Criminology Theory
Assessment Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
purposeBofBtheBclassicalBschoolB-
BAnswerBreformBandBhumanizeBtheBlegalBandBpenalBsystems
classicalBimageBofBcriminalsB-
BAnswerBcommitBcrimesBafterBcalculatingBcostsBandBbenefits
classicalBimageBofBhumanBnatureB-
BAnswerBhedonistic;BmaximizingBpleasureBandBminimizingBpain
classicalBdefinitionBofBcrimeB-BAnswerBwhateverBtheBlawBsaysB(malaBprohibita)
classicalBpurposeBofBpunishmentB-BAnswerBtoBdeterBcriminals
neoclassicalBschoolBofBthoughtB-
BAnswerBcertainBfactorsBcouldBoperateBtoBimpairBone'sBreasonBandBtherebyBmitigateB
personalBresponsibilityBtoBanBextent
(age,BmentalBstatus,BphysicalBcondition,Betc.)
positivistBschoolBofBthoughtB-
BAnswerBPositivistsBseekBtoBidentifyBtheBbiological,Bpsychological,BorBsocialBfactorsBth
atBincreaseBtheBprobabilityBofBcrimeBoccurring
positivistBimageBofBcriminalsB-
BAnswerBcriminalsBcommitBcrimesBbecauseBtheyBareBinferiorBinBsomeBway
, positivistBimageBofBhumanBnatureB-
BAnswerBpsychological,Bbiological,BorBsocialBforcesBconstrainBourBrationalityBandBfreeB
will.
positivistBdefinitionBofBcrimeB-
BAnswerBcrimeBshouldBbeBlimitedBtoBinherentlyBevilB(malaBinBse)Bacts.
positivistBpurposeBofBpunishmentB-BAnswerBsocialBdefense
socialBdefenseB-
BAnswerBpurposeBpunishmentBisBnotBtoBdeterBorBrehabilitate,BitBisBtoBprotectBsociet
yBatBallBcosts
rationalBchoiceBtheoryB-BAnswerBindividualsBalwaysBmakeBrationalBdecisions.
BTheseBdecisionsBprovideBpeopleBwithBtheBgreatestBbenefit,BgivenBtheBchoicesBavailab
le.
routineBactivityBtheoryB-
BAnswerBcrimeBisBrelativelyBunaffectedBbyBsocialBcausesBsuchBasBpoverty,BinequalityB
andBunemployment
theBstructureBofBroutineBactivitiesBinBeverydayBlifeBinfluencesBcriminalBopportunityB
(1)BmotivatedBoffender
(2)BsuitableBtarget
(3)BabsenceBofBcapableBguardians
CesareBBecarriaB(classicalBschool)B-BAnswerBFatherBofBClassicalBCriminologyB
justBandBhumanBpunishmentsBbasedBonBtheBcrime(s)Bcommitted;
punishmentBshouldBoutweighBtheBbenefitsBofBtheBcrime;B
swift,Bcertain,BandBsevere;
Assessment Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
purposeBofBtheBclassicalBschoolB-
BAnswerBreformBandBhumanizeBtheBlegalBandBpenalBsystems
classicalBimageBofBcriminalsB-
BAnswerBcommitBcrimesBafterBcalculatingBcostsBandBbenefits
classicalBimageBofBhumanBnatureB-
BAnswerBhedonistic;BmaximizingBpleasureBandBminimizingBpain
classicalBdefinitionBofBcrimeB-BAnswerBwhateverBtheBlawBsaysB(malaBprohibita)
classicalBpurposeBofBpunishmentB-BAnswerBtoBdeterBcriminals
neoclassicalBschoolBofBthoughtB-
BAnswerBcertainBfactorsBcouldBoperateBtoBimpairBone'sBreasonBandBtherebyBmitigateB
personalBresponsibilityBtoBanBextent
(age,BmentalBstatus,BphysicalBcondition,Betc.)
positivistBschoolBofBthoughtB-
BAnswerBPositivistsBseekBtoBidentifyBtheBbiological,Bpsychological,BorBsocialBfactorsBth
atBincreaseBtheBprobabilityBofBcrimeBoccurring
positivistBimageBofBcriminalsB-
BAnswerBcriminalsBcommitBcrimesBbecauseBtheyBareBinferiorBinBsomeBway
, positivistBimageBofBhumanBnatureB-
BAnswerBpsychological,Bbiological,BorBsocialBforcesBconstrainBourBrationalityBandBfreeB
will.
positivistBdefinitionBofBcrimeB-
BAnswerBcrimeBshouldBbeBlimitedBtoBinherentlyBevilB(malaBinBse)Bacts.
positivistBpurposeBofBpunishmentB-BAnswerBsocialBdefense
socialBdefenseB-
BAnswerBpurposeBpunishmentBisBnotBtoBdeterBorBrehabilitate,BitBisBtoBprotectBsociet
yBatBallBcosts
rationalBchoiceBtheoryB-BAnswerBindividualsBalwaysBmakeBrationalBdecisions.
BTheseBdecisionsBprovideBpeopleBwithBtheBgreatestBbenefit,BgivenBtheBchoicesBavailab
le.
routineBactivityBtheoryB-
BAnswerBcrimeBisBrelativelyBunaffectedBbyBsocialBcausesBsuchBasBpoverty,BinequalityB
andBunemployment
theBstructureBofBroutineBactivitiesBinBeverydayBlifeBinfluencesBcriminalBopportunityB
(1)BmotivatedBoffender
(2)BsuitableBtarget
(3)BabsenceBofBcapableBguardians
CesareBBecarriaB(classicalBschool)B-BAnswerBFatherBofBClassicalBCriminologyB
justBandBhumanBpunishmentsBbasedBonBtheBcrime(s)Bcommitted;
punishmentBshouldBoutweighBtheBbenefitsBofBtheBcrime;B
swift,Bcertain,BandBsevere;