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Criminology Exam #5 Questions andAnswers
Which of the following is a strength of the view that genetic factors influence criminality?
- Answer-It explains why a small percentage of youths in high-crime areas become
chronic offenders.
Which of the following individuals can be classified as having inadequate cognitive
processing? - Answer-An individual perceives a personal joke as a major slight and
takes revenge by physically assaulting the person who made the joke.
A young adult who has received two Driving While Intoxicated misdemeanors in three
months is ordered by the court to take part in a drinking and driving program as part of a
probationary sentence. This program is intended to reduce recidivism. This is an
example of a: - Answer-tertiary prevention program
Arousal theory holds that some individuals: - Answer-may seek aggression and violence
to bring them up to comfortable stimulation levels.
As trait theory has evolved out of sociobiology and biosocial theory, what aspect of it
has remained essentially unchanged over time? - Answer-Certain individuals have
genetic traits that make them more susceptible to crime
Which branch of cognitive theory is concerned with the way people utilize knowledge to
make decisions and solve problems? - Answer-information processing
Which of the following could serve to dispel evolutionary theory in explaining criminality?
- Answer-a significant decrease over a generation in the offspring of criminals engaging
in criminal activity
Due to behavior modeling, which of the following would play a primary role in
encouraging an adolescent to engage in aggression? - Answer-growing up in a
household where domestic violence between parents is frequent
What do the biochemical, neurological, and genetic views on crime causation all share?
- Answer-the belief that criminal behavior comprises both biological and sociological
elements
Antisocial behavior from ADHD or CD that leads to crime would be primarily considered
a: - Answer-neurological factor.
Why would the statement "all children of criminals will commit crime" be outright
rejected under positivism? - Answer-It is not based on direct, scientific observation.
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