Question 1

A violation of social norms defining appropriate or proper behavior under a particular set of circumstances is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviance 
B)  Theory 
C)  Hypothesis 
D)  Social Process Theory

Question 2

What is a theory? Describe the steps in criminological theory building,and explain the role that social research plays in the development of theories about crime.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a theory? Describe the steps...

Question 3

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.
-A form of mental illness in which sufferers are said to be out of touch with reality.

Accepted Answer

A) Post Modern Criminology 
B) Psychological Profiling 
C) Psychopathology 
D) Psychosis

Question 4

What would you call a scientist who examines the shape of the head to determine causes of human behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Botanist 
B)  Nutritionalist 
C)  Atavist 
D)  Phrenologist

Question 5

Describe conflict theories of crime causation,including radical criminology and peacemaking criminology.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe conflict theories of crime causation,including radical...

Question 6

A perspective on criminological thought that views offensive and deviant behavior as the product of dysfunctional personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical School 
B)  Feminist criminology 
C)  Social Learning Theory 
D)  Psychological School

Question 7

List the basic assumptions of classical theories of crime causation,and describe the neoclassical perspective

Accepted Answer

The answer of List the basic assumptions of classical theories...

Question 8

Who wrote Essays on Crime and Punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ernest Hooten 
B)  Franz Gall 
C)  Cesare Beccaria 
D)  Jeremy Bentham

Question 9

Phrenology is the study of the shape of the head to determine anatomical correlates of human behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All deviant behavior is a violation of the criminal law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Franz Joseph Gall is most closely associated with the __________ theories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Franz Joseph Gall is most closely associated...

Question 12

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.
-The study of pathological mental conditions - that is,mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A) Post Modern Criminology 
B) Psychological Profiling 
C) Psychopathology 
D) Psychosis

Question 13

________ criminology is a developing intellectual approach that emphasizes gender issues in
criminology.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ criminology is a developing intellectual approach...

Question 14

Marvin Wolfgang and Franco Ferracuti are often associated with which of the following terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychosis 
B)  Subculture of violence 
C)  Sociopath 
D)  Anomie

Question 15

The ___________ is a perspective on criminological thought that highlights the process of interaction between individuals and society.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Process Theory 
B)  Chicago School Theory 
C)  The Broken Windows Theory 
D)  Neoclassical Criminology

Question 16

______________ is known as the father of modern criminology.

Accepted Answer

A)  Merton 
B)  Lombroso 
C)  Merton. 
D)  Miller

Exam 3: The Search for Causes