Question 1

A vacant house in the suburbs would not be a suitable target.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

White-collar criminals and ______ are two types of offenders who are most likely to be deterred because they are mostly of the middle- to upper-level socioeconomic status.

Accepted Answer

A) teenagers 
B) white males 
C) prescription drug addicts 
D) drunk drivers

Question 3

______ research is when a participant is given a specific scenario in which a crime has been committed and is asked to estimate the chance that he/she would engage in such activity in the given circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-sectional 
B) Scenario 
C) Longitudinal 
D) Aggregate

Question 4

A notable paradox in criminology is that efforts of deterrence do not work well with those we want to deter the most because they have nothing to fear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

______ emphasized the benefits of committing a crime, especially the physiological pleasure.

Accepted Answer

A) Seductions of Crime 
B) The Reasoning Criminal: Rational Choice Perspectives on Offending 
C) "Deterring Corporate Crime" 
D) "Use of the Death Penalty v.Outrage at Murder"

Question 6

Lifestyle theory overlaps with what other theory?

Accepted Answer

A) rational choice theory 
B) deterrence theory 
C) classical theory 
D) routine activities theory

Question 7

Explain how the Three-Strikes-You're-Out policy relates to rational choice theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how the Three-Strikes-You're-Out policy relates to...

Question 8

Longitudinal studies are based on ______.

Accepted Answer

A) observations made over time 
B) observations made at one point in time 
C) samples of youth 
D) face-to-face interviews

Question 9

Rational choice theory is a perspective that criminologists adapted from ______.

Accepted Answer

A) politicians 
B) psychologists 
C) economists 
D) philosophers

Question 10

Cross-sectional studies are based on ______.

Accepted Answer

A) observations over time 
B) observations at one point in time 
C) sectional observations 
D) cross-observations

Question 11

______ deterrence is used to target a particular offender.

Accepted Answer

A) Total 
B) Absolute 
C) General 
D) Specific

Question 12

______ studies showed that much of the observed association between perceived levels of punishment and offending could be explained by the experiential effect.

Accepted Answer

A) Longitudinal 
B) Aggregate 
C) Scenario 
D) Cross-sectional

Question 13

The general model of routine activities theory was originally presented by ______ in 1979.

Accepted Answer

A) Cohen and Felson 
B) Katz 
C) Shaw and McKay 
D) Sutherland

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a strikable felony within the three-strikes law?

Accepted Answer

A) rape 
B) trespassing 
C) acceptance of a bribe 
D) misconduct in public office

Question 15

______ assumes that offenders will make a rational choice to not offend again because they could go to prison for life upon their third felony.

Accepted Answer

A) Offense Targeting policy 
B) Two-Strikes-You're-Out policy 
C) Broken Windows policy 
D) Three-Strikes-You're-Out policy

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of how informal sanctions might affect an individual?

Accepted Answer

A) An individual does not drink and drive because of his/her fear of getting arrested. 
B) An individual does not steal because of his/her fear of going to jail. 
C) An individual does not drink and drive because of his/her fear of getting shamed by friends. 
D) An individual does not commit drug offenses because of his/her fear of getting fined.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of an informal sanction?

Accepted Answer

A) probation 
B) loss of respect of family 
C) imprisonment 
D) paying fines

Question 18

Evidence has shown that states that use death penalty have higher murder rates than states who do not use the death-penalty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Green River Killer's case is a good example of routine activities theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An example of a hydraulic offender would be a man who left his home knowing he was going to commit a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Modern Applications of the Classical Perspective: Deterrence, Rational Choice, and Routine Activities or Lifestyle Theories of Crime

A vacant house in the suburbs would not be a suitable target.

White-collar criminals and ______ are two types of offenders who are most likely to be deterred because they are mostly of the middle- to upper-level socioeconomic status.

______ research is when a participant is given a specific scenario in which a crime has been committed and is asked to estimate the chance that he/she would engage in such activity in the given circumstances.

A notable paradox in criminology is that efforts of deterrence do not work well with those we want to deter the most because they have nothing to fear.

______ emphasized the benefits of committing a crime, especially the physiological pleasure.

Lifestyle theory overlaps with what other theory?

Explain how the Three-Strikes-You're-Out policy relates to rational choice theory.

Longitudinal studies are based on ______.

Rational choice theory is a perspective that criminologists adapted from ______.

Cross-sectional studies are based on ______.

______ deterrence is used to target a particular offender.

______ studies showed that much of the observed association between perceived levels of punishment and offending could be explained by the experiential effect.

The general model of routine activities theory was originally presented by ______ in 1979.

Which of the following is an example of a strikable felony within the three-strikes law?

______ assumes that offenders will make a rational choice to not offend again because they could go to prison for life upon their third felony.

Which of the following is an example of how informal sanctions might affect an individual?

Which of the following is an example of an informal sanction?

Evidence has shown that states that use death penalty have higher murder rates than states who do not use the death-penalty.

The Green River Killer's case is a good example of routine activities theory.

An example of a hydraulic offender would be a man who left his home knowing he was going to commit a crime.