Criminological theories:
Exam 1 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
DeterrenceBTheoryB-
BAnswerBPeopleBwillBrefrainBfromBcrimeBwhenBthereBareBsufficientBpenaltiesBforBbrea
kingBtheBlaw
DeterrenceBTheoryB-BAnswerBAssumesBallBpeopleBareBmotivatedBtoBcommitBcrime
Known,BSwift,BSevere,BCertaintyB-BAnswerB4BpunishmentsBbestBtoBdeterBcrime
SpecificBdeterrenceB-
BAnswerBFocusesBmoreBonBtheBindividual,BpunishmentBreducesBtheBcrimeBofBthoseBs
pecificBpeopleBwhoBareBpunished
GeneralBDeterrenceB-
BAnswerBpunishmentBdetersBcrimeBamongBpeopleBinBtheBgeneralBpopulation
CertaintyB-
BAnswerBDeterrenceBtheory:BincreasingBtheB_________BofBpunishmentBmayBreduceBa
BmoderateBamountBofBcrime
DeterrenceBTheoryB-BAnswerBStrengthsBofBthisBtheory:
Parsimonious,BProvidesBaBrationaleBforBourBCJBsystem,BLogical
DeterrenceBTheoryB-BAnswerBWeaknessesBofBthisBtheory:
LackBofBevidenceBtoBsupportBthatBitBworks,Bdoesn'tBallowBforBotherBcausesBofBcrime,
BpunishmentBisn'tBusuallyBswiftBorBcertain
, Laws,Bpunishments,BlawBenforcementB-
BAnswerBWhatBdoesBdeterrenceBtheoryBsuggestBisBtheBbestBwayBtoBpreventBcrime?
RationalBChoiceBTheoryB-
BAnswerBCrimeBoccursBafterBoneBhasBweighedBtheBcostsBandBbenefitsBofBtheBcrime
RationalBChoiceBtheoryB-
BAnswerBExpectedButilityBprinciple:BpeopleBactBtoBmaximizeBprofitsBandBminimizeBcos
ts/losses
RationalBChoiceBTheoryB-BAnswerBTheory:BcrimeBisBaBchoiceBmadeBbyBtheBoffender
IncreaseBtheBcostBofBcrimeB-
BAnswerBWhatBdoesBrationalBchoiceBtheoryBrecommendBtoBreduceBcrime?
RoutineBActivitiesBTheoryB-
BAnswerBCrimeBinvolvesBaBsuitableBtarget,BmotivatedBoffender,BandBabsenceBofBcapab
leBguardian
RoutineBactivitiesBtheoryB-
BAnswerBdailyBhabitsBofBindividualsBhelpBdetermineBtheirBlikelihoodBofBbeingBanBoffe
nder
RoutineBactivitiesBtheoryB-
BAnswerBThoseBwhoBcomeBintoBcontactBwithBsuitableBtargetsBwithBnoBguardiansBare
BmostBlikelyBtoBcommitBcrime
RoutineBActivitiesBtheoryB-BAnswerBStrengthsBofBthisBtheory:
SomeBevidenceBsupportsBit,BhelpsBexplainBvictimization,BclearBpolicyBimplications
Exam 1 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
DeterrenceBTheoryB-
BAnswerBPeopleBwillBrefrainBfromBcrimeBwhenBthereBareBsufficientBpenaltiesBforBbrea
kingBtheBlaw
DeterrenceBTheoryB-BAnswerBAssumesBallBpeopleBareBmotivatedBtoBcommitBcrime
Known,BSwift,BSevere,BCertaintyB-BAnswerB4BpunishmentsBbestBtoBdeterBcrime
SpecificBdeterrenceB-
BAnswerBFocusesBmoreBonBtheBindividual,BpunishmentBreducesBtheBcrimeBofBthoseBs
pecificBpeopleBwhoBareBpunished
GeneralBDeterrenceB-
BAnswerBpunishmentBdetersBcrimeBamongBpeopleBinBtheBgeneralBpopulation
CertaintyB-
BAnswerBDeterrenceBtheory:BincreasingBtheB_________BofBpunishmentBmayBreduceBa
BmoderateBamountBofBcrime
DeterrenceBTheoryB-BAnswerBStrengthsBofBthisBtheory:
Parsimonious,BProvidesBaBrationaleBforBourBCJBsystem,BLogical
DeterrenceBTheoryB-BAnswerBWeaknessesBofBthisBtheory:
LackBofBevidenceBtoBsupportBthatBitBworks,Bdoesn'tBallowBforBotherBcausesBofBcrime,
BpunishmentBisn'tBusuallyBswiftBorBcertain
, Laws,Bpunishments,BlawBenforcementB-
BAnswerBWhatBdoesBdeterrenceBtheoryBsuggestBisBtheBbestBwayBtoBpreventBcrime?
RationalBChoiceBTheoryB-
BAnswerBCrimeBoccursBafterBoneBhasBweighedBtheBcostsBandBbenefitsBofBtheBcrime
RationalBChoiceBtheoryB-
BAnswerBExpectedButilityBprinciple:BpeopleBactBtoBmaximizeBprofitsBandBminimizeBcos
ts/losses
RationalBChoiceBTheoryB-BAnswerBTheory:BcrimeBisBaBchoiceBmadeBbyBtheBoffender
IncreaseBtheBcostBofBcrimeB-
BAnswerBWhatBdoesBrationalBchoiceBtheoryBrecommendBtoBreduceBcrime?
RoutineBActivitiesBTheoryB-
BAnswerBCrimeBinvolvesBaBsuitableBtarget,BmotivatedBoffender,BandBabsenceBofBcapab
leBguardian
RoutineBactivitiesBtheoryB-
BAnswerBdailyBhabitsBofBindividualsBhelpBdetermineBtheirBlikelihoodBofBbeingBanBoffe
nder
RoutineBactivitiesBtheoryB-
BAnswerBThoseBwhoBcomeBintoBcontactBwithBsuitableBtargetsBwithBnoBguardiansBare
BmostBlikelyBtoBcommitBcrime
RoutineBActivitiesBtheoryB-BAnswerBStrengthsBofBthisBtheory:
SomeBevidenceBsupportsBit,BhelpsBexplainBvictimization,BclearBpolicyBimplications