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Name: Score:60 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 60
Social disorganization theory focuses on which of the following conditions in urban environment?
Age and ethnic differences
inadequate social control and deteriorated housing
frustration and stress levels
unequal distribution of wealth and power
In adequate social control and deteriorated housing
Age and ethnic differences
Unequal distribution of wealth and power
Frustration and stress levels
Term 2 of 60
T/F: kids who had experienced birth complications indicative of neurological impairment had also
experienced maternal rejections as they matured were no different than kids who did not
experience these symptoms in criminal activity
True
False
Term 3 of 60
Who is considered to be the father of positivism?
Lombroso
Comte
Durkheim
Beccaria
,Term 4 of 60
The idea that victims of crime, especially childhood abuse, are more likely to perpetrate crimes
themselves is called the:
circle of life
routine theory
cycle of violence
masculinity
Term 5 of 60
According to the ____ hypothesis, the criminality of females is masked because of protective
attitude toward women in our society'
Masculinity
Chivalry
Feminist
Gender
Term 6 of 60
____________ theory states that people learn behavior by observing how other people act.
Social Learning
Routine Activities Theory
Social Construct
Behavioral
, Term 7 of 60
Those who reject the goals but retain the traditional means to retain the little they have been able
to achieve represent which type of adaptation?
Innovation
conformity
ritualism
rebellion
Term 8 of 60
Henry Goddard, Richard Dugdale, and Arthur Estabrook were advocates of which school of
thought?
Utilitarianism
Chicago school
inheritance school
classical school
Term 9 of 60
T/F: The cycle of violence explains that offenders begin their criminal offending by starting small
with simple thefts and progress in violence, finally peaking with sexual assaults and or murders.
True
False
Term 10 of 60
T/F: The media are often involved with downplaying crime and report lower numbers of true
crime statistics to help society feel less fearful.
True
False
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