Question 1

Which two researchers are associated with the Chicago Area Project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sampson and Groves 
B)  Wright and Daigle 
C)  Sutherland and Wilson 
D)  Shaw and McKay 
A)  Sampson and Groves 
B)  Wright and Daigle 
C)  Sutherland and Wilson 
D)  Shaw and McKay D

Question 2

Theories are facts that prove various questions about crime

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Throughout adolescence, Earl was often truant from school and frequently drank alcohol. Although he was never arrested, Earl shoplifted and stole money from his parents and friends. At age 20, Earl began working in a restaurant and was eventually promoted to sous chef. Earl is now in culinary school and has not engaged in delinquent behavior for years. According to life course theory, which factor was most important to Earl's desistance from crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  his consumption of alcohol 
B)  his home environment 
C)  his job at the restaurant 
D)  his education 
A)  his consumption of alcohol 
B)  his home environment 
C)  his job at the restaurant 
D)  his education C

Question 4

Emile Durkheim's concept of anomie is synonymous with

Accepted Answer

A)  strain 
B)  suicide 
C)  theory 
D)  strategy 
A)  strain 
B)  suicide 
C)  theory 
D)  strategy

Question 5

Messner and Rosenfeld suggest that anomie exists at the __________ level.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Messner and Rosenfeld suggest that anomie exists...

Question 6

How did broken windows theory change policing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provided a framework for understanding the culture of poverty. 
B)  It demonstrated that crime exists in all types of communities. 
C)  It instigated the Miranda warning. 
D)  It suggested that responding to minor crime may reduce serious crime. 
A)  It provided a framework for understanding the culture of poverty. 
B)  It demonstrated that crime exists in all types of communities. 
C)  It instigated the Miranda warning. 
D)  It suggested that responding to minor crime may reduce serious crime.

Question 7

Which two factors do most conflict theories have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Educational inequality and racial disparities 
B)  Power imbalance and weakened lower class 
C)  Crime prevention and code of the street 
D)  Urban renewal and gender biases 
A)  Educational inequality and racial disparities 
B)  Power imbalance and weakened lower class 
C)  Crime prevention and code of the street 
D)  Urban renewal and gender biases

Question 8

Cesar Beccaria was a proponent of the death penalty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Rational choice theory is useful in explaining why some offenders are __________ who concentrate on specific types of offenses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rational choice theory is useful in explaining...

Question 10

The most popular learning theory in criminal justice is __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

differenti

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of an effective crime prevention strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  locking cars to prevent theft 
B)  playing classical music on college campuses to prevent assault 
C)  walking the beat in a mall to prevent carjacking 
D)  barking dogs used to prevent domestic violence 
A)  locking cars to prevent theft 
B)  playing classical music on college campuses to prevent assault 
C)  walking the beat in a mall to prevent carjacking 
D)  barking dogs used to prevent domestic violence

Question 12

Cesare Lombroso was the founder of the classical school of criminology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to self-control theory, level of self-control changes according to one's stages of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Cesare Lombroso, __________ accounted for one-third of all offenders and had not completely evolved.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychopaths 
B)  ectomorphs 
C)  magnum opus 
D)  atavistic throwbacks 
A)  psychopaths 
B)  ectomorphs 
C)  magnum opus 
D)  atavistic throwbacks

Question 15

General strain theory proposes that, while virtually everyone experiences strain at some point in their lives, it is the __________ strain that leads to crime.

Accepted Answer

The answer of General strain theory proposes that, while virtually...

Question 16

Routine activities theory is a __________ level theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Routine activities theory is a __________ level...

