Test bank for criminology connecting theory research and practice 1st edition by chambliss

legalistic → political psychological sociological Multiple Choice Question Level: Knowledge Topic: What is Crime?. sociological political psychological → legalistic Multiple Choice Ques

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Multiple Choice Questions - (40) Topic: Criminological Research and Public Policy - (3)

Essay Questions - (5) Topic: Criminology and Theory - (1)

Odd Numbered - (23) Topic: Criminology and the Law - (9)

1 Which of the following is one of the main dimensions of the study of crime?

→ the behavioral dimension the subjective dimension the emotional dimension the societal dimension

Multiple Choice Question

Level: Knowledge Topic: Introduction

2 To understand what causes crime, we must first understand

the criminal justice system

the concept of deviant behavior

→ why some behaviors are prohibited by the law

why social order must be maintained

3 Crime control is often a means of

→ maintaining social order

ensuring civil rights' protections

protecting the government

ensuring the survival of the political status quo

4 What perspective defines crime as socially constructed behavior?

legalistic

→ political psychological sociological

Level: Knowledge Topic: What is Crime?

5 Which of the following concepts of crime would best fit the sociological perspective?

Crime is maladaptive behavior

Crime is socially constructed behavior

→ Crime is behavior that threatens the social order

Crime is behavior that violates criminal codes and statutes

6 What perspective assumes that without a legal definition there would be no criminal act, no matter how deviant or

offensive to society a behavior may be?

sociological political psychological

→ legalistic

7 What perspective assumes that the power to define certain behaviors as violations of the law is fair and legitimate?

→ legalistic political psychological sociological

8 According to the political perspective, laws reflect

what society agrees is right and wrong

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→ who has the power to define certain behaviors.

the need to protect human relationships

the importance of being in harmony with one's environment

9 Which of the following would be an assumption most likely to be made from the political perspective?

Everyone agrees with laws that forbid certain behaviors

Criminals are unable to be in harmony with their environment

→ Individuals with political power use their position to define illegal behavior and establish laws governing crime.

Crime threatens humans' well-being and security

Level: Comprehension Topic: What is Crime?

10 Which perspective views crime as maladaptive behavior?

sociological legalistic political

→ psychological

11 Which of the following behaviors would not be examined as a crime under the sociological perspective?

insider trading job discrimination consumer fraud

→ All these answers are correct

12 Which of the following behaviors is most likely to be considered both criminal and deviant?

taking a human life in self-defense taking a human life during wartime taking a human life in the service of vigilante justice

→ taking a human life with premeditation

Level: Application Topic: What Is Deviance?

13 What is defined as a nonbinding social convention?

→ folkway

more taboo law

Level: Knowledge Topic: What Is Deviance?

14 A social reaction to the violation of a social more is most likely to be

arresting the violator and filing formal charges against him or her

disapproving stares

→ a verbal demand to stop the violating behavior or be removed from the premises

a verbal or physical confrontation and possibly calling the police

15 What informally forbids socially offensive acts and regulates ethical matters?

law

→ taboo

folkway more

16 If you saw someone dressed inappropriately at a formal dinner, that person is probably violating a

more

taboo

→ folkway

None of these answers is correct

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Level: Application Topic: What Is Deviance?

17 Crime and deviance are subjective and constructed

legally politically psychologically

→ socially

18 _ is human behavior that we interpret as violating society's norms for a specific time and place and that must be

controlled and prevented by legal decree

→ Crime

Deviance Immoral behavior Social convention

Multiple Choice Question Topic: What Is Deviance? Level: Knowledge

19 Who first coined the term "criminology"?

Edwin Sutherland Paul Topinard

→ Raffaele Garofalo

William Chambliss

Multiple Choice Question Topic: What Is Criminology? Level: Knowledge

20 Which of the following elements is not included in the definition of criminology?

the study of the incidence and forms of crime the prevention of crime

the causes and consequences of crime

→ All of these are included in the definition of criminology

Multiple Choice Question Topic: What Is Criminology? Level: Knowledge

21 Which of the following would not be considered a criminologist?

an academic focusing on patterns of crime over time

a policy analyst trying to develop ways of alleviating the social problem of crime

a researcher studying various causes of criminality

→ a criminal court judge applying new sentencing guidelines when sentencing a convicted felon

Multiple Choice Question Topic: What Is Criminology? Level: Application

22 Which field within criminology studies categories of offenses to understand the specific nature, causes, and motives of

certain types of criminal behavior?

→ criminal profiling

theory development victimology

statistics and research

Level: Knowledge Topic: What Is Criminology?

