CRIJ 3320 eCrossword Puzzle 1
Across
- 4. Less serious crimes that result in less than one year in jail.
- 6. An associational or heterogeneous society.
- 8. The underuse of the criminal law to control deviant activity.
- 11. Codified (written) rules that are more serious norms and contain sanctions.
- 12. Violations of law that are enforced by the state in order to protect victims.
- 14. The belief that criminal law reflects the conflicts of interest of groups and that the more powerful groups define the law.
- 15. The scientific study of crime and criminal behavior.
- 16. Violations of criminal law.
- 18. Says that crime is defined by abstract meanings and symbols and is a label assigned by society.
- 20. Intended or planned consequences of social arrangements.
- 21. More serious informal social controls.
- 23. The costs of crime include financial and other costs, such as psychological and health costs.
Down
- 1. The belief that criminal law originates in the will of the majority.
- 2. The overuse of the criminal law as an attempt to control deviant activity.
- 3. Durkheim’s theory that society defines itself by reacting to crime and wrongdoing.
- 5. Nice customs, traditions, or less serious norms.
- 6. A communal or folk society.
- 7. Behavior that is outside the limits of societal toleration.
- 9. Acts that are bad due to being prohibited.
- 10. Comte’s theory that knowledge has historically progressed from theological to metaphysical to scientific.
- 13. More serious crimes generally punished by at least a year in jail.
- 17. Acts that are bad in themselves.
- 19. Unexplained, unanticipated (hidden) consequences of social activity.
- 22. Prescribed rules of conduct.