TEST BANK
Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction | 11th Edition
by Frank Schmalleger
SC
O
R
EG
U
ID
ES
,Table of Content
Part 1. Crime and Criminology
What Is Criminology? Understanding Crimes and the People Who Commit
Them
Where Do Theories Come From? From Idea to Evidence
Part 2. Crime Causation
SC
Early Theories of Crime: Historical Perspectives
Biosocial Theories, Body Chemistry and Neurocriminology: Interaction Is Key
Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior: It’s How We
Think
O
Part 3. Crime Causation Revisited
Social Structure Theories: It’s Where and How We Live
R
Theories of Social Process and Social Development: It’s What We Learn
Social Conflict and Emergent Theories: It’s How We Relate
EG
Part 4. The Crime Picture
Criminal Victimization: It’s Personal
Crimes against Persons: It’s What We Fear
Crimes against Property: It’s What We Lose
U
White-Collar and Organized Crime: Crime as a Job
Drug and Sex Crimes: Recreational Offenses
ID
High Technology Crime: It’s a Double-Edged Sword
Globalization and Terrorism: Our Small World
ES
, TEST BANK FOR
Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction, 11th edition Frank Schmalleger
Chapter 1-15
Chapter 1 What Is Criminology?
SC
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The view of crime as human conduct that violates the criminal law is drawn from a
________ perspective.
O
A) political
B) sociological
C) psychological
D) legalistic
R
Answer: C
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
EG
Level: Basic
2) ―Human conduct that is in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government,
or a local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws‖ is a definition of ________.
A) criminology
B) crime
C) criminal
U
D) deviance
Answer: B
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
ID
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
3) The belief that crime is an antisocial act of such a nature that repression is necessary to
ES
preserve the existing system of society is the basis of the ________ perspective on crime
A) legal
B) political
C) sociological
D) psychological
Answer: C
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
1
Copyright © 2025 Pearson Education, Inc.
, 4) Which of the following statements regarding a crime harm index (CHI) is true?
A) A CHI counts each offense equally.
B) A CHI argues that each offense has a similar impact on victims or on society.
C) A CHI primarily focuses on street crimes that are most commonly committed by
individuals who have lower incomes.
D) A CHI assigns different weights to crimes based on the harm they cause.
Answer: D
SC
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
5) Which of the following statements about deviance and crime is true?
A) All deviant behavior is criminal.
O
B) All criminal behavior is deviant.
C) Deviant behavior and criminal behavior overlap.
D) Deviant behavior and criminal behavior are mutually exclusive categories.
Answer: C
R
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
EG
6) You are running late to class and there is an exam today. To get to class on time, you drive
about 10 miles about the speed limit. This is an example of behavior that is ________.
A) deviant but not criminal
B) criminal but not deviant
C) both deviant and criminal
D) neither deviant nor criminal
U
Answer: B
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
ID
7) Which of the following behaviors is criminal only when committed by a child but is legal
when committed by an adult?
A) Shoplifting a candy bar
ES
B) Drinking alcohol
C) Speeding
D) Joyriding
Answer: B
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
8) The ________ perspective says that laws should be enacted to criminalize certain behaviors
when members of society generally agree that such laws are necessary?
2
Copyright © 2025 Pearson Education, Inc.
Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction | 11th Edition
by Frank Schmalleger
SC
O
R
EG
U
ID
ES
,Table of Content
Part 1. Crime and Criminology
What Is Criminology? Understanding Crimes and the People Who Commit
Them
Where Do Theories Come From? From Idea to Evidence
Part 2. Crime Causation
SC
Early Theories of Crime: Historical Perspectives
Biosocial Theories, Body Chemistry and Neurocriminology: Interaction Is Key
Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior: It’s How We
Think
O
Part 3. Crime Causation Revisited
Social Structure Theories: It’s Where and How We Live
R
Theories of Social Process and Social Development: It’s What We Learn
Social Conflict and Emergent Theories: It’s How We Relate
EG
Part 4. The Crime Picture
Criminal Victimization: It’s Personal
Crimes against Persons: It’s What We Fear
Crimes against Property: It’s What We Lose
U
White-Collar and Organized Crime: Crime as a Job
Drug and Sex Crimes: Recreational Offenses
ID
High Technology Crime: It’s a Double-Edged Sword
Globalization and Terrorism: Our Small World
ES
, TEST BANK FOR
Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction, 11th edition Frank Schmalleger
Chapter 1-15
Chapter 1 What Is Criminology?
SC
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The view of crime as human conduct that violates the criminal law is drawn from a
________ perspective.
O
A) political
B) sociological
C) psychological
D) legalistic
R
Answer: C
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
EG
Level: Basic
2) ―Human conduct that is in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government,
or a local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws‖ is a definition of ________.
A) criminology
B) crime
C) criminal
U
D) deviance
Answer: B
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
ID
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
3) The belief that crime is an antisocial act of such a nature that repression is necessary to
ES
preserve the existing system of society is the basis of the ________ perspective on crime
A) legal
B) political
C) sociological
D) psychological
Answer: C
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
1
Copyright © 2025 Pearson Education, Inc.
, 4) Which of the following statements regarding a crime harm index (CHI) is true?
A) A CHI counts each offense equally.
B) A CHI argues that each offense has a similar impact on victims or on society.
C) A CHI primarily focuses on street crimes that are most commonly committed by
individuals who have lower incomes.
D) A CHI assigns different weights to crimes based on the harm they cause.
Answer: D
SC
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
5) Which of the following statements about deviance and crime is true?
A) All deviant behavior is criminal.
O
B) All criminal behavior is deviant.
C) Deviant behavior and criminal behavior overlap.
D) Deviant behavior and criminal behavior are mutually exclusive categories.
Answer: C
R
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
EG
6) You are running late to class and there is an exam today. To get to class on time, you drive
about 10 miles about the speed limit. This is an example of behavior that is ________.
A) deviant but not criminal
B) criminal but not deviant
C) both deviant and criminal
D) neither deviant nor criminal
U
Answer: B
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
ID
7) Which of the following behaviors is criminal only when committed by a child but is legal
when committed by an adult?
A) Shoplifting a candy bar
ES
B) Drinking alcohol
C) Speeding
D) Joyriding
Answer: B
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
8) The ________ perspective says that laws should be enacted to criminalize certain behaviors
when members of society generally agree that such laws are necessary?
2
Copyright © 2025 Pearson Education, Inc.