Question 17

All of the following are criteria of Cesare Beccaria's effective punishment EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  it must be explained clearly to the recipient 
B)  it must be swift 
C)  it must be certain 
D)  it must outweigh pleasure that the offender would get from committing the crime 
A)  it must be explained clearly to the recipient 
B)  it must be swift 
C)  it must be certain 
D)  it must outweigh pleasure that the offender would get from committing the crime

Question 18

Primary deviance and secondary deviance are components of neutralization theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Emile Durkheim is to __________ theory as Edwin Sutherland is to __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  differential association, biological 
B)  routine activities, neutralization 
C)  social strain, learning 
D)  self-control, labeling 
A)  differential association, biological 
B)  routine activities, neutralization 
C)  social strain, learning 
D)  self-control, labeling

Question 20

Identify and briefly explain one biological theory used to explain crime.

Accepted Answer

Answers vary; Evolutionary theory views

Which two researchers are associated with the Chicago Area Project?

Theories are facts that prove various questions about crime

Emile Durkheim's concept of anomie is synonymous with

Messner and Rosenfeld suggest that anomie exists at the __________ level.

How did broken windows theory change policing?

Which two factors do most conflict theories have in common?

Cesar Beccaria was a proponent of the death penalty.

Rational choice theory is useful in explaining why some offenders are __________ who concentrate on specific types of offenses.

The most popular learning theory in criminal justice is __________ theory.

Which of the following is an example of an effective crime prevention strategy?

Cesare Lombroso was the founder of the classical school of criminology.

According to self-control theory, level of self-control changes according to one's stages of development.

According to Cesare Lombroso, __________ accounted for one-third of all offenders and had not completely evolved.

General strain theory proposes that, while virtually everyone experiences strain at some point in their lives, it is the __________ strain that leads to crime.

Routine activities theory is a __________ level theory.

All of the following are criteria of Cesare Beccaria's effective punishment EXCEPT

Primary deviance and secondary deviance are components of neutralization theory.

Emile Durkheim is to theory as Edwin Sutherland is to theory.

Identify and briefly explain one biological theory used to explain crime.

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An Introduction to Measuring Crime and Crime Patterns

An Introduction to Crime Typologies

An Introduction to Policing: History and Structure

Police Strategies

Issues in Policing

An Introduction to the Courts: History, Structure, and Actors

The Judicial Process

Issues in the Courts

An Introduction to Corrections: History, Structure, and Actors

Punishing Offenders in Prisons, Jails, and the Community

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Which two researchers are associated with the Chicago Area Project?

Theories are facts that prove various questions about crime

Emile Durkheim's concept of anomie is synonymous with

Messner and Rosenfeld suggest that anomie exists at the __________ level.

How did broken windows theory change policing?

Which two factors do most conflict theories have in common?

Cesar Beccaria was a proponent of the death penalty.

Rational choice theory is useful in explaining why some offenders are __________ who concentrate on specific types of offenses.

The most popular learning theory in criminal justice is __________ theory.

Which of the following is an example of an effective crime prevention strategy?

Cesare Lombroso was the founder of the classical school of criminology.

According to self-control theory, level of self-control changes according to one's stages of development.

According to Cesare Lombroso, __________ accounted for one-third of all offenders and had not completely evolved.

General strain theory proposes that, while virtually everyone experiences strain at some point in their lives, it is the __________ strain that leads to crime.

Routine activities theory is a __________ level theory.

All of the following are criteria of Cesare Beccaria's effective punishment EXCEPT

Primary deviance and secondary deviance are components of neutralization theory.

Emile Durkheim is to __________ theory as Edwin Sutherland is to __________ theory.

Identify and briefly explain one biological theory used to explain crime.

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Justice Research

An Introduction to Measuring Crime and Crime Patterns

An Introduction to Crime Typologies

An Introduction to Policing: History and Structure

Police Strategies

Issues in Policing

An Introduction to the Courts: History, Structure, and Actors

The Judicial Process

Issues in the Courts

An Introduction to Corrections: History, Structure, and Actors

Punishing Offenders in Prisons, Jails, and the Community

Issues in Corrections

Current and Future Criminal Justice Issues

Filters

Emile Durkheim is to theory as Edwin Sutherland is to theory.