ADJ 107 – Criminology Exam With Questions and Correct Solutions
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What do immediate impact studies indicate about capital punishment's deterrent
effect on murder? - ANSWER Impact studies indicated that the overall impact of
executions might actually increase the incidence of homicide.
Research that contrasts the murder rates in jurisdictions that have abolishe...
ADJ 107 – Criminology Exam With
Questions and Correct Solutions
What do immediate impact studies indicate about capital punishment's deterrent
effect on murder? - ANSWER Impact studies indicated that the overall impact of
executions might actually increase the incidence of homicide.
Research that contrasts the murder rates in jurisdictions that have abolished the
death penalty with the murder rates in jurisdictions that employ the death penalty is
called: - ANSWER Comparative research
Criminologists argue that "three strikes" policies will not work because: - ANSWER
Such policies will not work for all these reasons.
After the famous Minneapolis domestic violence study, other studies and analyses have
been conducted. Overall, what are the implications of these domestic violence studies? -
ANSWER These studies indicate that even if punishment can produce a short-term
specific deterrent, effect, it fails to produce longer-term behavioral change.
Trait theoritst focus on ____ that are linked to antisocial behavior patterns. - ANSWER
Basic human behavior and drives
According to William Sheldon, who believed that criminals manifest distinct physiques,
which somatotype was most likely to become criminal? - ANSWER Mesomorph
, The study of the activities of several generations of families believed to have an
especially large number of criminal members is the: - ANSWER Inheritance School
The belief that all humans are born with equal potential to learn and achieve is known
as: - ANSWER Equipotentiality
A number of environmental contaminants have been associated with emotional and
behavioral disorders. Which of the following has been linked to aggressive behaviors
on both a macro or national level and on a micro or individual level? - ANSWER Lead
Which of the following statements pertaining to the link between lead and cirme is
inaccurate? - ANSWER The average blood lead level has increased over the past decade.
Biosocial theorists have evaluated the association between violent behavior
episodes and hormone levels. Their findings suggest that abnormal levels of these
male sec hormones influence the neocortex and have been linked to aggressive
behavior. - ANSWER Androgens
It has been argued that declining levels of what hormone cause the aging-out process? -
ANSWER Testosterone
The onset of the menstrual cycle triggers excessive amounts of female sex hormones
that affect antisocial, aggresive behavior. This condition is commonly referred to as:
- ANSWER Premenstual Syndrome
Neurological deficits may interact with another trait or social condition to produce
antisocial behaviors. Research conducted by Raine found that children who had
experienced birth complications and who then experienced ____ were more likely to
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