CRIJ 3320 eCrossword Puzzle 1

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.

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.