Criminology Final Exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
attemptBtoBexplainBcrimeBprimarilyBinBtermsBofBgender-roleBsocialization.B-
BAnswerBLiberalBFeminists
isBdefinedBasBtheBunlawfulBtakingBofBpropertyBfromBtheBpossessionBofBsomeoneBothe
rBthanBone'sBemployer.B-BAnswerBLarceny
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBpartBofBRichardBQuinney'sBconflictBtheoryBofBcr
ime?B-
BAnswerBSocietyBisBdividedBalongBpoliticalBlinesBratherBthanBbeingBanBentityBbasedBo
nBconcensusBANDBTheBcontentBofBlawsBandBtheirBapplicationBtendBtoBreflectBtheBint
erestsBofBtheBpowerful,BbecauseBtheBpowerfulBtypicallyBcontrolBorBmanipulateBmemb
ersBofBlawBenforcement.
AccordingBtoByourBtext,B_____BisBdefinedBasBunlawfulBentryBofBaBhouse,Bbusines,Bor
BotherBstructureBwithBtheBintentBtoBcommitBaBfelony.B-BAnswerBburglary
peopleBareBpresentBduringBrobberies,BbutBnotBduringBmostBburglariesB-
BAnswerBTheBsignificantBdifferenceBbetweenBburglaryBandBrobberyBis...
AccordingBtoBtheBUCR,BrobberyBisBaBpropertyBcrime;Bhowever,ByourBtextBincludesBrob
beryBinBtheBinterpersonalBviolenceBchapterBdueBtoBtheBmotiveBbehindBmostBrobberie
s.B-BAnswerBFalse
AccordingBtoBtheBNCVS,BmenBareBmoreBlikelyBthanBwomenBtoBbeBvictimsBofBcrime.BI
nBparticular,BmenBareBvictimsBofBtheftBmoreBthanBwomen;Bhowever,BwomenBareBmor
eBlikelyBtoBbeBvictimsBofBIPV.B-BAnswerBTrue
,AccordingBtoBtheBUCR,BcaucasiansBareBarrestedBforBtheBmajorityBofBcrimeBinBtheBUni
tedBStates.B-BAnswerBTrue
AccordingBtoBJamesBMeseserschmidt,BlowBfemaleBcrimeBratesBareBrelatedBtoBwomen's
BpowerlessBpositionBinBtheBUnitedBStates,BdueBtoBpatriarchyBandBwomen'sBfewerBop
portunitiesBtoBcommitBcrime.BHighBcrimeBratesBamongBmenBcanBbeBexplainedBthroug
hBconstructionsBofBmasculinity,BwhereBcrimeBbecomesBaBwayBforBboysBandBmenBtoB"
doBtheirBgender."B-BAnswerBTrue
AlthoughBaBconsiderableBamountBofBvariationBexistsBamongBfeministBscholars,BmostBa
greeBthat...B-
BAnswerBmoreBattentionBneedsBtoBbeBpaidBtoBfemaleBcriminalityBandBconformity.
AccordingBtoBtheBUCR,BallBofBtheBfollowingBareBamongBtheBtopB5BoffensesBforBwhich
BBOTHBmenBandBwomenBwereBarrestedBexcept:B-
BAnswerBDisorderlyBconductB(includedBareBdrugBabuseBviolations,BsimpleBassaults,Ban
dBlarceny/theft.)
AccordingBtoBtheBNCVS,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBdescribesBtheB"typical"Bvictim?B-
BAnswerBABcaucasianBmaleBbetweenBtheBagesBofB12BandB24.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBFALSE?B-
BAnswerBAccordingBtoBMarxBandBEngles,BtheBmainBconflictBinBcapitalistBsocietiesBisBb
etweenBtheBlumenproletariatBandBtheBbourgeoisie.
______prioritizesBneitherBclassBnorBgender;Bratehr,BitBrecognizedBtheBintersectionalityB
ofBclass,Brace/ethnicty,BandBgender.B-BAnswerBSocialistBfeminism
MotorBvehicleBtheftBisBtheBcrimeBmostBoftenBreportedBtoBtheBpolice;BwhileBoverBhalf
BofBburglariesBandBtheftsBareBnotBreportedBtoBtheBpolice,BbecauseBvictimsBdoBnotBb
elieveBtheBpoliceBcanBfindBtheBperpetratorsBand/orBtheBvalueBofBtheBpropertyBtakenB
wasBinsignificant.B-BAnswerBTrue
, AccordingBtoBtheBNationalBHouseholdBSurveyBonBDrugBAbuseB(2006)BtheBmostBcomm
onlyBusedBillegalBdrugBinBtheBUnitedBStatesBis:B-BAnswerBmarijuana.
