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Specializations in Criminology: Criminal Law, Crime Theories, Victimology

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What is the purpose of criminologists?

To study, define, describe, explain, and formulate policy directives in respect of crime, criminal behaviour, and victimization (correct)
To study and analyze crime phenomena and criminal behaviour using scientific approaches
To understand crimes and criminals and prevent the occurrence of crime
To help law enforcement agencies to come up with different policies

Which field in criminology covers the definition of crime, criminal behavior, and rules and regulations on punishment of criminals?

Criminal Law (correct)
Victimology
Crime theories
Criminal justice

What does the study of victimology in criminology focus on?

Study of agencies of social control that handle offenders
Study of victims of crimes (correct)
Risk assessment strategies that examine the patterns of criminal behavior
Reasons and explanations by social scientists on causes and occurrences of criminal behavior

During which phase of criminology did scholars 1st distinguish crime from sin with explanations of criminal behavior that were not theological?

Phase 1 (Classical criminology) (B) Signup and view all the answers

What do crime theories in criminology focus on?

Reasons and explanations by social scientists on causes and occurrences of criminal behavior (B) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Phase 3 of the history of criminology from Phase 2?

Criminology became multidisciplinary and focused on understanding crime itself rather than studying crime as one aspect of sociological or psychological theory. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline may be applied in the study of the causes of crime according to the text?

Anthropology (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Sociological Criminology?

Examination of the relationship of demographic and group variables to crime at a macro level. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of Psychological Criminology?

Use of psychological knowledge to explain deviant behavior. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Psychiatric Criminology according to the text?

Application of psychiatric knowledge to crime in a forensic context. (B) Signup and view all the answers

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