Criminology Evaluation
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
LeftBRealismB-BAnswerBStrenghts-
DrawBattentionBtoBimporatnceBofBpoverty,BinequalityBandBdeprivationB
DrawsBattentjonBtoBrealityBofBcrimesBandBeffextBjtBhasBonBpeopleBespeciallyBthiseBfro
mBdeprivedBgroupsB
Weaknesses-
FocusingBonBhughBcrimeBinnerBcityBareasBmakesBcrimeBappearBgreaterBproblemBthan
BitBjsB
TheoryBoverBpredictsBamountBofBworkingBclassBcrime
RightBRealismB-BAnswerBStrengths-
HadBgenuineBeffectBonBgovernmentBresponsesBtoBcrimeB(example:BDavidBCameronB20
11BriotBresponse)
RettigBgaveBstudentsBscenarioBofBopportunityBtoBcommitBcrimeBandBfoundBaBdegreeB
ofBpunishmentBdeterminesBifBtheyBchoseBtoBcommitBcrimeBorBnotB
Weaknesses-
ExplanationsBforBcrimeBcontradictoryB
Doesn'tBexplainBviolentBcrimesBsuchBasBrapeBandBmurder
InteractionismB-BAnswerBStrengthsB-
HighlightsBhowBlawBisBenforcedBinBdiscriminatoryBwayBandBhowBtheBCJSBcanBbeBunfa
irBandBbiasedB
HighlightsBroleBandBpowerBofBmediaBinBdefiningBandBcreatingBdeviantBandBforBproduc
ingBmoralBpanicsB
, Weaknesses-
MarxistsBargueBtheyBfailBtoBexplainBwhereBpowerBimbalanceBwhichBcausesBlabellingBc
omesBfromB
AkersBarguesBtheyBputBtooBmuchBemphasisBonBsocietalBreaction-
BactBisBmoreBimportantBthanBreactionBinBsomeBcasesBsuchBasBrapeBandBmurder
FunctionalismB-BAnswerBStrengths-
HighlightsBhowBcrimeBcanBbeBbeneficialBforBsocietyB
Weaknesses-
NotBclearBwhenBtheB"rightBamountBofBcrime"BisBtooBmuchB
Doesn'tBexplainBwhyBsomeBcommitBcrimesBandBothersBdon'tBorBwhyBtheyBcommitBce
rtainBoffences
MarxismB-BAnswerBStrengths-
ProvidesBexplanationBwhichBcoversBallBsocialBclassesB-
BacknowledgesBrichBalsoBcommitBcrimesB
HighlightsBimportanceBofBselectiveBlawBenforcement-
BhowBWCCBisBunderBpolicedBindicatingBsocialBclassBinequalityBdoesBtakeBplaceBinBCJS
B
Weaknesses-
IgnoresBotherBformsBofBinequalityB(genderBandBcrime)
ThereBareBprosecutionsBforBWCCB(BernieBMadoff)
EysenckB-BAnswerBStrengths-
ResearchBonBsoldiersBinBhospitalBsupportedBtheory-
BpredictedBtheBmostBtraumatisedBsoldiersBwouldBscoreBhighBonBneuroticB
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
LeftBRealismB-BAnswerBStrenghts-
DrawBattentionBtoBimporatnceBofBpoverty,BinequalityBandBdeprivationB
DrawsBattentjonBtoBrealityBofBcrimesBandBeffextBjtBhasBonBpeopleBespeciallyBthiseBfro
mBdeprivedBgroupsB
Weaknesses-
FocusingBonBhughBcrimeBinnerBcityBareasBmakesBcrimeBappearBgreaterBproblemBthan
BitBjsB
TheoryBoverBpredictsBamountBofBworkingBclassBcrime
RightBRealismB-BAnswerBStrengths-
HadBgenuineBeffectBonBgovernmentBresponsesBtoBcrimeB(example:BDavidBCameronB20
11BriotBresponse)
RettigBgaveBstudentsBscenarioBofBopportunityBtoBcommitBcrimeBandBfoundBaBdegreeB
ofBpunishmentBdeterminesBifBtheyBchoseBtoBcommitBcrimeBorBnotB
Weaknesses-
ExplanationsBforBcrimeBcontradictoryB
Doesn'tBexplainBviolentBcrimesBsuchBasBrapeBandBmurder
InteractionismB-BAnswerBStrengthsB-
HighlightsBhowBlawBisBenforcedBinBdiscriminatoryBwayBandBhowBtheBCJSBcanBbeBunfa
irBandBbiasedB
HighlightsBroleBandBpowerBofBmediaBinBdefiningBandBcreatingBdeviantBandBforBproduc
ingBmoralBpanicsB
, Weaknesses-
MarxistsBargueBtheyBfailBtoBexplainBwhereBpowerBimbalanceBwhichBcausesBlabellingBc
omesBfromB
AkersBarguesBtheyBputBtooBmuchBemphasisBonBsocietalBreaction-
BactBisBmoreBimportantBthanBreactionBinBsomeBcasesBsuchBasBrapeBandBmurder
FunctionalismB-BAnswerBStrengths-
HighlightsBhowBcrimeBcanBbeBbeneficialBforBsocietyB
Weaknesses-
NotBclearBwhenBtheB"rightBamountBofBcrime"BisBtooBmuchB
Doesn'tBexplainBwhyBsomeBcommitBcrimesBandBothersBdon'tBorBwhyBtheyBcommitBce
rtainBoffences
MarxismB-BAnswerBStrengths-
ProvidesBexplanationBwhichBcoversBallBsocialBclassesB-
BacknowledgesBrichBalsoBcommitBcrimesB
HighlightsBimportanceBofBselectiveBlawBenforcement-
BhowBWCCBisBunderBpolicedBindicatingBsocialBclassBinequalityBdoesBtakeBplaceBinBCJS
B
Weaknesses-
IgnoresBotherBformsBofBinequalityB(genderBandBcrime)
ThereBareBprosecutionsBforBWCCB(BernieBMadoff)
EysenckB-BAnswerBStrengths-
ResearchBonBsoldiersBinBhospitalBsupportedBtheory-
BpredictedBtheBmostBtraumatisedBsoldiersBwouldBscoreBhighBonBneuroticB