CMY3701- ASSIGNMENT 1 ALL REVISION QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED 100%) (2024
UPDATE)
1. According to Merton an integrated society maintains a balance between two elements -
ANSWER social structure; culture
2. What specifically refers to shorter processes that use more limited information which relate
mainly to the immediate circumstances and situations? - ANSWER Criminal event
decisions
3. Durkheim's work was influential in shifting the analysis of criminality away from sources
rooted in the individual to sources rooted in sociocultural factors. He believed that crime is
a/an... in any society and is therefore ... - ANSWER normal phenomenon; functional.
4. Social-structure theories focus on ... - ANSWER social conditions.
5. According to Kohlberg's stages of development, people make moral decisions, not just on the
basis of what the law says, but on higher principles. This statement refers to the... - ANSWER
post-conventional stage.
6. Which one of the following theories contend that certain changes in the modern world have
provided motivated offenders with a far greater number of opportunities to commit crime? -
ANSWER Routine activities theory
7. Neo-classicists (Joyce, 2006) assert that a person is still accountable for his or her actions but
with minor reservations. Which two specific factors will influence the offender to reform? -
ANSWER Past history and present situation
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED 100%) (2024
UPDATE)
1. According to Merton an integrated society maintains a balance between two elements -
ANSWER social structure; culture
2. What specifically refers to shorter processes that use more limited information which relate
mainly to the immediate circumstances and situations? - ANSWER Criminal event
decisions
3. Durkheim's work was influential in shifting the analysis of criminality away from sources
rooted in the individual to sources rooted in sociocultural factors. He believed that crime is
a/an... in any society and is therefore ... - ANSWER normal phenomenon; functional.
4. Social-structure theories focus on ... - ANSWER social conditions.
5. According to Kohlberg's stages of development, people make moral decisions, not just on the
basis of what the law says, but on higher principles. This statement refers to the... - ANSWER
post-conventional stage.
6. Which one of the following theories contend that certain changes in the modern world have
provided motivated offenders with a far greater number of opportunities to commit crime? -
ANSWER Routine activities theory
7. Neo-classicists (Joyce, 2006) assert that a person is still accountable for his or her actions but
with minor reservations. Which two specific factors will influence the offender to reform? -
ANSWER Past history and present situation
