Criminology-Exam 1 Questions and
Answers Graded A+
criminology - Correct answer-the scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and
control of criminal behavior
interdisciplinary science - Correct answer-involving two or more academic fields
criminal justice - Correct answer-referring to the agencies of social control, such as
police departments, the courts, and correctional institutions that handle criminal
offenders
utilitarianism - Correct answer-the view that people's behavior is motivated by the
pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain
classical criminology - Correct answer-the theoretical perspective suggesting that
(1) people have free will to choose criminal or conventional behaviors; (2) people
choose to commit crime for reasons of greed or personal need; and (3) crime can
be controlled only by the fear of criminal sanctions
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, positivism - Correct answer-the branch of social science that uses the scientific
method of the natural sciences and suggests that human behavior is a product of
social, biological, psychological, or economic forces
scientific method - Correct answer-using verifiable principles and procedures for
the systematic acquisition of knowledge; typically involves formulating a problem,
creating a hypothesis, and collecting data through observation and experiment, to
verify the hypothesis
biosocial theory - Correct answer-approach to criminology that focuses on the
interaction between biological and social factors as they relate to crime
sociological criminology - Correct answer-approach to criminology, based on the
work of Quetelet and Durkheim, that focuses on the relationship between social
factors and crime
anomie - Correct answer-a lack of norms or clear social standards. because of
rapidly shifting moral values, the individual has few guides to what is socially
acceptable
Chicago School - Correct answer-group of urban sociologist who studied the
relationship between environmental conditions and crime
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Answers Graded A+
criminology - Correct answer-the scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and
control of criminal behavior
interdisciplinary science - Correct answer-involving two or more academic fields
criminal justice - Correct answer-referring to the agencies of social control, such as
police departments, the courts, and correctional institutions that handle criminal
offenders
utilitarianism - Correct answer-the view that people's behavior is motivated by the
pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain
classical criminology - Correct answer-the theoretical perspective suggesting that
(1) people have free will to choose criminal or conventional behaviors; (2) people
choose to commit crime for reasons of greed or personal need; and (3) crime can
be controlled only by the fear of criminal sanctions
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, positivism - Correct answer-the branch of social science that uses the scientific
method of the natural sciences and suggests that human behavior is a product of
social, biological, psychological, or economic forces
scientific method - Correct answer-using verifiable principles and procedures for
the systematic acquisition of knowledge; typically involves formulating a problem,
creating a hypothesis, and collecting data through observation and experiment, to
verify the hypothesis
biosocial theory - Correct answer-approach to criminology that focuses on the
interaction between biological and social factors as they relate to crime
sociological criminology - Correct answer-approach to criminology, based on the
work of Quetelet and Durkheim, that focuses on the relationship between social
factors and crime
anomie - Correct answer-a lack of norms or clear social standards. because of
rapidly shifting moral values, the individual has few guides to what is socially
acceptable
Chicago School - Correct answer-group of urban sociologist who studied the
relationship between environmental conditions and crime
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