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Criminological Theory: A Brief Introduction 4th Edition
by J. Mitchell Miller, Christopher Schreck
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, Table of content
1. Theoretical Criminology
2. Classical and Neoclassical Criminology
3. Biosocial Theories of Crime
4. Psychological Theories of Crime
5. Social Ecology of Crime
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6. Learning and Cultural Transmission Theories of Crime
7. Strain Theories of Crime
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8. Control Theories of Crime
9. Theories of Social Conflict
10. Evaluating and Integrating Theory
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CHAPTER 1
Theoretical Criminology: An Introductory Overview
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
1. How is criminology different from criminal justice science as a field of study?
a. Criminology, by definition, is focused on the making of and breaking of laws.
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b. Criminologists have less disagreements among themselves.
c. Criminal justice is less focused on finding “solutions” to the crime problem.
d. Criminal justice always defines criminal behavior differently.
Answer: A
Objective: The role of criminology in the field
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Page number: 1
Level: Basic
2. Contemporary criminology began during what time period?
a. The time of ancient Babylonia
b. The Code of Hammurabi time period
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c. The late 18th century age of Enlightenment
d. The late 20th century
Answer: C
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Objective: History of criminology
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
3. Which philosophers emphasized free will over blind faith and superstition?
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a. Rousseau
b. Voltaire
c. Locke
d. All of the above
Answer: D
Objective: History of criminology
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Page number: 2
Level: Basic
4. What type of justice system existed prior to an emphasis on reasoning in the evolution of
criminology?
a. Communal warfare
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b. Family-revenge model
c. Paid policing model
d. International law
Answer: B
Objective: Ancient times of crime
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
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5. Which group believed that isolation, labor, and Bible reading would result in repentance, or
rehabilitation?
a. The ancient Babylonians
b. Philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke
c. Those early Americans who held the Salem Witch Trials
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d. Philadelphia Quakers
Answer: D
Objective: History of criminology
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
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6. Which historical legacy of the Classical School continues to push for the achievement of
deterrence as an objective of the criminal justice system?
a. Neoclassicism
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b. The Enlightenment
c. Positivism
d. Determinism
Answer: A
Objective: Classical school
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Page number: 4
Level: Basic
7. Which of the following is an example of a principle underlying the concept of deterrence?
a. Certainty
b. Severity
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c. Celerity
d. All of the above
Answer: D
Objective: Deterrence theory
Page number: 4
Level: Basic
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Criminological Theory: A Brief Introduction 4th Edition
by J. Mitchell Miller, Christopher Schreck
LU
XE
LI
BR
AR
Y
, Table of content
1. Theoretical Criminology
2. Classical and Neoclassical Criminology
3. Biosocial Theories of Crime
4. Psychological Theories of Crime
5. Social Ecology of Crime
LU
6. Learning and Cultural Transmission Theories of Crime
7. Strain Theories of Crime
XE
8. Control Theories of Crime
9. Theories of Social Conflict
10. Evaluating and Integrating Theory
LI
BR
AR
Y
, kjhgfd
CHAPTER 1
Theoretical Criminology: An Introductory Overview
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
1. How is criminology different from criminal justice science as a field of study?
a. Criminology, by definition, is focused on the making of and breaking of laws.
LU
b. Criminologists have less disagreements among themselves.
c. Criminal justice is less focused on finding “solutions” to the crime problem.
d. Criminal justice always defines criminal behavior differently.
Answer: A
Objective: The role of criminology in the field
XE
Page number: 1
Level: Basic
2. Contemporary criminology began during what time period?
a. The time of ancient Babylonia
b. The Code of Hammurabi time period
LI
c. The late 18th century age of Enlightenment
d. The late 20th century
Answer: C
BR
Objective: History of criminology
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
3. Which philosophers emphasized free will over blind faith and superstition?
AR
a. Rousseau
b. Voltaire
c. Locke
d. All of the above
Answer: D
Objective: History of criminology
Y
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
4. What type of justice system existed prior to an emphasis on reasoning in the evolution of
criminology?
a. Communal warfare
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b. Family-revenge model
c. Paid policing model
d. International law
Answer: B
Objective: Ancient times of crime
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
LU
5. Which group believed that isolation, labor, and Bible reading would result in repentance, or
rehabilitation?
a. The ancient Babylonians
b. Philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke
c. Those early Americans who held the Salem Witch Trials
XE
d. Philadelphia Quakers
Answer: D
Objective: History of criminology
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
LI
6. Which historical legacy of the Classical School continues to push for the achievement of
deterrence as an objective of the criminal justice system?
a. Neoclassicism
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b. The Enlightenment
c. Positivism
d. Determinism
Answer: A
Objective: Classical school
AR
Page number: 4
Level: Basic
7. Which of the following is an example of a principle underlying the concept of deterrence?
a. Certainty
b. Severity
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c. Celerity
d. All of the above
Answer: D
Objective: Deterrence theory
Page number: 4
Level: Basic
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