AccordingBtoBconflictBtheorists,BtheBmainBcauseBofBcrimeBinBsocietiesBis...B-
BAnswerBunequalBdistributionBofBwealthBandBpower.
ShopliftingBcostsBanBestimatedB31$Bbillion;Bhowever,BmostBcriminologistsBviewBshoplift
ingBtoBbeBaBvictimlessBcrime,BprimarilyBbecauseBcorportationsB(notBpeople)BareBtheB"
victims."B-BAnswerBFalse
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBFALSE?B-
BAnswerBDrugBusersBareBmoreBlikelyBtoBbeBunemployedBorBimpoverished.
DrugBuseB(ofBbothBlegalBandBillegalBdrugs)BisBanB"equalBopportunityBaffliction."BInBot
herBwords,BdrugBconsumptionBisBfoundBacrossBallBincomeBlevels,BSS,Bgenders,Braces,B
ethnicities,Blifestyles,BandBageBgroups.B-BAnswerBTrue
_________isBoneBofBtheBmostBcommonBreasonsBforBarson.B-BAnswerBVandalism
______criminologyBattemptsBtoBbroadenBourBknowledgeBofBcriminalityBthroughBresear
chBconductedBbyBoffendersBandBtheirBsharedBexperiencesBwithinBtheBCriminalBJustice
BSystem.B-BAnswerBConvict
_______isBanBexampleBofBnon-occupationalBfraud.B-
BAnswerBForgeryBofBchecks/writingBbadBchecks
TheBmostBcommonBmotorBvehicleBtheftBoffendersBare:B-BAnswerByoungBmales.
ShopliftingBisBaBtypeBof:B-BAnswerBlarceny.
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
attemptBtoBexplainBcrimeBprimarilyBinBtermsBofBgender-roleBsocialization.B-
BAnswerBLiberalBFeminists
isBdefinedBasBtheBunlawfulBtakingBofBpropertyBfromBtheBpossessionBofBsomeoneBothe
rBthanBone'sBemployer.B-BAnswerBLarceny
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBpartBofBRichardBQuinney'sBconflictBtheoryBofBcr
ime?B-
BAnswerBSocietyBisBdividedBalongBpoliticalBlinesBratherBthanBbeingBanBentityBbasedBo
nBconcensusBANDBTheBcontentBofBlawsBandBtheirBapplicationBtendBtoBreflectBtheBint
erestsBofBtheBpowerful,BbecauseBtheBpowerfulBtypicallyBcontrolBorBmanipulateBmemb
ersBofBlawBenforcement.
AccordingBtoByourBtext,B_____BisBdefinedBasBunlawfulBentryBofBaBhouse,Bbusines,Bor
BotherBstructureBwithBtheBintentBtoBcommitBaBfelony.B-BAnswerBburglary
peopleBareBpresentBduringBrobberies,BbutBnotBduringBmostBburglariesB-
BAnswerBTheBsignificantBdifferenceBbetweenBburglaryBandBrobberyBis...
