Which Statement Summarizes How Scholars Perceive Criminology and Criminal Justice

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which statement summarizes how scholars perceive criminology and criminal justice?

• A) Most scholars consider themselves criminologists
• B) Scholars from both areas seem to appreciate the need to understand both areas
• C) Most clinicians prefer to identify themselves as criminal justice experts, while most researchers consider themselves criminologists
• D) There is ongoing and contentious debate among scholars about how each term should be defined.

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Definitions:

Medicalization of Death

Modern medicine defines illness and health procedures needed (for example, tonsil removal was fairly routine with children in the 1940s and 1950s because medical science deemed it so) and determines procedures for the dying, which may prolong or shorten life. Not unlike childbirth via convenient-for-the-doctor Caesarean sections, modern medicine somewhat controls when we die and can control premature deaths.

Death-Denying Society

A society characterized by its reluctance to acknowledge or openly deal with the realities of death, leading to lack of preparation and understanding.

Not Dying

Describes the state of continuing to live or exist, especially in spite of conditions that might cause death.

Atom Bomb

A nuclear weapon that releases energy through the process of nuclear fission, causing massive destruction and damage.