Criminological thinkers Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Chapter 03 Explaining Crime     
Multiple Choice Questions
  1. Which of the following is a product of the Enlightenment period, or the Age of Reason, a period of history that began in the early 1500s and lasted until the late 1700s? 
A. classical theory
B. biological positivism
C. positivist theory
D. neoclassical theory   
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Classical
Topic: Neoclassical Approaches to Explaining Crime
  2. Several modific...

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CMY3701 - THE EXPLANATION OF CRIME_ ASSIGNMENT 02 . The main strength of the differential association theory is that it showed that crime was not just a product of ___ but that it could occur in all settings. 1. learned behaviour 2. poverty 3. criminal attitudes 4. delinquency Answer: The correct answer is 2 Refer: CMY3701 Study Guide, pg. 102 Reasoning: “The main strength of the theory of differential association, according to Jones (2001:147), is that it showed that crime was not ju...

This essay aims to outline the critical points of two of the most influential theories within the criminological area of study in relation to the question; a matter of choice or a matter of genes? The two areas this essay will focus on are the classical and positivist schools of criminology both of which follow the same idea that criminal behaviour can be controlled and that the behaviour itself is a consequence of human nature. Throughout the essay both classical and positivist theories will b...

n a __________ state, an individual may be prosecuted for violating traditional notions of right and wrong, even though no violation of written law occurred. A) criminalized B) statutory law C) common law D) none of the above 2) According to John F. Galliher, legal definitions of criminality are arrived at through a __________ process. A) political B) psychological C) mainstream D) sociological 3) The belief that crime is the result of criteria that have been built into the law b...