CRIM 101- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 35 pages long!)

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Two exams: midterm 25% feb 7, 2016, final exam 30% april 11 7-10pm. Term paper: outline= mandatory (feb 28th, term paper 25% (march 14th) In class: reading discussion= 15% iclicker = 5% Crime rates and demographics: changes in society 1950 to 1970, urbanization and industrialization, new categories of crime emerged, women in the work force. Criminology as an interdisciplinary social science: what does interdisciplinary mean, criminology draw on, sociology, psychology, biology, law, an example: Joe is convicted of breaking into a car. What is criminal behavior: criminality is, the state of being criminal; criminal acts or practices, criminologists study the criminalization process, stigmatization, demonization and labeling, net-widening. Is drug use criminal: some doctor prescribed drugs are legal. Is prostitution criminal: yes buying prostitution illegal but sex phone lines are legal. What is criminal law: criminal law is the entire set of principles, procedures and rules established by governments through the courts and criminal legislation in order to ensure public safety.

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