CMY1501 LATEST EXAM PACK

EXAM QUESTIONS: 1 Punishment should deter and control behaviour, fit the crime and be swift. To which school of thought does the above excerpt refer? 1 Social milieu 2 Classical 3 Positivist 4 Critical 2 Which feminist perspective focuses on the importance of patriarchy, and argues that prostitution is the product of a patriarchal society, inequality and unequal power relations? 1. Postmodern 2. Socialist 3. Radical 4. Liberal 3 Burton (2007), reports that … is a route into gang membership for children that live in communities in Cape Town where gangs are rife. 1. a sense of belonging 2. negative peer association 3. poor parental supervision 4. substance use 4 The components of emotions include: 1. Feelings, body arousal, a sense of purpose and social expression. 2. Aspirations, social expression, a sense of purpose and feelings. 3. A need for achievement, a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging. 4. A sense of belonging, body arousal, aspirations and social expression. 5 Some offenders weigh the costs and benefits of crime and then the involvement in crime becomes a decision-making process. This statement is linked to: 1. Social learning 2. Positivism 3. Rational choice 4. Determinism 6 Which criminologist stated that criminal behaviour is learned during interaction with others, mostly in small groups, and that criminals learn to favour criminal behaviour over noncriminal behaviour through association with both forms of behaviour in different degrees? 1. Robert Merton 2. Cesare Beccaria 3. Jeremy Bentham 4. Edwin Sutherland 7 An inability to manipulate abstract concepts, to foresee the consequences of delinquent and offending behaviour, to appreciate the feelings of victims, as well as frustration associated with poor verbal abilities, refer to: 1. Physical and biological factors as risk factors associated with criminal causation. 2. Personality and temperament as criminal risk predictors. 3. Mental and psychological disorders as criminal risk factors. 4. Intelligence as a risk indicator of criminal causation. 8 The idea that ‘people differ in the extent to which they are vulnerable to the temptations of the moment’ refers to: 1. Victim empathy 2. Self-control 3. Moral values 4. A sense of power