Question 1

Discuss the relationship between the trait approach of psychology and criminal profiling.

Accepted Answer

Traits are personal characteristics that mark an individual's tendency to behave in a certain way and distinguish individuals from each other. Psychologists used to think that the likelihood that people would break the law and the way in which they would break the law could be predicted by traits. Criminal psychologists now look to cognitive or developmental approaches to understand antisocial behavior.

Question 2

List the five adaptive types from Merton's strain theory.

Accepted Answer

Conformist, innovator, ritualist, retreatist, and rebel.

Question 3

The modern U.S. criminal justice system still uses supernatural theories to explain crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The idea that social action should be based on the utilitarian principle of "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" is from .

Accepted Answer

A) Bentham's mental calculus. 
B) Sheldon's somatotyping. 
C) Beccaria's nine principles. 
D) Freud's psychoanalytic theory. 
A) Bentham's mental calculus. 
B) Sheldon's somatotyping. 
C) Beccaria's nine principles. 
D) Freud's psychoanalytic theory.

Question 5

This set of criminological theories uses scientific techniques to study crime and offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) Chicago school. 
B) Positivist school. 
C) Biological school. 
D) Classical school. 
A) Chicago school. 
B) Positivist school. 
C) Biological school. 
D) Classical school.

Question 6

This theory is actually an umbrella term that encompasses a range of perspectives that consider social justice a legitimate end.

Accepted Answer

A) Peacemaking theory. 
B) Critical theory. 
C) Marxism. 
D) Chicago school. 
A) Peacemaking theory. 
B) Critical theory. 
C) Marxism. 
D) Chicago school.

Question 7

According to Bandura, the process of learning by watching the behavior of others is .

Accepted Answer

A) Observational learning. 
B) Strain. 
C) Behaviorism. 
D) Labeling. 
A) Observational learning. 
B) Strain. 
C) Behaviorism. 
D) Labeling.

Question 8

This technique sought to measure personality by measuring the size and pattern of bumps on the skull.

Accepted Answer

A) Somatotyping. 
B) Phrenology. 
C) Fingerprinting. 
D) Psychoanalysis. 
A) Somatotyping. 
B) Phrenology. 
C) Fingerprinting. 
D) Psychoanalysis.

Question 9

According to Lemert, what is the difference between primary deviation and secondary deviation?

Accepted Answer

Primary deviation is the initi

Question 10

According to Moffitt, an offender whose antisocial behavior is limited to the teenage years is a(n) offender.

Accepted Answer

A) Delinquent. 
B) Adolescence-limited. 
C) Primary deviant. 
D) Life-course-persistent. 
A) Delinquent. 
B) Adolescence-limited. 
C) Primary deviant. 
D) Life-course-persistent.

Question 11

theory observes that people of color are overrepresented at every decision point of the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

A) Critical race theory. 
B) Racial profiling theory. 
C) Strain theory. 
D) Labeling theory. 
A) Critical race theory. 
B) Racial profiling theory. 
C) Strain theory. 
D) Labeling theory.

Question 12

Neutralization theory states that offenders use techniques to deflect feelings of blame and shame.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Briefly state Kohlberg's theory of moral development.

Accepted Answer

Human moral development procee

Question 14

One of the historical defects of criminological theory has been its reliance on subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) Female. 
B) Criminal. 
C) Male. 
D) Juvenile. 
A) Female. 
B) Criminal. 
C) Male. 
D) Juvenile.

Question 15

Cesare Lombroso called the physical differences of the "born criminal" .

Accepted Answer

A) XYY syndrome. 
B) Somatotyping. 
C) Atavisms. 
D) Hormones. 
A) XYY syndrome. 
B) Somatotyping. 
C) Atavisms. 
D) Hormones.

Question 16

List the four elements of the social bond according to Hirschi.

Accepted Answer

Attachment

Question 17

This theory of delinquency claims that crime is learned.

Accepted Answer

A) Differential association theory. 
B) Labeling theory. 
C) Strain theory. 
D) Behaviorism. 
A) Differential association theory. 
B) Labeling theory. 
C) Strain theory. 
D) Behaviorism.

Question 18

There is some concern about the diagnosis of "psychopathy" because it is difficult to recognize before serious crime has occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

This theory explores why people do not break the law.

