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Criminology Today: An
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11th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Frank Schmalleger
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Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction — Test
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Frank Schmalleger
ISBN: 9780135329252
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Chapter 1: What Is Criminology? Understanding Crimes and the People Who Commit Them
Chapter 2: Where Do Theories Come From? From Idea to Evidence
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Chapter 3: Early Theories of Crime: Historical Perspectives
Chapter 4: Biosocial Theories, Body Chemistry and Neurocriminology: Interaction Is Key
Chapter 5: Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior: It’s How We
Think
Chapter 6: Social Structure Theories: It’s Where and How We Live
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Chapter 7: Theories of Social Process and Social Development: It’s What We Learn
Chapter 8: Social Conflict and Emergent Theories: It’s How We Relate
Chapter 9: Criminal Victimization: It’s Personal
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Chapter 10: Crimes Against Persons: It’s What We Fear
Chapter 11: Crimes Against Property: It’s What We Lose
Chapter 12: White-Collar and Organized Crime: Crime as a Job
Chapter 13: Drug and Sex Crimes: Recreational Offenses
Chapter 14: High Technology Crime: It’s a Double-Edged Sword
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Chapter 15: Globalization and Terrorism: Our Small World
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Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction, 11th edition Frank Schmalleger
Chapter 1-15
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Chapter 1 What Is Criminology?
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1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The view of crime as human conduct that violates the criminal law is drawn from a
________ perspective.
A) political
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B) sociological
C) psychological
D) legalistic
Answer: C
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Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
2) ―Human conduct that is in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government,
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or a local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws‖ is a definition of ________.
A) criminology
B) crime
C) criminal
D) deviance
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Answer: B
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
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3) 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) legal
B) political
C) sociological
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D) psychological
Answer: C
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
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, 4) Which of the following statements regarding a crime harm index (CHI) is true?
A) A CHI counts each offense equally.
B) A CHI argues that each offense has a similar impact on victims or on society.
C) A CHI primarily focuses on street crimes that are most commonly committed by
individuals who have lower incomes.
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D) A CHI assigns different weights to crimes based on the harm they cause.
Answer: D
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
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Level: Basic
5) Which of the following statements about deviance and crime is true?
A) All deviant behavior is criminal.
B) All criminal behavior is deviant.
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C) Deviant behavior and criminal behavior overlap.
D) Deviant behavior and criminal behavior are mutually exclusive categories.
Answer: C
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
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Level: Intermediate
6) You are running late to class and there is an exam today. To get to class on time, you drive
about 10 miles about the speed limit. This is an example of behavior that is ________.
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A) deviant but not criminal
B) criminal but not deviant
C) both deviant and criminal
D) neither deviant nor criminal
Answer: B
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Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
7) Which of the following behaviors is criminal only when committed by a child but is legal
when committed by an adult?
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A) Shoplifting a candy bar
B) Drinking alcohol
C) Speeding
D) Joyriding
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Answer: B
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
8) The ________ perspective says that laws should be enacted to criminalize certain behaviors
when members of society generally agree that such laws are necessary?
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Copyright © 2025 Pearson Education, Inc.
Criminology Today: An
Integrative Introduction,
ST
11th Edition
UV
TEST BANK
IA
_A
Frank Schmalleger
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
PP
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
RO
||| ||| || ||| || | || ||| | || ||| |
9780135329252
VE
© Frank Schmalleger. All rights reserved.
Reproduction or distribution without permission is
D?
prohibited.
© MEDCONNOISSEUR
, Edrftgyihu jiuh
Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction — Test
Bank
Frank Schmalleger
ISBN: 9780135329252
ST
Chapter 1: What Is Criminology? Understanding Crimes and the People Who Commit Them
Chapter 2: Where Do Theories Come From? From Idea to Evidence
UV
Chapter 3: Early Theories of Crime: Historical Perspectives
Chapter 4: Biosocial Theories, Body Chemistry and Neurocriminology: Interaction Is Key
Chapter 5: Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior: It’s How We
Think
Chapter 6: Social Structure Theories: It’s Where and How We Live
IA
Chapter 7: Theories of Social Process and Social Development: It’s What We Learn
Chapter 8: Social Conflict and Emergent Theories: It’s How We Relate
Chapter 9: Criminal Victimization: It’s Personal
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Chapter 10: Crimes Against Persons: It’s What We Fear
Chapter 11: Crimes Against Property: It’s What We Lose
Chapter 12: White-Collar and Organized Crime: Crime as a Job
Chapter 13: Drug and Sex Crimes: Recreational Offenses
Chapter 14: High Technology Crime: It’s a Double-Edged Sword
PP
Chapter 15: Globalization and Terrorism: Our Small World
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© MEDCONNOISSEUR
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Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction, 11th edition Frank Schmalleger
Chapter 1-15
ST
Chapter 1 What Is Criminology?
UV
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The view of crime as human conduct that violates the criminal law is drawn from a
________ perspective.
A) political
IA
B) sociological
C) psychological
D) legalistic
Answer: C
_A
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
2) ―Human conduct that is in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government,
PP
or a local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws‖ is a definition of ________.
A) criminology
B) crime
C) criminal
D) deviance
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Answer: B
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
VE
3) 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) legal
B) political
C) sociological
D?
D) psychological
Answer: C
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
1
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, 4) Which of the following statements regarding a crime harm index (CHI) is true?
A) A CHI counts each offense equally.
B) A CHI argues that each offense has a similar impact on victims or on society.
C) A CHI primarily focuses on street crimes that are most commonly committed by
individuals who have lower incomes.
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D) A CHI assigns different weights to crimes based on the harm they cause.
Answer: D
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
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Level: Basic
5) Which of the following statements about deviance and crime is true?
A) All deviant behavior is criminal.
B) All criminal behavior is deviant.
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C) Deviant behavior and criminal behavior overlap.
D) Deviant behavior and criminal behavior are mutually exclusive categories.
Answer: C
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
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Level: Intermediate
6) You are running late to class and there is an exam today. To get to class on time, you drive
about 10 miles about the speed limit. This is an example of behavior that is ________.
PP
A) deviant but not criminal
B) criminal but not deviant
C) both deviant and criminal
D) neither deviant nor criminal
Answer: B
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Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
7) Which of the following behaviors is criminal only when committed by a child but is legal
when committed by an adult?
VE
A) Shoplifting a candy bar
B) Drinking alcohol
C) Speeding
D) Joyriding
D?
Answer: B
Objective: What is deviance? How are crime and deviance similar? How do they differ?
Level: Intermediate
8) The ________ perspective says that laws should be enacted to criminalize certain behaviors
when members of society generally agree that such laws are necessary?
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