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What is the primary characteristic that defines a victimless crime?
What is the term used to describe a person who pursues a life of crime as a career?
Which type of crime involves the use of high technology to carry out illegal activities such as embezzlement?
What is the term used to describe crimes that target a victim based on their race, religion, or physical appearance?
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What is the process by which people learn the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of society?
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What is the term used to describe a person's typical attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior patterns?
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What is the term used to describe the distinct identity that sets us apart from others?
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What is the term used to describe the eight types of crime tabulated each year by the FBI in the Uniform Crime Reports?
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What is a crime?
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What type of crime involves illegal activities such as gambling and selling illegal drugs?
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What is socialization a process of?
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What is the self in terms of psychology?
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What is the term used to describe crimes that have actual or potential effects across national borders?
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What is personality in terms of psychology?
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What is the term used to describe a person's mental picture of themselves?
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What is the primary focus of socialization?
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What type of crime involves illegal acts committed in business activities?
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What is the term used to describe the eight types of crime tabulated each year by the FBI in the Uniform Crime Reports?
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Study Notes
Crime
- Crime is the violation of criminal law that results in formal penalties by a governmental authority.
Types of Crime
- Victimless Crimes: illegal exchange of goods and services among adults, such as prostitution.
- Professional Crime: committed by a career criminal who pursues crime as a daily occupation.
- Organized Crime: group activities involving illegal acts, such as gambling and illegal drug trade.
- White-Collar and Technology-Based Crime: illegal acts committed in business, including computer crime and embezzlement.
- Hate Crime: targeting victims due to race, religion, disability, or physical appearance.
- Transnational Crime: crimes with effects across national borders, such as bankruptcy and insurance fraud.
- Index Crimes: eight types of crime tracked by the FBI, including murder, rape, and burglary.
Socialization
- Socialization is the process of learning attitudes, values, and actions appropriate for individuals in society.
- It is a lifelong process occurring through human interactions.
- Socialization shapes our self-image and personality.
- It is essential for transmitting culture from one generation to the next.
Personality and Self
- Personality refers to a person's typical attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior patterns.
- Self-Image is an individual's mental picture of themselves.
- Self is the distinct identity that sets us apart from others, developing and changing throughout life.
Heredity and Environment
- Heredity and environment contribute to personality development through interactions with the social environment.
- Isolation can affect children's communication and thinking skills in the future.
"I" vs "ME"
- "I" refers to the subject response of an individual to the attitudes of others.
- "Me" refers to the self as an object, an organized set of attitudes of others.
Crime
- Crime is the violation of criminal law that results in formal penalties by a governmental authority.
Types of Crime
- Victimless Crimes: illegal exchange of goods and services among adults, such as prostitution.
- Professional Crime: committed by a career criminal who pursues crime as a daily occupation.
- Organized Crime: group activities involving illegal acts, such as gambling and illegal drug trade.
- White-Collar and Technology-Based Crime: illegal acts committed in business, including computer crime and embezzlement.
- Hate Crime: targeting victims due to race, religion, disability, or physical appearance.
- Transnational Crime: crimes with effects across national borders, such as bankruptcy and insurance fraud.
- Index Crimes: eight types of crime tracked by the FBI, including murder, rape, and burglary.
Socialization
- Socialization is the process of learning attitudes, values, and actions appropriate for individuals in society.
- It is a lifelong process occurring through human interactions.
- Socialization shapes our self-image and personality.
- It is essential for transmitting culture from one generation to the next.
Personality and Self
- Personality refers to a person's typical attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior patterns.
- Self-Image is an individual's mental picture of themselves.
- Self is the distinct identity that sets us apart from others, developing and changing throughout life.
Heredity and Environment
- Heredity and environment contribute to personality development through interactions with the social environment.
- Isolation can affect children's communication and thinking skills in the future.
"I" vs "ME"
- "I" refers to the subject response of an individual to the attitudes of others.
- "Me" refers to the self as an object, an organized set of attitudes of others.
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Description
Explore the different types of crimes, including victimless crimes, professional crime, organized crime, and white-collar crimes, and understand their classifications and characteristics.