Accepted Answer

A) Social control theory. 
B) Neutralization theory. 
C) XYY syndrome. 
D) Strain theory. 
A) Social control theory. 
B) Neutralization theory. 
C) XYY syndrome. 
D) Strain theory.

Question 20

Which is not a life-course theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Persistent-offending and desistance-from-crime theory. 
B) Differential association theory. 
C) Pathway theory. 
D) All of the above are life-course theories. 
A) Persistent-offending and desistance-from-crime theory. 
B) Differential association theory. 
C) Pathway theory. 
D) All of the above are life-course theories.

Discuss the relationship between the trait approach of psychology and criminal profiling.

List the five adaptive types from Merton's strain theory.

The modern U.S. criminal justice system still uses supernatural theories to explain crime.

The idea that social action should be based on the utilitarian principle of "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" is from .

This set of criminological theories uses scientific techniques to study crime and offenders.

This theory is actually an umbrella term that encompasses a range of perspectives that consider social justice a legitimate end.

According to Bandura, the process of learning by watching the behavior of others is .

This technique sought to measure personality by measuring the size and pattern of bumps on the skull.

According to Lemert, what is the difference between primary deviation and secondary deviation?

According to Moffitt, an offender whose antisocial behavior is limited to the teenage years is a(n) offender.

theory observes that people of color are overrepresented at every decision point of the criminal justice system.

Neutralization theory states that offenders use techniques to deflect feelings of blame and shame.

Briefly state Kohlberg's theory of moral development.

One of the historical defects of criminological theory has been its reliance on subjects.

Cesare Lombroso called the physical differences of the "born criminal" .

List the four elements of the social bond according to Hirschi.

This theory of delinquency claims that crime is learned.

There is some concern about the diagnosis of "psychopathy" because it is difficult to recognize before serious crime has occurred.

This theory explores why people do not break the law.

Which is not a life-course theory?

Crime and the Problem of Social Control

The Nature and Measurement of Crime

Criminal Law

The History and Organization of Law Enforcement

Policing and the Law

Issues in Policing

The History and Organization of Courts

Working in the Courtroom

The Disposition: Plea Bargaining, Trial, and Sentencing

The History of Control and Punishment

Contemporary Prison Life

Corrections in the Community

Juvenile Justice

Victims of Crime and Victimless Crimes

Present and Emerging Trends: The Future of Criminal Justice

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Exam 3: Theories of Crime

Discuss the relationship between the trait approach of psychology and criminal profiling.

List the five adaptive types from Merton's strain theory.

The modern U.S. criminal justice system still uses supernatural theories to explain crime.

The idea that social action should be based on the utilitarian principle of "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" is from .

This set of criminological theories uses scientific techniques to study crime and offenders.

This theory is actually an umbrella term that encompasses a range of perspectives that consider social justice a legitimate end.

According to Bandura, the process of learning by watching the behavior of others is .

This technique sought to measure personality by measuring the size and pattern of bumps on the skull.

According to Lemert, what is the difference between primary deviation and secondary deviation?

According to Moffitt, an offender whose antisocial behavior is limited to the teenage years is a(n) offender.

theory observes that people of color are overrepresented at every decision point of the criminal justice system.

Neutralization theory states that offenders use techniques to deflect feelings of blame and shame.

Briefly state Kohlberg's theory of moral development.

One of the historical defects of criminological theory has been its reliance on subjects.

Cesare Lombroso called the physical differences of the "born criminal" .

List the four elements of the social bond according to Hirschi.

This theory of delinquency claims that crime is learned.

There is some concern about the diagnosis of "psychopathy" because it is difficult to recognize before serious crime has occurred.

This theory explores why people do not break the law.

Which is not a life-course theory?

Crime and the Problem of Social Control

The Nature and Measurement of Crime

Criminal Law

The History and Organization of Law Enforcement

Policing and the Law

Issues in Policing

The History and Organization of Courts

Working in the Courtroom

The Disposition: Plea Bargaining, Trial, and Sentencing

The History of Control and Punishment

Contemporary Prison Life

Corrections in the Community

Juvenile Justice

Victims of Crime and Victimless Crimes

Present and Emerging Trends: The Future of Criminal Justice

Filters