AccordingBtoBtheBUCR,BrobberyBisBaBpropertyBcrime;Bhowever,ByourBtextBincludesBrob
beryBinBtheBinterpersonalBviolenceBchapterBdueBtoBtheBmotiveBbehindBmostBrobberie
s.B-BAnswerBFalse
AccordingBtoBtheBNCVS,BmenBareBmoreBlikelyBthanBwomenBtoBbeBvictimsBofBcrime.BI
nBparticular,BmenBareBvictimsBofBtheftBmoreBthanBwomen;Bhowever,BwomenBareBmor
eBlikelyBtoBbeBvictimsBofBIPV.B-BAnswerBTrue
,AccordingBtoBtheBUCR,BcaucasiansBareBarrestedBforBtheBmajorityBofBcrimeBinBtheBUni
tedBStates.B-BAnswerBTrue
AccordingBtoBJamesBMeseserschmidt,BlowBfemaleBcrimeBratesBareBrelatedBtoBwomen's
BpowerlessBpositionBinBtheBUnitedBStates,BdueBtoBpatriarchyBandBwomen'sBfewerBop
portunitiesBtoBcommitBcrime.BHighBcrimeBratesBamongBmenBcanBbeBexplainedBthroug
hBconstructionsBofBmasculinity,BwhereBcrimeBbecomesBaBwayBforBboysBandBmenBtoB"
doBtheirBgender."B-BAnswerBTrue
AlthoughBaBconsiderableBamountBofBvariationBexistsBamongBfeministBscholars,BmostBa
greeBthat...B-
BAnswerBmoreBattentionBneedsBtoBbeBpaidBtoBfemaleBcriminalityBandBconformity.
AccordingBtoBtheBUCR,BallBofBtheBfollowingBareBamongBtheBtopB5BoffensesBforBwhich
BBOTHBmenBandBwomenBwereBarrestedBexcept:B-
BAnswerBDisorderlyBconductB(includedBareBdrugBabuseBviolations,BsimpleBassaults,Ban
dBlarceny/theft.)
AccordingBtoBtheBNCVS,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBdescribesBtheB"typical"Bvictim?B-
BAnswerBABcaucasianBmaleBbetweenBtheBagesBofB12BandB24.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBFALSE?B-
BAnswerBAccordingBtoBMarxBandBEngles,BtheBmainBconflictBinBcapitalistBsocietiesBisBb
etweenBtheBlumenproletariatBandBtheBbourgeoisie.
______prioritizesBneitherBclassBnorBgender;Bratehr,BitBrecognizedBtheBintersectionalityB
ofBclass,Brace/ethnicty,BandBgender.B-BAnswerBSocialistBfeminism
MotorBvehicleBtheftBisBtheBcrimeBmostBoftenBreportedBtoBtheBpolice;BwhileBoverBhalf
BofBburglariesBandBtheftsBareBnotBreportedBtoBtheBpolice,BbecauseBvictimsBdoBnotBb
elieveBtheBpoliceBcanBfindBtheBperpetratorsBand/orBtheBvalueBofBtheBpropertyBtakenB
wasBinsignificant.B-BAnswerBTrue
, AccordingBtoBtheBNationalBHouseholdBSurveyBonBDrugBAbuseB(2006)BtheBmostBcomm
onlyBusedBillegalBdrugBinBtheBUnitedBStatesBis:B-BAnswerBmarijuana.
AccordingBtoBconflictBtheorists,BtheBmainBcauseBofBcrimeBinBsocietiesBis...B-
BAnswerBunequalBdistributionBofBwealthBandBpower.
ShopliftingBcostsBanBestimatedB31$Bbillion;Bhowever,BmostBcriminologistsBviewBshoplift
ingBtoBbeBaBvictimlessBcrime,BprimarilyBbecauseBcorportationsB(notBpeople)BareBtheB"
victims."B-BAnswerBFalse
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBFALSE?B-
BAnswerBDrugBusersBareBmoreBlikelyBtoBbeBunemployedBorBimpoverished.
DrugBuseB(ofBbothBlegalBandBillegalBdrugs)BisBanB"equalBopportunityBaffliction."BInBot
herBwords,BdrugBconsumptionBisBfoundBacrossBallBincomeBlevels,BSS,Bgenders,Braces,B
ethnicities,Blifestyles,BandBageBgroups.B-BAnswerBTrue
_________isBoneBofBtheBmostBcommonBreasonsBforBarson.B-BAnswerBVandalism
______criminologyBattemptsBtoBbroadenBourBknowledgeBofBcriminalityBthroughBresear
chBconductedBbyBoffendersBandBtheirBsharedBexperiencesBwithinBtheBCriminalBJustice
BSystem.B-BAnswerBConvict
_______isBanBexampleBofBnon-occupationalBfraud.B-
BAnswerBForgeryBofBchecks/writingBbadBchecks
TheBmostBcommonBmotorBvehicleBtheftBoffendersBare:B-BAnswerByoungBmales.
ShopliftingBisBaBtypeBof:B-BAnswerBlarceny.