Question 1

______ are specific statements about the relationships that we expect to find between and among factors.

Accepted Answer

A)   Theories
B)   Hypotheses
C)   Educated guesses
D)   Formulations B

Question 2

The vast majority of socially harmful acts are regulated by criminal law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

_____ criminologists tend to believe that the only real cause of crime is capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A)   Atavist
B)   Marxist
C)   Positivist
D)   Classical B

Question 4

The analysis of brain scans and DNA in order to better understand crime is the most representative of the _____ approach to criminology.

Accepted Answer

A)   Biosocial
B)   Classical
C)   Positivist
D)   Psychological

Question 5

_____ is an interdisciplinary science that gathers and analyzes data on crime and criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   Criminology
B)   Theory
C)   Sociology
D)   Law

Question 6

When criminologists study _____,they study individuals who commit harmful acts,regardless of the legal status of those acts.

Accepted Answer

A)   Crime
B)   Criminology
C)   Criminality
D)   Law

Question 7

In assessing the merits of a theory,the most important criterion is _____ .

Accepted Answer

A)   Predictive accuracy
B)   Predictive scope
C)   Simplicity
D)   Falsifiability

Question 8

Briefly explain how the concept of "criminality" differs from legal definitions of who is "criminal."

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Question 9

When two factors are correlates,it means that:

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A)   One of the factors causes changes to the other.
B)   The two factors vary together.
C)   They compose a theory of crime.
D)   They have been socially constructed.

Question 10

What constitutes a crime can be defined in and out of existence by courts and legislators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of an indirect cost of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maintenance costs of jails and prisons
B)   Salaries of law enforcement personnel
C)   The purchase of police cars
D)   The expense of private surveillance and security devices

Question 12

Discuss the significance of criminological theory in shaping criminal justice policies.

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Question 13

In criminological/sociological study,what are some of the limitations to defining "crime" as only those actions in violation of criminal law? Do you feel that criminologists should limit their study in this way? Support your response.

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Question 14

According to Thomas Sowell's typology,those who have a/an _____ believe that human activities are restricted by an innate human nature that is self-centered and largely unalterable.

Accepted Answer

A)   Classical vision
B)   Constrained vision
C)   Phrenological vision
D)   Unconstrained vision

Question 15

The belief that science can provide answers for everything is most characteristic of the _____ school of thought.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ideological
B)   Positivist
C)   Progressive
D)   Renaissance

Question 16

Universally condemned crimes are known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mala in se
B)   Mala prohibita
C)   Actus reus
D)   Mens rea

Question 17

A(n)______ is as set of logically interconnected propositions explaining how phenomena are related.

Accepted Answer

A)   Theory
B)   Hypothesis
C)   Ideology
D)   Policy

Question 18

Provide an overview of some of the major historical developments of criminological theory.Be sure to identify and describe at least three of the main eras or schools of thought from the history of criminology.

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Question 19

Provide two examples of acts that would be considered mala in se.

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Question 20

Prostitution is an act that would be considered mala in se.

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