Final Review/ LAW/POL 259 Final review, test is
cumula ve so ques ons from the midterm are the first
half, plus materials from the second half.
By focusing on a criminal jus ce system's stated organiza on and structure, we are using a(n)...
Descrip ve Approach
By focusing on how a country's legal system is affected by poli cal circumstances, we are using
a(n)...
Poli cal Approach
By focusing on a series of mistakes and successes leading up to the current state of a criminal
jus ce system, we are using a(n)...
Historical Approach
Knowledge, skills and a'tudes needed to interact well with people of different backgrounds are
referred to as...
Intercultural Competence
A term, borrowed from the field of interna onal rela ons, that refers to many countries, ac ng
in tandem, a+er consul ng with on another.
Mul lateral
A set of prac ces that become regularized and assume an aura of permanence over me.
An Ins tu on
When describing a criminal jus ce system's, the argument that all criminal jus ce systems
require similar jobs but that different countries assign these du es in different ways, points to
the...
Func ons/Procedures Strategy
When describing a criminal jus ce system, which approach is best if you are going to compare a
large number of countries?
, Ins tu ons/Actors
A classified strategy that is based on only one or two aspects of the object is called a(n)...
Synthe c
A classifica on strategy that results in natural groups is called a(n)...
Authen c strategy
Which of the following is concerned with the study of crime as a social phenomena?
Compara ve Criminology
Why did INTERPOL stop releasing it's own compila on of crime sta s cs?
Because of differences in how na onal governments compile their own crime data which
confounds comparability.
Crime Sta s cs are affected by...
How and which crimes are reported, how the police categorize par cular crimes, the
tempta on of na onal governments to underreport the number of crimes that have occurred in
a given year (all of the above).
The UNODC is...
United Na ons Office of Drugs and Crime
ICSS is a UN effort to create a(n)...
A UNODC effort to standardize the repor ng of na onal crimes sta s cs with an eye towards
facilita ng comparability.
The ICVS is/are...
Interna onal Crime Vic ms Survey
A theory that argues that the condi ons accompanying economic development such as
loosened family and social es, offers an explana on for the rise in crime.
Moderniza on Theory
A theory that argues that as capitalism expands across the globe it disrupts indigenous cultures
and tradi onal means of subsistence. The resultant inequali es from this create class conflict
which, in turn, drives increases in crime.
World Systems Theory