Question 1

Which of the following schools of thought views humans as responding to abstract meanings and symbols as well as to concrete meanings?

Accepted Answer

A)  consensus 
B)  conflict 
C)  interactionist 
D)  functionalist

Question 2

Economic assessments of crime include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of productivity 
B)  corporate price-fixing 
C)  medical and health care costs 
D)  pain and suffering

Question 3

Overcriminalization involves the overextension of civil law to cover acts that are inappropriately or not responsibly enforced by such measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Criminology is a sub-discipline of sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"Deviant behavior" is defined as "behavior which is in violation of written laws."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Prohibition had the intended goal of forbidding alcohol consumption to reduce substance abuse. This intended goal is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a manifest function of the law 
B)  a latent function of the law 
C)  mala in se 
D)  undercriminalization

Question 7

Prior to the emergence of modern criminal law in the eighteenth century, which of the following was considered the primary basis of social control beyond kinship organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  science 
B)  education 
C)  politics 
D)  religion

Question 8

Definitions of deviance are relative to the time, place, and person(s) making the evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following has been ranked as the criminal world's greatest source of income?

Accepted Answer

A)  human trafficking 
B)  sale of illegal weapons 
C)  sale of illegal narcotics 
D)  white-collar crime

Question 10

The field that attempts to define, explain, and predict criminal behavior is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  criminalistics 
B)  applied criminology 
C)  criminology 
D)  theology

Question 11

Provide the definition of a misdemeanor and an example.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Manifest functions are intended, planned, or anticipated consequences of introduced changes or of existing social arrangements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are the four characteristics of law?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

The scientific orientation of the progression of knowledge uses supernatural or otherworldly bases for understanding reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mores refer to more serious customs that involve moral judgments as well as sanctions (rewards or punishments).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Prohibition had the unintended effect of increasing corruption, disobedience, and public disrespect for the law. This unintended effect is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a manifest function of law 
B)  latent function of law 
C)  mala in se 
D)  mens rea

Question 17

Which stage of the progression of knowledge is the use of philosophy, rationality, and logical argument to explain crime most reflective of?

Accepted Answer

A)  theological 
B)  metaphysical 
C)  scientific 
D)  futuristic

Question 18

Laws represent informal methods of attempting to assure social control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a person violating a folkway?

Accepted Answer

A)  openly expressing distaste for a meal you are being served at a friend's house 
B)  copying answers from a friend's homework assignment 
C)  stealing a car to go joyriding 
D)  killing a bartender in a botched robbery attempt

Question 20

All of the following are characteristics of criminal law except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  it is assumed by political authority 
B)  it contains penal sanctions 
C)  it is uniformly applied 
D)  it must be administered by federal authorities

Exam 1: Introduction to Criminology

Which of the following schools of thought views humans as responding to abstract meanings and symbols as well as to concrete meanings?

Economic assessments of crime include which of the following?

Overcriminalization involves the overextension of civil law to cover acts that are inappropriately or not responsibly enforced by such measures.

Criminology is a sub-discipline of sociology.

"Deviant behavior" is defined as "behavior which is in violation of written laws."

Prohibition had the intended goal of forbidding alcohol consumption to reduce substance abuse. This intended goal is an example of ______.

Prior to the emergence of modern criminal law in the eighteenth century, which of the following was considered the primary basis of social control beyond kinship organization?

Definitions of deviance are relative to the time, place, and person(s) making the evaluation.

Which of the following has been ranked as the criminal world's greatest source of income?

The field that attempts to define, explain, and predict criminal behavior is known as ______.

Provide the definition of a misdemeanor and an example.

Manifest functions are intended, planned, or anticipated consequences of introduced changes or of existing social arrangements.

What are the four characteristics of law?

The scientific orientation of the progression of knowledge uses supernatural or otherworldly bases for understanding reality.

Mores refer to more serious customs that involve moral judgments as well as sanctions (rewards or punishments).

Prohibition had the unintended effect of increasing corruption, disobedience, and public disrespect for the law. This unintended effect is an example of ______.

Which stage of the progression of knowledge is the use of philosophy, rationality, and logical argument to explain crime most reflective of?

Laws represent informal methods of attempting to assure social control.

Which of the following is an example of a person violating a folkway?

All of the following are characteristics of criminal law except ______.