CMY1501 || with Complete Solutions.
The word" criminology" literally means the study of: correct answers crime
Crime statistics were compiled for the first time by: correct answers 3) Adolphe Quetelet
Some criminologists distinguish criminology as the study of ___. correct answers crime and
criminal justice.
In South Africa, police crime statistics are provided by the correct answers Crime
Information Analysis Centre (CIAC).
___ zooms in on the political and economic structures of discrimination and
exploitation as causes of crime and the reasons for some actions to be classified as
crime and others not correct answers Critical criminology
Alternative sources of information are needed to establish the true extent of correct answers
2) crime patterns.
In relation to intelligence as risk indicator for criminal behaviour, studies indicate that
a large fraction of offenders' IQ is at the __ scale.
1) high end of intelligence
2) far end of intelligence
3) middle end intelligence
4) low end of intelligence correct answers 4) low end of intelligence
Social ___ refers to the dynamic, multi-dimensional process of being shut out, fully or
partially, from the various social, economic, political or cultural system which serves
to assist the integration of a person into society.
1) exclusion
2) mobility
3) theory
4) cohesion correct answers 1) exclusion
___ law resolves disputes between private individuals, the chief aim being
compensation for a private injustice.
1) Criminal
2) Civil
3) Statutory
4) Common correct answers 2) Civil
Criminology is an applied discipline within the human sciences. Its field of study
includes the scientific study of ___.
1) crime, criminals, victims, punishment and the prevention and control of crime.
2) crime, victims, families of victims and criminals and crime control only.
3) victims, punishment and the prevention and control of unknown offenders.
4) punishment and the prevention and control of law enforcement agencies. correct answers
1) crime, criminals, victims, punishment and the prevention and control of crime.
Generally speaking, criminologists study crime from two points of view, and those
, points of view are the ___.
1) classical and modern definitions of crime.
2) cultural and societal definitions of crime.
3) juridical and non-juridical definitions of crime.
4) Juridical and professional definitions of crime. correct answers 3) juridical and non-
juridical definitions of crime.
According to the ___ crime is a product of the capitalist system.
1) Rational choice theory
2) Social process approach
3) Social structure approach
4) Marxist criminology approach correct answers 4) Marxist criminology approach
Recidivism means ___.
1) prevention of crime
2) punishment of crime.
3) relapses into crime
4) in relation to crime correct answers 3) relapses into crime
A wrongful act can be defined as ___.
1) an act that conflicts with the legal norm in the form of a prescription or
prohibition.
2) a culpable frame of mind in which a person commits a wrongful act.
3) an antisocial conduct that is In conflict with the law or detrimental to the sound
normal life of an individual.
4) punishment that comprises a prison sentence, a fine, correctional supervision,
a suspended or deferred sentence or a combination of any of these correct answers 1) an act
that conflicts with the legal norm in the form of a prescription or
prohibition.
Tarde, Guerry and Quetelet were proponents of the social milieu school of thought.
Two approaches can be distinguished in this school of thought, namely the ___.
1) Psycho-social and social structure approach
2) Social structure and social process approaches.
3) positivist and the interpretativist approach.
4) Psychological and social process approach. correct answers 2) Social structure and social
process approaches
Positivism assumes that ___.
1) All people are equal in their rights and should be treated equally before the
law and people who commit crime are motivated by pleasure.
2) The state is selective and biased, focusing on some acts as being criminal
usually those committed by the powerless.
3) Forces beyond the control of individuals determine criminal behaviour.
4) Improved social conditions will prevent crime correct answers 3) Forces beyond the
control of individuals determine criminal behaviour.
There are three separate but overlapping branches within the ___.
1) cultural perspective
2) social structure perspective
The word" criminology" literally means the study of: correct answers crime
Crime statistics were compiled for the first time by: correct answers 3) Adolphe Quetelet
Some criminologists distinguish criminology as the study of ___. correct answers crime and
criminal justice.
In South Africa, police crime statistics are provided by the correct answers Crime
Information Analysis Centre (CIAC).
___ zooms in on the political and economic structures of discrimination and
exploitation as causes of crime and the reasons for some actions to be classified as
crime and others not correct answers Critical criminology
Alternative sources of information are needed to establish the true extent of correct answers
2) crime patterns.
In relation to intelligence as risk indicator for criminal behaviour, studies indicate that
a large fraction of offenders' IQ is at the __ scale.
1) high end of intelligence
2) far end of intelligence
3) middle end intelligence
4) low end of intelligence correct answers 4) low end of intelligence
Social ___ refers to the dynamic, multi-dimensional process of being shut out, fully or
partially, from the various social, economic, political or cultural system which serves
to assist the integration of a person into society.
1) exclusion
2) mobility
3) theory
4) cohesion correct answers 1) exclusion
___ law resolves disputes between private individuals, the chief aim being
compensation for a private injustice.
1) Criminal
2) Civil
3) Statutory
4) Common correct answers 2) Civil
Criminology is an applied discipline within the human sciences. Its field of study
includes the scientific study of ___.
1) crime, criminals, victims, punishment and the prevention and control of crime.
2) crime, victims, families of victims and criminals and crime control only.
3) victims, punishment and the prevention and control of unknown offenders.
4) punishment and the prevention and control of law enforcement agencies. correct answers
1) crime, criminals, victims, punishment and the prevention and control of crime.
Generally speaking, criminologists study crime from two points of view, and those
, points of view are the ___.
1) classical and modern definitions of crime.
2) cultural and societal definitions of crime.
3) juridical and non-juridical definitions of crime.
4) Juridical and professional definitions of crime. correct answers 3) juridical and non-
juridical definitions of crime.
According to the ___ crime is a product of the capitalist system.
1) Rational choice theory
2) Social process approach
3) Social structure approach
4) Marxist criminology approach correct answers 4) Marxist criminology approach
Recidivism means ___.
1) prevention of crime
2) punishment of crime.
3) relapses into crime
4) in relation to crime correct answers 3) relapses into crime
A wrongful act can be defined as ___.
1) an act that conflicts with the legal norm in the form of a prescription or
prohibition.
2) a culpable frame of mind in which a person commits a wrongful act.
3) an antisocial conduct that is In conflict with the law or detrimental to the sound
normal life of an individual.
4) punishment that comprises a prison sentence, a fine, correctional supervision,
a suspended or deferred sentence or a combination of any of these correct answers 1) an act
that conflicts with the legal norm in the form of a prescription or
prohibition.
Tarde, Guerry and Quetelet were proponents of the social milieu school of thought.
Two approaches can be distinguished in this school of thought, namely the ___.
1) Psycho-social and social structure approach
2) Social structure and social process approaches.
3) positivist and the interpretativist approach.
4) Psychological and social process approach. correct answers 2) Social structure and social
process approaches
Positivism assumes that ___.
1) All people are equal in their rights and should be treated equally before the
law and people who commit crime are motivated by pleasure.
2) The state is selective and biased, focusing on some acts as being criminal
usually those committed by the powerless.
3) Forces beyond the control of individuals determine criminal behaviour.
4) Improved social conditions will prevent crime correct answers 3) Forces beyond the
control of individuals determine criminal behaviour.
There are three separate but overlapping branches within the ___.
1) cultural perspective
2) social structure perspective
