CRIMINOLOGY TEST 1 AND ANSWERS
"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)
criminal.
C)
crime.
D)
deviance. - answer-C
A(n) ________ is a series of interrelated propositions which attempt to describe,
explain, predict, and ultimately control some class of events.
A)
variable
B)
experiment
C)
theory
D)
hypothesis - answer-C
According to the key principles of Classical Criminology, the purpose of punishment
is to
A)
treat an offender the same way he or she treated the victim.
B)
rehabilitate an offender.
C)
deter an offender from future criminal involvement.
D)
treat an offender the way he or she deserves. - answer-C
Evidence-based criminology is based upon which research method?
A)
Case studies
B)
Participant observation
C)
Randomized, controlled experiments
D)
Secondary analysis of data - answer-C
The ________ perspective says that laws should be enacted to criminalize certain
behaviors when members of society generally agree that such laws are necessary?
A)
, legalistic
B)
consensus
C)
pluralistic
D)
sociological - answer-B
The "evidence" in evidence-based criminology refers to
A)
information obtained from witnesses to the crime.
B)
social discussions.
C)
fingerprints found at the crime scene.
D)
experimental scientific findings. - answer-D
The belief that crime is an antisocial act of such a nature that repression is
necessary to preserve the existing system of society is the basis of the ________
perspective on crime.
A)
psychological
B)
sociological
C)
political
D)
legal - answer-B
The Code of Hammurabi emphasized which of the following goals of punishment?
A)
Incapacitation
B)
Rehabilitation
C)
Retribution
D)
Deterrence - answer-C
The concept of the social contract was developed by
A)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
B)
John Locke.
C)
Thomas Hobbes.
D)
Thomas Paine. - answer-C
"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)
criminal.
C)
crime.
D)
deviance. - answer-C
A(n) ________ is a series of interrelated propositions which attempt to describe,
explain, predict, and ultimately control some class of events.
A)
variable
B)
experiment
C)
theory
D)
hypothesis - answer-C
According to the key principles of Classical Criminology, the purpose of punishment
is to
A)
treat an offender the same way he or she treated the victim.
B)
rehabilitate an offender.
C)
deter an offender from future criminal involvement.
D)
treat an offender the way he or she deserves. - answer-C
Evidence-based criminology is based upon which research method?
A)
Case studies
B)
Participant observation
C)
Randomized, controlled experiments
D)
Secondary analysis of data - answer-C
The ________ perspective says that laws should be enacted to criminalize certain
behaviors when members of society generally agree that such laws are necessary?
A)
, legalistic
B)
consensus
C)
pluralistic
D)
sociological - answer-B
The "evidence" in evidence-based criminology refers to
A)
information obtained from witnesses to the crime.
B)
social discussions.
C)
fingerprints found at the crime scene.
D)
experimental scientific findings. - answer-D
The belief that crime is an antisocial act of such a nature that repression is
necessary to preserve the existing system of society is the basis of the ________
perspective on crime.
A)
psychological
B)
sociological
C)
political
D)
legal - answer-B
The Code of Hammurabi emphasized which of the following goals of punishment?
A)
Incapacitation
B)
Rehabilitation
C)
Retribution
D)
Deterrence - answer-C
The concept of the social contract was developed by
A)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
B)
John Locke.
C)
Thomas Hobbes.
D)
Thomas Paine. - answer-C
