Criminology MCQ

The u.s. supreme court case, _____, upheld the concept of preventive detention for juveniles.

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Correct Answer: Schall v. Martin

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The concept "retrospective labeling" refers to the process of ________

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Correct Answer: Interpreting someone's past consistent with present deviance.

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Research confirms that ____ of capital offenders released from prison have killed again.

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Correct Answer: A small percentage

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One purpose of ________ is to help ensure the reappearance of the accused at trial.

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Correct Answer: Bail

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Of the crimes that are recorded by the police, only about ____ are cleared by arrest.

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Correct Answer: 20 percent

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Schools, churches, and corporations are examples of __________ groups.

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Correct Answer: Secondary

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________ among female inmates is very high

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Correct Answer: Substance abuse

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Which of the following early movements of biological criminology claimed that one can determine an individual’s character and personality can be determined by studying the shape of an individual’s skull?

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Correct Answer: Phrenology

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Primary deviance occurs when the individual acts in accordance with the label that they have been given and the deviant label has been taking into the person’s self-conception.

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Correct Answer: False

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Religion often has a negative influence on criminal behavior.

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Correct Answer: False

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Which of the following parts described by Freud embodied the deep desires of a person, man of which are forged in infancy and most of which would be socially unacceptable to fulfill?

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Correct Answer: Id

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According to atavism theory, criminals are simply responding to the rewards they have received over the course of their lives.

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Correct Answer: False

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Rational egoism is the central tenet of classical criminology.

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Correct Answer: True

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In strain theory, ______ are law-abiding citizens who have accepted the goals prescribed by society and have also accepted the means to achieve these goals.

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Correct Answer: Conformists

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The period where Western civilization turned away from superstition and toward science is referred to as ______.

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Correct Answer: The Enlightenment

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Sociobiology links social behavior to human evolution.

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Correct Answer: True

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Prior to modern science, ______ define a society’s moral code, determined its form of government, and shaped its sense of place in the world.

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Correct Answer: Religion

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Transitional Neighborhood is a neighborhood with a large number of immigrants.

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Correct Answer: True

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Criminological theory that believes that crime often results from the inability of people to realize socially prescribed goals by socially prescribed means is known as:

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Correct Answer: Strain Theory

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__________ is the belief that much of our social behavior is determined by our biological makeup.

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Correct Answer: Sociobiology

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The belief that crime is often a result of a lack of certain social factors, such as stable families is called __________ .

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Correct Answer: Social Disorganization Theory

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An approach that seeks out the roots of law-abiding behavior, rather than the sources of criminal behavior is known as:

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Correct Answer: Social Control Theory

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Rational Egoism is the theory that individuals rationally seek to promote their own interests.

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Correct Answer: True

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_____________ is the psychological theory that people are motivated by unconscious drives or desires.

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Correct Answer: Psychoanalysis

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The (now debunked) theory that a person’s personality and propensity for crime can be determined by studying the shape of her skull is called ___________ .

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Correct Answer: Phrenology

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Underlying assumptions about the nature of reality that shape scientific theories is known as:

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Correct Answer: Paradigms

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Learning Theory is the belief that our behavior is learned from observing others.’

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Correct Answer: True

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The theory that says that criminal behavior is often a result of society labelling individuals as criminals is called ___________.

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Correct Answer: Labeling Theory

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The criminological theory that argues that criminal behaviors and outlooks are determined by those that we spend time with is known as:

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Correct Answer: Differential Association Theory

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__________ is a criminological theory of the enlightenment era that sought to use reason to explain and prevent criminal behavior.

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Correct Answer: Classical Criminology

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The psychological theory that argues that criminal behavior is learned through a series of rewards and punishments is known as:

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Correct Answer: Behavioral Theory

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The criminological theory that sees criminal behavior as a result of holdovers from earlier, primitive forms of human life is called ________ .

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Correct Answer: Atavism Theory

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