Name: Annes Newton Course: Criminology Lecturer: Mae Conley
Date: 09/04/19
Assignment 1
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS
1.
Criminology is the scientific approach to the study of criminal behavior and society's
reaction to law violations and violators or is the study of crime, criminal behavior, and the
criminal justice system.
2.
Social Process Theory is a grouping of criminological theories that aid the explanation
of why people engage in criminal behaviors.
3.
Indictment can be defined as a criminal accusation that a person has committed a crime.
4.
Valid measure refers to the accuracy of measurement or whether the instrument is in fact
measuring what it is supposed to measure.
5.
critical criminologists is the politically pro- aggressive or radical study of crime,
victimization, and criminal justice. Critical criminologists openly challenge the legitimacy of
social forces and structures that limit opportunities for some groups while expanding them
for others.
6.
Grand jury is an American criminal justice procedure whereby, in each court district, a
group of 16-23 citizens hold an inquiry on criminal complaints brought by the prosecutor and
decide if a trial is warranted, in which case an indictment is issued.
7.
Deviant behavior refers to a behavior that does not conform to social norms and
values.
8.
Information is facts provided or learned about someone or something, in other to
conduct a solid investigation.
9.
Victim-precipitated homicide is a criminology theory that analyzes how
a victim's interaction with an offender may contribute to the crime being committed. The
theory is most commonly associated with crimes like homicide, rape, assault, and robbery.
10. Crime can be defined as is a violation of societal rules of behavior as interpreted and expressed by the criminal law, which reflects public opinion, traditional values, and the viewpoint of people currently holding social and political power .
11.
Arraignment is the formal appearance of an accused person to hear, and to receive a
copy of, the charge against him or her, in the presence of a judge, and to then enter a plea of
guilty or not guilty.
12.
White-collar crime can be defined as illegal acts that capitalize on a person's status in a
marketplace.
13.
Decriminalized is the lessening of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts, perhaps
retroactively, though perhaps regulated permits or fines might still apply
14.
Bail can be defined as Security, such as cash, a bond, or property, pledged or given to a
court by or on behalf of one accused of committing a crime, to obtain release from
incarceration and to ensure the person's future appearance in court when required during the
criminal proceeding.
15. Penology a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders 16. consensus view holds that crime is illegal behavior defined by existing criminal law.
17.
Recognizance can be defined as the right for a judge to allow a criminal defendant to be
released from custody without posting bail.
18.
Rehabilitation is a central goal of the correctional system. This