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FINAL FOR CRIMINOLOGY COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Quiz: Tappan defined ________ as "an intentional act or omission in
violation of criminal law...committed without defense or
justification, and sanctioned by the state as a felony or
misdemeanor."
Ans: Crime
Quiz: Which of these is a mala in se crime and why
Ans: Robbery, it is bad because it is inherently bad
Quiz: . Which of these is a mala prohibita crime and why?
Ans: Prostitution, it is bad because we say it is bad
Quiz: Felonies and misdemeanors are distinguished by
Ans: Their seriousness
Quiz: When does a formal criminal law come into existence?
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Ans: When there is an interest in prohibiting some behavior
Quiz: What is criminology?
Ans: The scientific study of crime
Quiz: What method do criminologists use to study their topics of
interest?
Ans: Scientific
Quiz: Who is the father of classical criminology and what did he
believe?
Ans: Cesare Beccaria, humans choose to act in ways that maximize pleasure and
minimize pain
Quiz: What feature of punishment will achieve the greatest
deterrent effect?
Ans: Certainty
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Quiz: What did Jeremy Bentham believe was the real justification
for punishment?
Ans: General deterrence
Quiz: Who is the father of positive criminology and what did he
believe?
Ans: Cesare Lombroso, certain physical features are indicative of a born
criminal
Quiz: What does the positive school of criminology concern itself
with?
Ans: Factors outside the individual's control that may facilitate crime
Quiz: What did Garafalo and Ferri think about punishment, in
contrast to Beccaria?
Ans: That it should fit the criminal
Quiz: The dominant perspective in criminology today focuses on:
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Ans: Factors outside the individual's control that may lead to crime
Quiz: . A _________ is something that must be present for crime to
occur while a _______ is something that can cause crime with no
other factors present.
Ans: Necessary cause; sufficient cause
Quiz: What is the most important criteria by which we judge
theories of crime?
Ans: Predictive accuracy
Quiz: What source of crime statistics contains information on crimes
known to the police
Ans: Uniform Crime Reports
Quiz: In the UCR, murder, rape and theft are _______ offenses
while vandalism, gambling and disorderly conduct are _______.
Ans: Part I, Part II
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FINAL FOR CRIMINOLOGY COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Quiz: Tappan defined ________ as "an intentional act or omission in
violation of criminal law...committed without defense or
justification, and sanctioned by the state as a felony or
misdemeanor."
Ans: Crime
Quiz: Which of these is a mala in se crime and why
Ans: Robbery, it is bad because it is inherently bad
Quiz: . Which of these is a mala prohibita crime and why?
Ans: Prostitution, it is bad because we say it is bad
Quiz: Felonies and misdemeanors are distinguished by
Ans: Their seriousness
Quiz: When does a formal criminal law come into existence?
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Ans: When there is an interest in prohibiting some behavior
Quiz: What is criminology?
Ans: The scientific study of crime
Quiz: What method do criminologists use to study their topics of
interest?
Ans: Scientific
Quiz: Who is the father of classical criminology and what did he
believe?
Ans: Cesare Beccaria, humans choose to act in ways that maximize pleasure and
minimize pain
Quiz: What feature of punishment will achieve the greatest
deterrent effect?
Ans: Certainty
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Quiz: What did Jeremy Bentham believe was the real justification
for punishment?
Ans: General deterrence
Quiz: Who is the father of positive criminology and what did he
believe?
Ans: Cesare Lombroso, certain physical features are indicative of a born
criminal
Quiz: What does the positive school of criminology concern itself
with?
Ans: Factors outside the individual's control that may facilitate crime
Quiz: What did Garafalo and Ferri think about punishment, in
contrast to Beccaria?
Ans: That it should fit the criminal
Quiz: The dominant perspective in criminology today focuses on:
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Ans: Factors outside the individual's control that may lead to crime
Quiz: . A _________ is something that must be present for crime to
occur while a _______ is something that can cause crime with no
other factors present.
Ans: Necessary cause; sufficient cause
Quiz: What is the most important criteria by which we judge
theories of crime?
Ans: Predictive accuracy
Quiz: What source of crime statistics contains information on crimes
known to the police
Ans: Uniform Crime Reports
Quiz: In the UCR, murder, rape and theft are _______ offenses
while vandalism, gambling and disorderly conduct are _______.
Ans: Part I, Part II
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