Briefly explain how the concept of criminality differs from legal definitions of who is criminal.
What will be an ideal response?
Criminality is a clinical or scientific term that can be defined independently of legal definitions; it is essentially a trait that varies on a continuum. By contrast, the population of criminals is legally defined.
Learning Objective: 1.3 Understand the legal process required to “officially” become criminal; 1.4 Realize how thinking about crime and criminality is time and culture bound
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What are the measures of variation outlined in the text?
What will be an ideal response?
In 2009, the National Gang Intelligence reported that _________________ were being used for fighting gangs and organized crime
a. 20 foreign countries b. only 2 federal agencies c. numerous RICO laws d. over 4,000 informants
The following are human subjects that require special protection EXCEPT ______.
A. college students B. children C. intellectually disabled D. prisoners
An ironic, and unintended effect of long-term Death Row incarceration according to Harrison & Tamony (2010) is:
a. malaise; b. ennui; c. suicidal thoughts; d. religious conversion.