Test Bank for Criminology 8e 8th Edition by Larry J. Siegel. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 14
Part I: CONCEPTS OF CRIME, LAW, AND CRIMINOLOGY.
1. Crime and Criminology.
2. The Nature and Extent of Crime.
3. Victims and Victimization.
Part II: THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION...
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Chapter 01: Crime and Criminology
1. Criminology is an academic discipline that uses scientific methods to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of
criminal behavior.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Elements of Criminology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.01 - Explain the various elements of criminology.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:33 AM
2. The criminological enterprise subarea of criminal statistics/crime measurement involves creating methodologies that
are able to accurately measure activities, trends, and patterns in crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Elements of Criminology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.01 - Explain the various elements of criminology.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:33 AM
3. The branch of social science that uses the scientific method of the natural sciences and suggests that human behavior is
a product of social, biological, or economic forces which one can measure empirically is known as the Classical School of
Criminology.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Elements of Criminology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.01 - Explain the various elements of criminology.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:32 AM
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,4. Chicago School sociologists argued that social forces operating in urban areas created a crime-promoting environment;
some areas were “natural areas” for crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Elements of Criminology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.01 - Explain the various elements of criminology.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:35 AM
5. Critical criminologists contend that society’s economic system plays a significant role in producing criminal behavior.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Elements of Criminology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.01 - Explain the various elements of criminology.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:35 AM
6. The research performed on youths involved in the criminal justice system of Eleanor and Sheldon Glueck (in the 1940s
and 1950s) profoundly influenced criminology and formed the basis for today’s trait theory.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Elements of Criminology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.01 - Explain the various elements of criminology.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:36 AM
7. According to the conflict view of crime, criminal laws are designed to protect the power and position of the upper class
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,at the expense of those in the lower income brackets.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: How Criminologists View Crime
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.03 - Discuss the three different definitions of “crime” used by
criminologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:38 AM
8. The consensus view of crime suggests that the definition of crime reflects the preferences and opinions of people who
hold social power in a particular legal jurisdiction.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: How Criminologists View Crime
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.03 - Discuss the three different definitions of “crime” used by
criminologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:39 AM
9. Under common law, if a new decision was successfully applied to similar cases, it would become precedent.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Criminology and the Criminal Law
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.04 - Discuss the different purposes of the criminal law.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:58 AM
10. The distinction between whether a crime is classified as a felony or misdemeanor is based upon the age of the
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, individual committing the crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Criminology and the Criminal Law
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.04 - Discuss the different purposes of the criminal law.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 3:59 AM
11. Over the past decades, it has been shown that criminological research has been influenced by government funding
linked to topics the government wants researched and topics the government wishes to avoid.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Ethical Issues in Criminology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.06 - Identify the ethical issues in criminology.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 4:00 AM
12. Bail is established at the preliminary hearing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Criminology and Criminal Justice
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.SIEG.19.01.05 - Describe the criminal justice process.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering
DATE CREATED: 6/28/2022 3:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/28/2022 4:02 AM
13. Members of a grand jury are made up of law enforcement officers and judges.
a. True
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