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What limitations exist with the legal perspective of crime?

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________ is human activity that violates social norms.

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Which of the following recent developments in national crime control policy was not substantially influenced by the social responsibility perspective?

The difficulty in reaching agreement regarding legalizing marijuana is an example of social consensus.

A _______________ studies crime, criminals, and criminal behavior.

The primacy of sociology should not prevent criminologists from recognizing contributions from other perspectives.

Adopting the psychological perspective of crime would greatly expand the scope of criminology.

The pluralistic perspective is most applicable to societies characterized by a shared belief system.

A correctional officer is a criminalist.

The sociological perspective considers crime to be a(n) __________ act.

The legalistic perspective defines crime as a violation of the criminal law.

Match the role to the type of field or study within criminology.

A theory that attempts to explain all types of criminal behavior is a general theory of crime.

The ______ contributes to a criminal event by failing to prevent criminal activity.

You are running late to class and there is an exam today. To get to class on time, you drive about 10 miles about the speed limit. This is an example of behavior that is

A(n) ________ of crime attempts to explain all or most forms of criminal conduct through a single, overarching approach.

Seeing crime as the result of criteria that have been built into the law by powerful groups is the basis of the __________ perspective on crime.

The social responsibility perspective focuses on the

The General Theory of Crime suggests that all types of criminal and deviant behavior can be explained by a lack of self-control. This is an example of a(n) ______________ theory.

Which of the following crime reduction or prevention strategies is most characteristic of the social problems perspective?