23 A criminologist who is studying the impact of a massive Ponzi scheme on those individuals who were defrauded by the

offender is working in which field of criminology?

law, policy, and social control

→ victimology

theory development criminal profiling

Level: Application Topic: What Is Criminology?

24 The popular image of crime is derived from

crime reports issued by local police departments

articles written by academic researchers

policy papers presented to legislators

→ media portrayals

Level: Knowledge Topic: The Popular Image of Crime versus the Reality of Criminal Behavior

25 Which of the following statements about the popular interpretation of and reaction to crime is true?

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The media focuses on reporting those types of crimes that occur most frequently.

The media tends to report on everyday criminal behavior of regular people

→ The media emphasizes crimes that involve some dramatic or unusual element

All these answers are correct

Level: Comprehension Topic: The Popular Image of Crime versus the Reality of Criminal Behavior

26 A street robbery would fall into which of the major categories of crime?

crimes of the powerful public-order crimes crimes against property

→ interpersonal violence

27 Prostitution falls into which category of crime?

→ public-order crimes

interpersonal violence crimes of the powerful crimes against property

28 Which of the following would be an example of a political crime?

→ a terrorist act perpetrated against a country's government

the violation of the human rights of a group of people

a nonviolent act committed by a corporation for the purpose of making a greater profit cyberbullying of students in a local school district

Level: Application Topic: The Popular Image of Crime versus the Reality of Criminal Behavior

29 Larceny is an example of a

public-order crime

crime of the powerful

→ crime against property

political crime

30 A is a set of propositions that puts forward a relationship between the categories of events being studied

more

→ theory

folkway consensus

Level: Knowledge Topic: Criminology and Theory

31 The source on which we rely to guide unbiased understanding of criminal justice issues today is

public opinion

media persuasion

political discourse

→ criminology

Level: Knowledge Topic: Criminological Research and Public Policy

32 Criminologists answer questions about crime and criminal behavior by

→ conducting research guided by scientific principles

engaging in social discourse

following the demands of policy makers and politicians

Level: Knowledge Topic: Criminological Research and Public Policy

33 Which of the following remains consistent over time?

our views of what constitutes crime our views of what constitutes deviant behavior

→ our acceptance of the criminal law as a given

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Multiple Choice Question Level: Knowledge

Topic: Criminology and the Law

34 Emile Durkheim suggested social conformity is achieved through

social discourse to develop a social consensus

the use of political and economic power

→ the sanctions imposed by society on those who choose to deviate

the breadth of diversity in modern day society

Level: Knowledge Topic: Criminology and the Law

35 According to the _ model, criminal law defines as criminal all behavior believed to be repulsive to everyone in

society

→ consensus

political conflict legalistic

Multiple Choice Question Topic: Criminology and the Law Level: Knowledge

36 According to the consensus model, the law reflects the beliefs, morals, and values of

those individuals who hold political power

members of the upper class in a given society

→ mainstream society

37 The model views crime as the product of unequal power relationships in society

consensus

→ conflict

political legalistic

38 According to the conflict model, crime control is a tool designed to

protect society as a whole

ensure the acceptance of general social values

coerce individuals to conform to prevailing norms of society

→ allow the rich and powerful to advance their own interests

39 Which of the following is a possible result of crime-control efforts based on the conflict model?

The acts of the rich and powerful are the primary focus of crime-control efforts

The law is applied uniformly and equitably to all members of society

→ Crime-control efforts are primarily directed at members of the lower classes

The upper classes serious and harmful acts are more likely to be detected and punished

Multiple Choice Question Topic: Criminology and the Law Level: Application

40 According to the conflict model, which of the following crimes would be the primary focus of crime-control efforts?

→ aggravated assault

environmental pollution racial discrimination political assassinations Multiple Choice Question

Level: Knowledge Topic: Criminology and the Law

41 List and explain the four perspectives which offer distinct approaches to the meaning of crime

Explanation:

Answers will vary

Essay Question

42 List and explain the four main types of social norms or rules of behavior that guide our everyday interactions with each

other

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Answers will vary

Essay Question Topic: What Is Deviance? Level: Knowledge

43 Define "crime" and "deviance" and explain how the two concepts are similar and how they differ

Explanation:

Answers will vary

Essay Question

Level: Analysis Topic: What Is Deviance?

44 Explain why crime-control policies must be grounded in evidence-based criminological research rather than public opinion and media persuasion

Explanation:

Answers will vary

Essay Question

Level: Comprehension Topic: Criminological Research and Public Policy

45 Compare and contrast the consensus and conflict perspectives and explain how each perspective views crime and

deviance

Explanation:

Answers will vary

Essay Question

Level: Comprehension Topic: Criminology and the Law

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