the word we use for this

Epistemology refers to

• Theory of social behaviour

• Theory of knowledge and truth

• Theory of experience

• Theory of natural crime

The _ history of criminological theory refers to theories that arise from debates within the academic discipline by ‘theorists’ considering and responding to the ideas of others also within the discipline

The _ paradigm of knowledge makes these two key assumptions:

There is such a thing as 'truth' which applies universally; The reach towards this truth depends on academic freedom and freedom of thought

The notion that regardless of any material inequality, all ‘citizens’ of liberal democracies have (a) equality before the law; (b) equality of opportunity; and (c) freedom of speech is referred to as

• Social equity

• Substantive equality

• Formal equality

• Radical paradigm

The notion that refers to actual inequality with regard to wealth, opportunities, and power is called _ inequality

Which theory refers to opportunity:

(a) motivated offender (b) suitable target

(c) no capable guardian

Being able to test and contradict existing scientific claims is referred to as

• Falsification

• Radicalism

• Repeated measures

• Variable analysis

The _ history of criminological theory refers to theories that arise in immediate response to changing circumstances (social, political, cultural etc.).