Criminology Year One Exam Practice Questions and Answers 2026.docx

Criminology Year One
Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
2026

, What is social policy? - correct answerSocial policy consists of guidelines, principles, legislation and activities
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that affect the living conditions conducive of human welfare, such as their quality of life.
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What causes a change in social policies? - correct answerSocial policies change due to social change. An
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example of this could be the feminist movement. The feminist movement caused changes in policy so that
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women were able to vote, etc. Another example could be the death penalty. Policies changed so that the
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death penalty was no longer available due to the nature of this punishment.
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What are social values, norms and mores? - correct answer-Social values - rules shared by most in society -
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respect the elderly. k k




-Norms - social expectations, they keep deviance in check - mourning colours.
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-Mores - good way of behaving - not acceptable to do drugs.
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How do difference in culture, place and time affect law marking and changing? - correct answer-Time - views
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and opinions change over time or campaigners can promote change and change occurs due knowledge
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advancements. E.g. LGBT+ rights and gay marriage. k k k k k k




-Place - the same criminal offences are not necessarily in place throughout the world or even policed in the
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same way. E.g. adultery in the Middle East.
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-Culture - different cultures view crimes differently, even at the same point in time. E.g. adultery.
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How have public perceptions of crime changed? - correct answer- Media is more accessible than previously so
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crime information is available all of the time.
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- Over reporting in the media of some issues and under reporting others.
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- The public reporting more crimes.
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- Crime does not always attract the same level of 'shame'.
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- We have become more accepting of some crime now.
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What is the main idea of the biological theories? - correct answerThere is a biological difference between
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criminals and non-criminals. k k




What are the biological theories? - correct answer- Lombroso - physiological.
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- Sheldon - physiological.
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