CCJS 105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Syphilis, Nuremberg Trials, Motor Vehicle Theft

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 105
• Professor: katie Zafft

Document Summary

Three main components of criminology: law, crime, treat/ prevention. Two perspectives of legal system development: consensus and conflict ingredients of crime. General flow of the criminal justice system. Felony murder rule is a legal exception to concurrence as one of the ingredients of crime (requires no intent of guilty mind or criminal manner) How ethical principles work on goffman"s books on the run. Aftermath of the 1932 tuskegee scandal (treatment of syphilis) Crime measurement why and how measure crime and criminal behavior. Victimization, over time, by demographics, by crime types. Victimization by crime types: theft> burglary> simple assault> motor vehicle theft> robbery> rape/ sexual assault. Functions and uses of theory: functions of theory: prevents the believability of flukes, makes sense of patterns, offers a path for research. Uses of theory: predict; generate policy; learn about a new direction. How did she find the study site and how unique is it to. She got along with young men in philadelphia.