Criminology : Concepts of Crime, Law, and Criminology

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Criminology

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 :Crime And Criminology

Crime is divided into two general categories.__________offenses are wrong by their very nature and__________offenses are crimes that are prohibited by law but are not necessarily wrong in themselves.

Possible Answers:

Bene prohibita. . . beneinse

Bene inse. . . beneprohibita

Mala inse. . .mala prohibita

Mala prohibita. . .mala inse

Bene inse. . .mala prohibita

Correct answer:

Mala inse. . .mala prohibita

Explanation:

"Mala inse. . .mala prohibita"is the correct answer.Mala in seoffenses are wrong by their very nature, whilemala prohibitaoffenses are crimes that are prohibited by law but are not necessarily wrong in themselves. These definitions of crime are not fixed and change over time as society's values change. Changes in the definitions of crime may occur when a court decides that the criminalization of specific actions also violate constitutional law.

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