Exam 3: Schools of Thought Throughout History

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Emile Durkheim had a powerful influence on contemporary criminology. Discuss Durkheim's influence on criminology, making sure to discuss his most important contribution.

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According to Lombroso, criminal women are the same as criminal men.

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After World War II, somatotyping fell into disfavor because

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Question 23

Cesare Beccaria's work was governed by utilitarian principles.

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Question 24

Differentiate between the classical and positivist schools of thought.

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Differentiate between psychological determinism and sociological determinism, including the scholars associated with each perspective.

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One of Emile Durkheim's most important contributions to contemporary criminology is the laws of imitation.

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William Sheldon brought the somatotype school to the United States. Which one of the following is not one of the three somatotypes Sheldon formulated?

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The major challenge to Lombrosian theory came from the work of

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According to William Sheldon, which one of the somatotypes is most likely to be involved in illegal behavior?

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Cesare Lombroso's The Criminal Man replaced the concept of free will with the concept of ____________.

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Who is acknowledged as America's first forensic psychiatrist?

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The positivist school of criminology posits that

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Emile Durkheim had a powerful influence on contemporary criminology. Discuss Durkheim's influence on criminology, making sure to discuss his most important contribution.

According to Lombroso, criminal women are the same as criminal men.

After World War II, somatotyping fell into disfavor because

Cesare Beccaria's work was governed by utilitarian principles.

Differentiate between the classical and positivist schools of thought.

Differentiate between psychological determinism and sociological determinism, including the scholars associated with each perspective.

One of Emile Durkheim's most important contributions to contemporary criminology is the laws of imitation.

William Sheldon brought the somatotype school to the United States. Which one of the following is not one of the three somatotypes Sheldon formulated?

The major challenge to Lombrosian theory came from the work of

According to William Sheldon, which one of the somatotypes is most likely to be involved in illegal behavior?

Cesare Lombroso's The Criminal Man replaced the concept of free will with the concept of ____________.

Who is acknowledged as America's first forensic psychiatrist?

The positivist school of criminology posits that

The Changing Boundaries of Criminology

Defining Crimes and Measuring Criminal Behavior

Biological and Psychological Perspectives

Strain and Cultural Deviance Theories

The Formation of Subcultures

Social Control Theory

Labeling, Conflict, and Radical Theories

Theories of Crime, Place, and Victimization

Violent Crimes

Crimes Against Property

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Public Order Crimes

International and Comparative Criminology

Processes and Decisions

Enforcing the Law: Practice and Research

The Nature and Functioning of Courts

A Research Focus on Corrections

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