Defining Terminologies

Below are 20 terms from your studies in this course. Eight of the terms are identified with an asterisk (*).

1) Define each of the twenty terms in your own words. Do not cut and paste reference material. This is more of an open-book test than an essay, so your responses may be brief, but need to be specific, accurate, and in your own words.

2) For the eight terms that have an asterisk (*), in addition to defining the term, also add if you support what the term represents (why or why not?)

Turn in your completed written document with all responses by the due date listed.

Each term you complete is worth up to 5 points, for a total possible 100 points. Your responses will be judged for accuracy and completeness as assessed by the instructor. This is not a difficult assignment, but your answers (in your own words) need to demonstrate your understanding of the curriculum you studied during this course.

The Twenty Terms:

1. Criminology
2. Assault
3. Battery
4. Deviance
5. Burglary
6. Community Policing (*)
7. Conflict Theory (*)
8. Felony
9. Labeling Theory (*)
10. Restorative Justice (*)
11. Retribution (*)
12. Social Control Theory (*)
13. Social Learning theory (*)
14. Sociopath
15. Terrorism
16. Transnational Crime
17. Utilitarianism (*)
18. Voir Dire
19. White-Collar Crime
20. Public Order Crimes

Assault At common law, an unlawful offer or attempt with
force or violence to do a corporal hurt to another or to frighten
another.
Criminology The body of knowledge regarding crime as a
social phenomenon. It includes within its scope the process of
making laws, of breaking laws, and of reacting toward the
breaking of laws (Sutherland). Thus, criminology is an
empirical, social-behavioral science that investigates crime,
criminals, and criminal justice.
Burglary A common law felony; the nighttime breaking and
entering of the dwelling house of another, with the intention to
commit a crime (felony or larceny) therein.
Deviance A broad concept encompassing both illegal
behavior and behavior that departs from the social norm.
Battery A common law crime consisting of the intentional
touching of or inflicting of hurt on another.