Exam 3: Causes of Crime

________ emerged in the United States following the turbulent 1960s,a period characterized by a range of social movements that sought to improve the civil rights of various subgroups in American society.

Bill and Tom were adopted by different families as infants.Tom's biological father is currently incarcerated for a violent offense.This is not the first time he has been incarcerated.Tom's adopted parents have never committed a crime.Bill's biological parents are not criminals,but his adoptive father went to prison when Bill was eighteen and is a seasoned criminal.Given the research on genetics and crime,which of the following is the most likely result?

According to Travis Hirschi's social bond theory,which of the following terms refers to time spent engaged in conventional activities with others?

Albert is a spiritual man and believes in leading a crime-free life.After losing his day job,he is unable to pay his bills or support his family.After a few days,he gets frustrated and robs a store at gunpoint.Which of the following theories best explains Albert's shift in behavior?

Which of the following theories suggests that criminal behavior is learned during normal social interactions and the same learning principles are involved in reinforcing criminal and law-abiding behavior?

Andre lives in an impoverished neighborhood and wants to be successful,powerful,and wealthy.He does not have the means to go to college,and no one in his family has been to college.He is struggling in his high school and does not have anyone to help him with his school work.He finally begins to sell drugs in the neighborhood.In 6 months,he earns enough to buy a house and a car.Which of the following concepts best explains the reasons why Andre commits the crime mentioned above?

The idea that we come to define ourselves by the way we perceive that others see us is called the:

Which of the following is true of the sociological factors that affect crime?

How is the neoclassical school different from the classical school?

What percentage of U.S.adults suffer from a major depressive disorder that is marked with feelings like guilt and worthlessness?

According to Travis Hirschi's social bond theory,________ is holding society's values and opinions as true for oneself.

When Alex turned 14,he started hanging out with a new group of kids.These kids were on drugs most of the time and stole money from the stores in the neighborhood.Alex noticed that they never seemed to get caught or face any negative consequences for these actions.After gaining enough confidence,Alex shoplifted some items from a store.Which of the following theories best explains Alex's behavior?

Émile Durkheim's term to describe feelings of alienation or a condition that renders a person hopeless,rootless,cut off,alienated,disillusioned,and frustrated is:

Which of the following statements is true about the neurobiological factors of brain function?

According to Travis Hirschi's social bond theory,________ is the development of an emotional connection with and affection for people and institutions that make up society.

Kate has her first child.Although Kate does not have a history of mental illness,she begins to feel very depressed after having the baby.As the depression worsens,she gets paranoid and starts believing that the devil has possessed her baby.She begins to believe that she must do something drastic to stop the devil from taking her baby's soul to hell.In this scenario,Kate is suffering from ________.

Jeremy Bentham proposed that people acted in a way that brought them the greatest pleasure and the least pain and that they would not commit crime if the pain of punishment was greater than what might be gained from carrying out the crime.This idea was known as Bentham's ________.

Based on Travis Hirschi's social bond theory,which of the following is NOT one of the four facets of the social bond people have with society?

The ________ school of criminology viewed the criminal as having free will,the freedom of individual choice to choose a criminal path deliberately.

According to Freud,which part of the brain is associated with unconscious drives that demand pleasure and instant gratification?