Introduction to Criminology
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Which of the following best defines criminology?

  • The study of law enforcement and crime prevention
  • The study of crimes and criminals, including their causes (correct)
  • The study of public laws and their enforcement
  • The study of punishment and rehabilitation of criminals

    • What is the Latin translation of the phrase 'nulium crimen nhulia phoena sine legi'?

  • No punishment, no law without crime
  • No crime, no punishment without law (correct)
  • No crime, no law without punishment
  • No law, no crime without punishment

    • What is the definition of crime?

  • An act or omission that is morally wrong
  • An act or omission in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it (correct)
  • An act or omission that causes harm to others
  • An act or omission that is against societal norms

    • What does criminology study in relation to man and society?

    <p>Causes of crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the study of criminology encompass?

    <p>Crimes, criminals, and efforts to prevent and repress them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a definition of criminology?

    <p>The study of the treatment of criminals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Latin translation of the phrase 'nulium crimen nhulia phoena sine legi'?

    <p>No crime without punishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of crime?

    <p>An act or omission in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the study of criminology encompass?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does criminology study in relation to man and society?

    <p>The causes of crime in relation to man and society</p> Signup and view all the answers

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