Criminology Unit 3 Questions And Answers 2025 \2026
In Merton's strain theory, which category involves individuals accepting the
societal goal but using new ways of reaching that goal? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Innovation
True or false criminologists don't believe that the social environment has any
effect on crime. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Which theory examines how geographical location and features in that location
affect crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Environmental criminology
True or false Merton argued that anomie occurs when society emphasizes a goal
but the accepted means to achieve that goal are inadequate. - CORRECT ANSWER-
True
Anomie means what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Normlessness
What theory argues that the causes of crime are located in the social conditions of
a society that empower the wealthy and disenfranchise the poor and others less
fortunate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Radical Criminology
In Merton's strain theory, which category involves individuals accepting the
societal goal but using new ways of reaching that goal? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Innovation
True or false criminologists don't believe that the social environment has any
effect on crime. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Which theory examines how geographical location and features in that location
affect crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Environmental criminology
True or false Merton argued that anomie occurs when society emphasizes a goal
but the accepted means to achieve that goal are inadequate. - CORRECT ANSWER-
True
Anomie means what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Normlessness
What theory argues that the causes of crime are located in the social conditions of
a society that empower the wealthy and disenfranchise the poor and others less
fortunate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Radical Criminology
