FRSC 2600 - Criminology (Unit 11) ||with Errorless answers)
Criminology correct answers devoted to developing valid and reliable information that addresses
the causes of crime as well as crime patterns and trends, explains the origin, extent and natures of
crime in society
criminal justice correct answers agencies of social control that handle criminal offenders
Biological Theory correct answers belief that both heredity and/or chemicals of the body
influence criminal behavior
Psychological Theory correct answers belief that focuses on the psychological aspects of crime,
including the associations among intelligence, personality, learning, and criminal behavior
Social Theory correct answers the belief that influences from social groups/peers influence
criminal behavior
economic theory correct answers the belief that financial successes/failures plays a part in
influencing criminal behavior
Murder correct answers the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought
express or actual malice correct answers the state of mind assumed to exist when someone kills
another person in the absence of any apparent provocation
Implied or constructive malice correct answers considered to exist when a death results from
negligent or unthinking behavior
first degree murder correct answers occurs when a person kills another after premeditation and
deliberation
premeditation correct answers killing is considered beforehand
deliberation correct answers the kill was planned after careful thought rather than on impulse
manslaughter correct answers homicide without malice
voluntary or non negligent manslaughter correct answers a killing committed in the heat of
passion or during a sudden quarrel that provoked violence
involuntary or negligent manslaughter correct answers a killing that occurs when a person's acts
are negligent and without regard for the harm they may cause others
single/double/triple murder correct answers One, 2, or 3 victims, one event, one location
serial murder correct answers one or more individuals commits a second murder and/or
subsequent murder; is relationshipless (victim and attackers are strangers); occurs at a different
, time and has no connection to the initial (and subsequent) murder; and is frequently committed
in a different geographic location
ex. Ted Bundy
Mass murder correct answers the act of killing three or more victims as part of a single ongoing
killing event
ex. school shootings, mall shootings
spree murder correct answers a single event with 2 or more locations and no emotional cooling-
off period between murders
rape correct answers forced sexual intercourse
•one of world's first felonies
•estimated one rape every 20 minutes
•apprehension rates high
•conviction rates low
• ~15% false reporting
Rape categories correct answers stranger-to-stranger
acquaintance
Political violence - revolutionary correct answers -uses violence to frighten those in power with
the ultimate goal to replace the existing government (PLO)
political violence - political correct answers -directed at people or groups who oppose this
terrorists' political ideology (white supremacy, Waco)
political violence - nationalist correct answers -promotes interests of a minority ethnic or
religious group that has been persecuted under majority rule
political violence - cause based terrorism correct answers use of violence to address a grievance
(abortion)
political violence - environmental correct answers fight for environmental causes
political violence - state-sponsored correct answers -government may actually cause this type
against their own people to control them (genocide)
forensic psychology correct answers involves psychology in the law, by the law and of the law
Criminology correct answers devoted to developing valid and reliable information that addresses
the causes of crime as well as crime patterns and trends, explains the origin, extent and natures of
crime in society
criminal justice correct answers agencies of social control that handle criminal offenders
Biological Theory correct answers belief that both heredity and/or chemicals of the body
influence criminal behavior
Psychological Theory correct answers belief that focuses on the psychological aspects of crime,
including the associations among intelligence, personality, learning, and criminal behavior
Social Theory correct answers the belief that influences from social groups/peers influence
criminal behavior
economic theory correct answers the belief that financial successes/failures plays a part in
influencing criminal behavior
Murder correct answers the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought
express or actual malice correct answers the state of mind assumed to exist when someone kills
another person in the absence of any apparent provocation
Implied or constructive malice correct answers considered to exist when a death results from
negligent or unthinking behavior
first degree murder correct answers occurs when a person kills another after premeditation and
deliberation
premeditation correct answers killing is considered beforehand
deliberation correct answers the kill was planned after careful thought rather than on impulse
manslaughter correct answers homicide without malice
voluntary or non negligent manslaughter correct answers a killing committed in the heat of
passion or during a sudden quarrel that provoked violence
involuntary or negligent manslaughter correct answers a killing that occurs when a person's acts
are negligent and without regard for the harm they may cause others
single/double/triple murder correct answers One, 2, or 3 victims, one event, one location
serial murder correct answers one or more individuals commits a second murder and/or
subsequent murder; is relationshipless (victim and attackers are strangers); occurs at a different
, time and has no connection to the initial (and subsequent) murder; and is frequently committed
in a different geographic location
ex. Ted Bundy
Mass murder correct answers the act of killing three or more victims as part of a single ongoing
killing event
ex. school shootings, mall shootings
spree murder correct answers a single event with 2 or more locations and no emotional cooling-
off period between murders
rape correct answers forced sexual intercourse
•one of world's first felonies
•estimated one rape every 20 minutes
•apprehension rates high
•conviction rates low
• ~15% false reporting
Rape categories correct answers stranger-to-stranger
acquaintance
Political violence - revolutionary correct answers -uses violence to frighten those in power with
the ultimate goal to replace the existing government (PLO)
political violence - political correct answers -directed at people or groups who oppose this
terrorists' political ideology (white supremacy, Waco)
political violence - nationalist correct answers -promotes interests of a minority ethnic or
religious group that has been persecuted under majority rule
political violence - cause based terrorism correct answers use of violence to address a grievance
(abortion)
political violence - environmental correct answers fight for environmental causes
political violence - state-sponsored correct answers -government may actually cause this type
against their own people to control them (genocide)
forensic psychology correct answers involves psychology in the law, by the law and of the law
