List and explain Lombroso’s criminal types. Provide an example of each to support your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
(1) born criminals or people with atavistic characteristics; (2) insane criminals including idiots, imbeciles, and paranoiacs as well as epileptics and alcoholics; (3) occasional criminals or criminaloids, whose crimes are explained primarily by opportunity, although they too have innate traits that predispose them to criminality; and (4) criminals of passion, who commit crimes because of anger, love, or honor and are characterized by being propelled to crime by an “irresistible force.”
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Should a death result from police action and a coroner's inquest is to be held to determine the cause of death, the investigating supervisor should make a formal request for a ________ of the proceedings.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi describe ordinary crime as providing immediate and easy gratification of desires, few long-term benefits, little skill or planning, and pain for the victim
Based on this description of ordinary crime, they define crime as a. "violations of the historically determined rights of individuals." b. "violations of federal, state, or local criminal laws." c. "acts of force or fraud undertaken in pursuit of self-interest." d. "deviations from widely accepted social norms."
A battery that causes serious bodily injury or is committed with a deadly weapon is called
a. aggravated battery b. assault c. completed battery d. battery