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What is the primary characteristic that defines a victimless crime?
What is the primary characteristic that defines a victimless crime?
- It involves physical harm to others
- It is a crime that is committed by a professional criminal
- It is a type of crime that occurs across national borders
- It is a willingness to exchange illegal goods and services among consenting adults (correct)
What is the term used to describe a person who pursues a life of crime as a career?
What is the term used to describe a person who pursues a life of crime as a career?
- Career criminal (correct)
- Organized criminal
- White-collar criminal
- Technological criminal
Which type of crime involves the use of high technology to carry out illegal activities such as embezzlement?
Which type of crime involves the use of high technology to carry out illegal activities such as embezzlement?
- Computer crime (correct)
- Organized crime
- White-collar crime
- Transnational crime
What is the term used to describe crimes that target a victim based on their race, religion, or physical appearance?
What is the term used to describe crimes that target a victim based on their race, religion, or physical appearance?
What is the process by which people learn the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of society?
What is the process by which people learn the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of society?
What is the term used to describe a person's typical attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior patterns?
What is the term used to describe a person's typical attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior patterns?
What is the term used to describe the distinct identity that sets us apart from others?
What is the term used to describe the distinct identity that sets us apart from others?
What is the term used to describe the eight types of crime tabulated each year by the FBI in the Uniform Crime Reports?
What is the term used to describe the eight types of crime tabulated each year by the FBI in the Uniform Crime Reports?
What is a crime?
What is a crime?
What type of crime involves illegal activities such as gambling and selling illegal drugs?
What type of crime involves illegal activities such as gambling and selling illegal drugs?
What is socialization a process of?
What is socialization a process of?
What is the self in terms of psychology?
What is the self in terms of psychology?
What is the term used to describe crimes that have actual or potential effects across national borders?
What is the term used to describe crimes that have actual or potential effects across national borders?
What is personality in terms of psychology?
What is personality in terms of psychology?
What is the term used to describe a person's mental picture of themselves?
What is the term used to describe a person's mental picture of themselves?
What is the primary focus of socialization?
What is the primary focus of socialization?
What type of crime involves illegal acts committed in business activities?
What type of crime involves illegal acts committed in business activities?
What is the term used to describe the eight types of crime tabulated each year by the FBI in the Uniform Crime Reports?
What is the term used to describe the eight types of crime tabulated each year by the FBI in the Uniform Crime Reports?
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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Explore the different types of crimes, including victimless crimes, professional crime, organized crime, and white-collar crimes, and understand their classifications and characteristics.