CRIM 1001A FINAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS!!
T or F
Situational crime prevention, target hardening, & crime prevention through product
design have their roots in rational choice theory - ANSWERTRUE
T or F
Sykes & Matza's theory around techniques of neutralization attempts to provide a
comprehensive account for the means by which criminal justice agencies can
neutralize deviant behaviours - ANSWERTRUE
Which of the following is untrue regarding the revival of biological theories of crime
during the 1970s & 80s?
a) Prior to the revival of biological theories, these theories had fallen into disfavour
because of the influence of sociological theories
b) In concert with early positivist theories of criminality, the revival of biological
theories argued that criminality has casual properties that link bodily characteristics
to definitive forms of behaviour
c) Technical advancements in medical sciences allowed for new exploration of
genes & biological transformations that can correlate to certain behaviours -
ANSWERC
T or F
According to Kirsten Kramer, feminisms limited position within criminological
textbooks is a reflection of its limited impact on the criminal justice system. -
ANSWERFALSE
T or F
Critical race theory shifts the focus from race as a construct to race as a biological
category. - ANSWERFALSE (opposite- went from a biological category to a
construct)
The term "medicalization", explained by Kramer, is used to describe which of the
following?
a. How an individual's social conduct is explained as a form of medical abnormality &
pathology
b. How correctional processes have become over-reliant on drug based treatments
c. How courts have become dominated by medical expertise during trials
d. How extended health provisions have reduced needs-based criminality -
ANSWERA
T or F
Crime is normal according to the Chicago school & Durkheim - ANSWERTRUE
T or F
A criminal subculture is disorganized slums, typically they are in poverty, & engage
in physical violence - ANSWERTRUE
, T or F
The Italian School influenced public policy surrounding rehabilitation -
ANSWERTRUE
T or F
The Chicago School was the first sociological school - ANSWERTRUE
T or F
Feminist criminology has poor positioning in the criminal justice system & major
influences in criminological textbooks - ANSWERTRUE
In surveying the landscape of mainstream criminology, feminist criminologists noted
that much of this work was patriarchal in nature. Which of the following problems
was NOT advanced by feminist criminology?
a. No attention paid to women's issues, particularly where they might represent a
challenge to male dominance
b. Androcentrism, with males routinely referenced as the defacto standard for
criminological research
c. When represented, women depicted as passive victims
d. Disregard for the role that capitalism plays in crime - ANSWERA
With respect to Freudian psychoanalysis, several explanations for criminality have
been proposed. Which of the following would be an example of an offender with an
overactive superego?
a. The petty thief who engages in crime to be caught & punished
b. The arsonist who sets fire to demonstrate his power over others
c. The one time offender who never commits another crime because the costs are
not worth the risk
d. The car thief who steals & joyrides for the thrill of it - ANSWERC
In Delinquency & Opportunity, Richard Cloward & Lloyd Ohlin a major contribution to
US criminological debates surrounding the relationship between opportunity
structures & criminal behaviour by highlighting the need to understand:
a. The role of illegitimate opportunity structures derived by environment contexts
b. The informal disciplinary power derived from reward systems of capitalism
c. How learned patterns of deviancy are arrived at through intimate social relations
d. How youth delinquents make rational choices in the pursuit of criminal advantage -
ANSWERA
T or F
Control theorists such as Travis Hirshi, believe that all humans are inclined towards
crime; what needs to be explained is why there is so little crime. - ANSWERTRUE
T or F
IQ tests are biased on the basis of gender - ANSWERFALSE- culturally biased
T or F
ANSWERS!!
T or F
Situational crime prevention, target hardening, & crime prevention through product
design have their roots in rational choice theory - ANSWERTRUE
T or F
Sykes & Matza's theory around techniques of neutralization attempts to provide a
comprehensive account for the means by which criminal justice agencies can
neutralize deviant behaviours - ANSWERTRUE
Which of the following is untrue regarding the revival of biological theories of crime
during the 1970s & 80s?
a) Prior to the revival of biological theories, these theories had fallen into disfavour
because of the influence of sociological theories
b) In concert with early positivist theories of criminality, the revival of biological
theories argued that criminality has casual properties that link bodily characteristics
to definitive forms of behaviour
c) Technical advancements in medical sciences allowed for new exploration of
genes & biological transformations that can correlate to certain behaviours -
ANSWERC
T or F
According to Kirsten Kramer, feminisms limited position within criminological
textbooks is a reflection of its limited impact on the criminal justice system. -
ANSWERFALSE
T or F
Critical race theory shifts the focus from race as a construct to race as a biological
category. - ANSWERFALSE (opposite- went from a biological category to a
construct)
The term "medicalization", explained by Kramer, is used to describe which of the
following?
a. How an individual's social conduct is explained as a form of medical abnormality &
pathology
b. How correctional processes have become over-reliant on drug based treatments
c. How courts have become dominated by medical expertise during trials
d. How extended health provisions have reduced needs-based criminality -
ANSWERA
T or F
Crime is normal according to the Chicago school & Durkheim - ANSWERTRUE
T or F
A criminal subculture is disorganized slums, typically they are in poverty, & engage
in physical violence - ANSWERTRUE
, T or F
The Italian School influenced public policy surrounding rehabilitation -
ANSWERTRUE
T or F
The Chicago School was the first sociological school - ANSWERTRUE
T or F
Feminist criminology has poor positioning in the criminal justice system & major
influences in criminological textbooks - ANSWERTRUE
In surveying the landscape of mainstream criminology, feminist criminologists noted
that much of this work was patriarchal in nature. Which of the following problems
was NOT advanced by feminist criminology?
a. No attention paid to women's issues, particularly where they might represent a
challenge to male dominance
b. Androcentrism, with males routinely referenced as the defacto standard for
criminological research
c. When represented, women depicted as passive victims
d. Disregard for the role that capitalism plays in crime - ANSWERA
With respect to Freudian psychoanalysis, several explanations for criminality have
been proposed. Which of the following would be an example of an offender with an
overactive superego?
a. The petty thief who engages in crime to be caught & punished
b. The arsonist who sets fire to demonstrate his power over others
c. The one time offender who never commits another crime because the costs are
not worth the risk
d. The car thief who steals & joyrides for the thrill of it - ANSWERC
In Delinquency & Opportunity, Richard Cloward & Lloyd Ohlin a major contribution to
US criminological debates surrounding the relationship between opportunity
structures & criminal behaviour by highlighting the need to understand:
a. The role of illegitimate opportunity structures derived by environment contexts
b. The informal disciplinary power derived from reward systems of capitalism
c. How learned patterns of deviancy are arrived at through intimate social relations
d. How youth delinquents make rational choices in the pursuit of criminal advantage -
ANSWERA
T or F
Control theorists such as Travis Hirshi, believe that all humans are inclined towards
crime; what needs to be explained is why there is so little crime. - ANSWERTRUE
T or F
IQ tests are biased on the basis of gender - ANSWERFALSE- culturally biased
T or F
