Question 1

Critiques of left idealism included accusations of:

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A) romanticism 
B) utopianism 
C) naïve abolitionism 
D) naïve anti-empiricism 
A) romanticism 
B) utopianism 
C) naïve abolitionism 
D) naïve anti-empiricism A,B,C,D

Question 2

What are the criticisms regarding the link right realists made between intelligence and crime?

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A number of critics drew attention to what they took to be Wilson and Herrnstein's selective use of evidence in support of their argument (Kamin 1985) Even then the evidence is not particularly convincing, some have argued. Thus, in relation to Herrnstein and Murray's argument about IQ and crime, although it is the case that offenders tend to score less highly in intelligence tests than non-offenders, it remains the case that such scores are actually a very poor predictor of criminality.

Question 3

Right realists believe that 'prison works'.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

How do left and right realism differ in their approach to the criminal actor?

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The answer of How do left and right realism differ...

Question 5

As a primarily British development, left realist criminology grew out of:

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A) governmental policies aimed at preventing crime 
B) a populist movement by UK university students 
C) competition with the US to lower crime rates 
D) a critique of elements of radical and Marxist approaches 
A) governmental policies aimed at preventing crime 
B) a populist movement by UK university students 
C) competition with the US to lower crime rates 
D) a critique of elements of radical and Marxist approaches

Question 6

What sort of methodological criticisms have been levelled at right realism?

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The answer of What sort of methodological criticisms have been...

Question 7

Left realism's central tenets are:

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A) To create a theory to explain organised crime 
B) To reject tendencies to romanticize crime or to pathologize it 
C) to analyze solely from the point of view of the administration of crime or the criminal actor 
D) to reflect the reality of crime and not to underestimate crime or to exaggerate it 
E) to answer what can be done about the problems of crime and social control 
A) To create a theory to explain organised crime 
B) To reject tendencies to romanticize crime or to pathologize it 
C) to analyze solely from the point of view of the administration of crime or the criminal actor 
D) to reflect the reality of crime and not to underestimate crime or to exaggerate it 
E) to answer what can be done about the problems of crime and social control

Question 8

Right realists believe that criminal and non criminals are essentially the same.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Right realists do not believe in individual responsibility.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What was Charles Murray's contribution to the debate on crime?

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A) He discovered that children whose fathers are in prison become emotionally disturbed. 
B) He argued that habitual criminals should be punished more severely 
C) He coined the term 'the underclass' 
D) He said that welfare should be increased to lone mothers 
A) He discovered that children whose fathers are in prison become emotionally disturbed. 
B) He argued that habitual criminals should be punished more severely 
C) He coined the term 'the underclass' 
D) He said that welfare should be increased to lone mothers

Question 11

How did the left realists aim to estimate the 'real' risks of becoming a victim of crime?

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A) By using some highly sophisticated statistical models 
B) By surveying a very large sample of the population 
C) Through the consideration of factors such as fear of crime 
D) conduct a risk analysis 
A) By using some highly sophisticated statistical models 
B) By surveying a very large sample of the population 
C) Through the consideration of factors such as fear of crime 
D) conduct a risk analysis

Question 12

Why is the right realist contention that criminals and non criminals can be distinguished form each other rejected?

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The answer of Why is the right realist contention that...

Question 13

Right realism is a criminological approach associated with:

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A) the British Labour Party 
B) the US Obama administration 
C) neoliberal economic policies 
D) apolitical approaches 
A) the British Labour Party 
B) the US Obama administration 
C) neoliberal economic policies 
D) apolitical approaches

Question 14

Some right realists argue that low intelligence equals involvement in crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Right realism has two major characteristics:

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A) its proponents are usually older 
B) it takes an individualised view of crime 
C) it appeals to women 
D) responses to the crime problem tend to be couched in terms of greater 
E) controls and enhanced punishments. 
A) its proponents are usually older 
B) it takes an individualised view of crime 
C) it appeals to women 
D) responses to the crime problem tend to be couched in terms of greater 
E) controls and enhanced punishments.

Question 16

Other than so-called 'third way' governments such as the New Labour administrations in Britain, who has criticised right realism?

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The answer of Other than so-called 'third way' governments such...

Question 17

What was the methodology the left realists were aiming to use?

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A) ethnography 
B) statistics 
C) accurate victimology 
D) geography 
A) ethnography 
B) statistics 
C) accurate victimology 
D) geography

Question 18

Which influences gave rise to left realism?

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A) the previously exaggerated importance of the victims of crime 
B) over concentration on class bound crime 
C) feminism 
D) changing political circumstances 
A) the previously exaggerated importance of the victims of crime 
B) over concentration on class bound crime 
C) feminism 
D) changing political circumstances

Question 19

Left Realists wanted their surveys to be:

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A) easy to read 
B) able to prove how many people were falsely imprisoned each year 
C) be geographically and socially focused on the most vulnerable parts of the community 
D) show that the impact of criminal victimization was the product of the extent of the risk combined with the degree of vulnerability of the victim 
A) easy to read 
B) able to prove how many people were falsely imprisoned each year 
C) be geographically and socially focused on the most vulnerable parts of the community 
D) show that the impact of criminal victimization was the product of the extent of the risk combined with the degree of vulnerability of the victim

Question 20

Right realism has not influenced law or policy makers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Realist Criminology

Critiques of left idealism included accusations of:

What are the criticisms regarding the link right realists made between intelligence and crime?

Right realists believe that 'prison works'.

How do left and right realism differ in their approach to the criminal actor?

As a primarily British development, left realist criminology grew out of:

What sort of methodological criticisms have been levelled at right realism?

Left realism's central tenets are:

Right realists believe that criminal and non criminals are essentially the same.

Right realists do not believe in individual responsibility.

What was Charles Murray's contribution to the debate on crime?

How did the left realists aim to estimate the 'real' risks of becoming a victim of crime?

Why is the right realist contention that criminals and non criminals can be distinguished form each other rejected?

Right realism is a criminological approach associated with:

Some right realists argue that low intelligence equals involvement in crime.

Right realism has two major characteristics:

Other than so-called 'third way' governments such as the New Labour administrations in Britain, who has criticised right realism?

What was the methodology the left realists were aiming to use?

Which influences gave rise to left realism?

Left Realists wanted their surveys to be:

Right realism has not influenced law or policy makers.

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