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According to Hegan, crime and deviance should be considered as a continuum based on three dimensions. What are these dimensions?
According to Hegan, crime and deviance should be considered as a continuum based on three dimensions. What are these dimensions?
What are the four categories of crime and deviance identified by Hegan?
What are the four categories of crime and deviance identified by Hegan?
What is the legal definition of crime?
What is the legal definition of crime?
What are the five major areas of criminology?
What are the five major areas of criminology?
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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.
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.
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Hegan identifies 4 categories of ______ and deviance: Consensus crimes, conflict crimes, social deviations, social diversions.
Hegan identifies 4 categories of ______ and deviance: Consensus crimes, conflict crimes, social deviations, social diversions.
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What makes a ______: consensous theory: highest level of agreement. Conflict theory: law is a tool of the ruling class.
What makes a ______: consensous theory: highest level of agreement. Conflict theory: law is a tool of the ruling class.
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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 ______.
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 ______.
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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.
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.
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