Across
- 1. A crime classification based on less serious criminal offences that are punishable by a maximum of six months in prison or (and) a fine of not more than $5,000.
- 4. The academic discipline that focuses on the study of crime and those labelled as criminals.
- 6. Criminal acts committed using computer technology.
- 8. A form of crime carried out by organizations or by knowledgeable employees in the course of their employment.
- 9. (two words) A theory that addresses the relationship between having socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to reach those goals.
- 11. (two words) Actions intended to prevent, correct, punish, or cure people, behaviours, and characteristics that are perceived as unacceptable.
- 12. Researchers who specialize in the study of criminal behaviour.
- 17. A type of criminal offence that involve physical harm to another person.
- 19. A system that has the authority to make decisions based on criminal law.
- 21. (two words) The goals that we are supposed to aspire to in contemporary society.
- 22. (three words) The volume of crimes multiplied by their severity.
- 23. The assumption that punishment can be used to prevent crime.
- 24. (two words) The number of criminal incidents reported to the police divided by the population.
- 26. A crime classification based on more serious criminal offences with penalties that vary but could result in life imprisonment.
- 27. (two words) An approach to justice emphasizing healing and reparation of harm.
- 28. In Canada, the majority of criminal code offences fall under this classification.
- 29. (two words) Monitoring our own behaviours in order to prevent being considered deviant.
- 30. The process by which individuals are excluded because of particular behaviours or characteristics.
Down
- 2. A movement calling for the dismantling of the criminal justice system.
- 3. (two words) A form of crime involving the misappropriation of financial resources.
- 5. A morally justified consequence.
- 7. (two words) A violation of norms that does not result in any long-term effects on the individual’s image or interactions with others.
- 9. (two words) A change in a person’s self-concept and behaviour after his or her actions are labelled as deviant by members of society.
- 10. A type of criminal offence that is based on economic offences directed at someone’s property rather than someone’s physical person.
- 13. (two words) The socially accepted ways of attaining wealth, power, and prestige.
- 14. A form of crime involving two or more persons consorting together on a continual basis to participate in illegal activities, either directly or indirectly, for gain.
- 15. An independent body with authority to conduct thorough, impartial, independent investigations and to make recommendations to government organizations with respect to the problems of citizens.
- 16. A person, behaviour, or characteristic perceived as unacceptable.
- 18. (three words) The social institution responsible for the apprehension, prosecution, and punishment of criminal offenders.
- 20. (two words) A theory that states social control is directly affected by the strength of social bonds and that deviance results from a feeling of disconnection from society.
- 25. Any behaviour that violates criminal law.