Introduction to Criminology Exam 1 Study Guide Concepts Terms Politicization The definition of criminology Correlation and causation Spuriousness Ideology Conflict and consensus theory The dark figure of crime Ecological fallacy Index crimes Bounding as a way of addressing memory decay and telescoping Is criminology a science Yes and no Hierarchy rule and series victimization Quantitative and qualitative data Cross sectional and longitudinal data Macro and micro level of measurement Items Uniform Crime Reports strengths weaknesses National Crime Victimization Survey strengths weaknesses Self report surveys Crime Patterns Correlates of Offending Victimization Across 1 time 2 geographical area 3 age 4 race and 5 gender Homicide Sexual Assault Robbery Assault
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