16 questions criminology

AFTER ACTIONS REPORT – Chapter 01

1. Discuss the relationship between terrorism and seven transnational crimes. Of the seven transnational crimes, which do you believe to be the most significant, why?
2. Explain the reach of criminology as a reflection of the greater process of globalization. In your opinion, does globalization influence crime in our local neighborhoods?
3. Discuss the evolution of the field of criminology.
4. Explain why criminology can be described as a multi-discipline. What aspect of criminology do you think will be most compelling in explaining crime?
5. Explain the difference between deviance and crime. Provide an example of a behavior that is deviant, in your opinion, but not necessarily criminal.
6. Compare and contrast the consensus model and the conflict model. Which model do you believe is most effective in explaining how laws are defined.
7. Discuss how Criminology can be described as the “making of laws, the breaking of laws, and the reaction to breaking of laws”. Provide examples of each.
8. How are Criminology & Criminal Justice similar? Are these terms inter-changable?
9. Discuss the sociopolitical aspects of law making, policy, and research. What area of crime do you think is most in need of further research?

AFTER ACTIONS REPORT – Chapter 02

1. Discuss the seven basic ingredients of crime
2. Explain how a defense can negate one or more of the basic ingredients of crime. Provide an example of how this defense was used in a real world crime.
3. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the various methods of collecting data
4. Compare and contrast the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
5. Explain the difference between the aging-out phenomenon and the life-course perspective
6. Discuss the measuring characteristics of criminals and the crime they commit
7. Discuss how gender, class, and race relate to crime. Of these characteristics, which do you believe to be the most significant towards influencing criminal differences in populations?