9 Questions
According to Hegan, crime and deviance should be considered as a continuum based on three dimensions. What are these dimensions?
The degree of consensus, the severity of society's response, the amount of harm caused
What are the four categories of crime and deviance identified by Hegan?
Consensus crimes, conflict crimes, social deviations, social diversions
What is the legal definition of crime?
An act or omission that violates criminal law and is punishable
What are the five major areas of criminology?
The definition of crime and criminals, the origins and role of the law, the social distribution of crime, patterns of criminal behaviour, societal reactions to crime
According to Hegan, crime and deviance should be considered as a ______, based on 3 dimensions: the degree of consensus that an act is wrong, the severity of society's response to the act, the amount of harm caused by the act.
continuum
Hegan identifies 4 categories of ______ and deviance: Consensus crimes, conflict crimes, social deviations, social diversions.
crime
What makes a ______: consensous theory: highest level of agreement. Conflict theory: law is a tool of the ruling class.
law
The discipline of criminology has 5 major areas: The definition of crime and criminals, the origins and role of the law, the social distribution of crime, patterns of criminal behaviour, societal reactions to ______.
crime
The ______ definition of crime: a crime is an act or omission that violates criminal law and is punishable. Conduct that is prohibited by law and subject to a sanction.
legal
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