,Multiple .Choice
1. Criminal .behavior .is .best .defined .as:
a) antisocial .behavior.
b) deviant .behavior
.behavior.
c) an .intentional .act .in .violation .of .a .criminal .code.
d) behavior .that .impedes .the .criminal .process.
e) forbidden .behavior.
.Answer: .c
2. Psychological .criminology .focuses .on .how .individual .criminal .behavior .is:
a) acquired.
b) evoked.
c) maintained.
d) a .and .c .only.
e) all .of .the .above.
Answer: .e
3. The .narrow .range .of .offenses .that .do .not .require .criminal .intent .are .called:
a) non-index .crimes.
b) unintentional .offenses.
c) Part .II .crimes.
d) status .offenses.
e) strict .liability .offenses.
.Answer: .a
4. Which .of .the .following .is .least .consistent .with .the .developmental .approach .in .the .study
.of .crime?
a) Searching .for .factors .that .place .a .child .at .risk .of .engaging .in .serious .delinquency
b) Identifying .the .age .of .onset .of .antisocial .behavior
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c) Searching .for .protective .factors .in .a .child’s .life
d) Obtaining .a .child’s .IQ .score .as .he .or .she .enters .adolescence
e) Examining .a .child’s .pre-school .experiences.
.Answer: .d
5. According .to .the .author, .our .inability .to .prevent .crime .is .largely .due .to:
a) a .declining .interest .in .the .field .of .criminology.
b) the .difficulty .in .defining .the .term .―crime‖.
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c) the .complexity .of .the .issue.
d) the .paucity .of .experts .studying .crime.
e) the .lack .of .funding .available .for
.research. .Answer: .c
6. The .belief .that .most .people .deserve .the .misfortune .that .happens .to .them .is .known .as .the:
a) fairness .doctrine.
b) equal .justice .doctrine.
c) rationalizing .attitudes.
d) just-world .hypothesis.
e) self-fulfilling .prophecy.
.Answer: .d
7. Which .one .of .the .following .would .psychological .criminology .be .most .concerned .with?
a) Demographic .features .of .offenders .who .participate .in .burglary.
b) How .violent .individuals .learn .their .aggressive .behavior.
c) The .gender .of .murder .victims.
d) The .time .of .day .when .burglary .most .often .occurs.
e) The .unequal .power .distribution .between .various .members .of
.society. .Answer: .b
8. 3. .Serious .criminal .offenders . often .present .with cognitions.
a) contracted
b) distorted
c) dominant
d) erotic
e) subversive
.Answer: .b
9. is .to .positivist .theory .as is .to .classical .theory.
a) Determinism; .free .will
b) Jurisprudence; .behavior
c) Cognition; .biology
d) Biology; .environment
e) Predictability; .prevention
1. Criminal .behavior .is .best .defined .as:
a) antisocial .behavior.
b) deviant .behavior
.behavior.
c) an .intentional .act .in .violation .of .a .criminal .code.
d) behavior .that .impedes .the .criminal .process.
e) forbidden .behavior.
.Answer: .c
2. Psychological .criminology .focuses .on .how .individual .criminal .behavior .is:
a) acquired.
b) evoked.
c) maintained.
d) a .and .c .only.
e) all .of .the .above.
Answer: .e
3. The .narrow .range .of .offenses .that .do .not .require .criminal .intent .are .called:
a) non-index .crimes.
b) unintentional .offenses.
c) Part .II .crimes.
d) status .offenses.
e) strict .liability .offenses.
.Answer: .a
4. Which .of .the .following .is .least .consistent .with .the .developmental .approach .in .the .study
.of .crime?
a) Searching .for .factors .that .place .a .child .at .risk .of .engaging .in .serious .delinquency
b) Identifying .the .age .of .onset .of .antisocial .behavior
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c) Searching .for .protective .factors .in .a .child’s .life
d) Obtaining .a .child’s .IQ .score .as .he .or .she .enters .adolescence
e) Examining .a .child’s .pre-school .experiences.
.Answer: .d
5. According .to .the .author, .our .inability .to .prevent .crime .is .largely .due .to:
a) a .declining .interest .in .the .field .of .criminology.
b) the .difficulty .in .defining .the .term .―crime‖.
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c) the .complexity .of .the .issue.
d) the .paucity .of .experts .studying .crime.
e) the .lack .of .funding .available .for
.research. .Answer: .c
6. The .belief .that .most .people .deserve .the .misfortune .that .happens .to .them .is .known .as .the:
a) fairness .doctrine.
b) equal .justice .doctrine.
c) rationalizing .attitudes.
d) just-world .hypothesis.
e) self-fulfilling .prophecy.
.Answer: .d
7. Which .one .of .the .following .would .psychological .criminology .be .most .concerned .with?
a) Demographic .features .of .offenders .who .participate .in .burglary.
b) How .violent .individuals .learn .their .aggressive .behavior.
c) The .gender .of .murder .victims.
d) The .time .of .day .when .burglary .most .often .occurs.
e) The .unequal .power .distribution .between .various .members .of
.society. .Answer: .b
8. 3. .Serious .criminal .offenders . often .present .with cognitions.
a) contracted
b) distorted
c) dominant
d) erotic
e) subversive
.Answer: .b
9. is .to .positivist .theory .as is .to .classical .theory.
a) Determinism; .free .will
b) Jurisprudence; .behavior
c) Cognition; .biology
d) Biology; .environment
e) Predictability; .prevention
