CRIMINOLOGY UNISA CMY 1501 EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Postmodernist - ANS✔✔---Approach that focuses on the use of
language by those in power to define crime based on their own values
& biases.
Feminist theory - ANS✔✔---Traditionally lower crime rate for
woman could be explained by their "second-class" economic & social
position. As woman's social roles changed & their lifestyles became
more like those of males , it was believed that their crime rate would
converge.
Radical theory criminology - ANS✔✔---The view that crime is a
product of the capitalist system. (Marxist criminology)
, Common Law - ANS✔✔---Consist of legal rules that were not
originally written down, but which have come to be accepted as the
law of the land
Criminal Law - ANS✔✔---Is made up of all legal rules that identify
crimes & set down punishments
Rational choice - ANS✔✔---The view that crime is a function of a
decision- making process in which the potential offender weights up
the potential costs & benefits of an illegal act.
Social process approach - ANS✔✔---The view that criminal behavior
is a function of people's interactions with various organizations,
instructions & processes in society.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Postmodernist - ANS✔✔---Approach that focuses on the use of
language by those in power to define crime based on their own values
& biases.
Feminist theory - ANS✔✔---Traditionally lower crime rate for
woman could be explained by their "second-class" economic & social
position. As woman's social roles changed & their lifestyles became
more like those of males , it was believed that their crime rate would
converge.
Radical theory criminology - ANS✔✔---The view that crime is a
product of the capitalist system. (Marxist criminology)
, Common Law - ANS✔✔---Consist of legal rules that were not
originally written down, but which have come to be accepted as the
law of the land
Criminal Law - ANS✔✔---Is made up of all legal rules that identify
crimes & set down punishments
Rational choice - ANS✔✔---The view that crime is a function of a
decision- making process in which the potential offender weights up
the potential costs & benefits of an illegal act.
Social process approach - ANS✔✔---The view that criminal behavior
is a function of people's interactions with various organizations,
instructions & processes in society.
