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1. How does criminal intent relate to committing a crime under duress?

Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.Everyday customs or ways of doing things but are informal and rarely written down.

2. What are some of the issues relative to statistics of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)?

Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Everyday customs or ways of doing things but are informal and rarely written down.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

3. What is the category of norms known as Laws?

Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Everyday customs or ways of doing things but are informal and rarely written down.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

4. What is the category of norms known as Folkways?

Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.Everyday customs or ways of doing things but are informal and rarely written down.

5. How are surveys used in criminology as a research method?

Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Surveys involve giving a questionnaire to a random group of individuals or respondents, which mean that the results should accurately represent the whole population; they can be given face-to-face, over the phone, or mailed to the respondents.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

6. Based on the definitions of criminology and criminal justice how closely related are the two disciplines?

Although by definition criminology and criminal justice may seem close together, differences may seem slight and in many ways they are but they do take somewhat different approaches to the study of crime and criminals.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.

7. Who is a criminologist?

Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.An individual who studies crime and criminals and tend to have advanced degrees and be involved in studying and analyzing crime for trends and insight.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.

8. What is a source of crime data other than the URC that is often used by researchers?.

Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Another source of crime data other than the Uniform Crime Report (URC) that is often used by researchers is the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

9. How are crime statistics collected for the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)?

Statistics for the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) are collected by the FBI from the police in almost every part of the United States.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

10. What are some types of research methods used in criminology other than the URC and NCVS and how do they influence the information that is gained?.

Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Some other types of research methods used in criminology other than the URC and NCVS are (1) surveys, (2) interviews and observations, (3) experiments, and (4) existing data.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

11. Is deviance the same as crime?

Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.No, the two concepts are actually distinct and only overlap in some areasFormal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.

12. This course will concentrate on criminologists what topics will it focus on?

In concentrating on criminologists, this course will concentrate understanding trends in crime and why crimes happen, how crime is controlled, and how criminals are treated by society.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

13. What is a person claiming when he/she claims justification of a crime based self-defense?on the claim that it was an accident and not intended?

Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.The claim or self-defense includes trying to protect yourself or others near you from harm. This defense can be controversial, as individuals may be held liable if the act is deemed greater than needed for protection. For example, some battered women have been sentenced for killing their partner if the threat wasn't deemed immediate.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

14. How is the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) set up?

Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is set up by the Justice Department.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.

15. What are norms?

Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Standards of behavior; they are formal and informal rules about what is considered appropriate in a society in terms of behavior, beliefs, and values.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

16. What is an example of a norm in our society?

Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.It is the accepted behavior to say 'Hello' when you answer a telephone call.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.

17. Who are criminalists?

Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Someone who collects and examines evidence in actual crimes such as investigators, fingerprint experts, and ballistics experts.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

18. What is a person claiming when he/she claims justification of a crime based on the claim that it was an accident and not intended?

Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.In some cases, a crime may occur by accident or through a mistake. For example, if someone is driving within the speed limits and obeying all laws but hits and kills a child who runs into the street, the individual will generally not be held accountable because the person didn't mean to commit the act and couldn't prevent it.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.

19. How are criminology and criminal justice related?

Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.While the criminology focuses on examining and trying to understand aspects of crime such as why crimes happen, how crime is controlled, and how criminals are treated by society, criminal justice focuses on the study of the various components of the system including the courts and law enforcement, as well as how laws are applied

20. How does the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) collect data?

Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.The NCVS randomly selects individuals in the United States and interview them about whether they (or anyone in their household) have been a victim of crime in a given time period; specific information is collected, including time of day the crime happened, where it occurred, and information about the victim such as their sex, race, and age.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.

21. Who was Emile Durkheim?

Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.A scholar who point of view was that even with social control, people will still break some norms and rules.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.

22. What is Actus reus?

The actual act that the person is accused of. To be convicted, the evidence must support the accusation that the person committed the crime.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.

23. What is an example of crime statistics being used for policy purposes?

Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.If a city may wanted to know if crime is increasing in order to justify more police officers in the city's budget.

24. Who are some individuals important to solving crimes?

Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.Some individuals important to solving crimes include (1) criminologists, (2) criminalists, and (3) criminal justice professionals.Formal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.

25. What are the two elements of criminal intent?

Not all crimes are included in the NCVS statistics. For example homicide is not include because homicide victims cannot be interviewed. Also, people may not remember correctly when giving information to interviewers (such as including information from outside of the survey's timeline) or they may choose to withhold information during the interview. The survey also do not include individuals who are homeless or runaways because they do not have established households.(1) Actus reus and (2) Mens reaFormal norms that have been written down and there are formal consequences for breaking the norm.Individuals who are found guilty must be shown to have willingly committed the criminal act and not have committed the crime under duress or been forced to commit the crime.

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