Deck 1: Crime and Criminology

Question 1

According to the conflict view of crime, criminal laws are viewed as acts created to protect the haves from the have-nots.​

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Not all crimes are deviant and not all deviant acts are criminal.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Members of a grand jury are made up of law enforcement officers and judges.​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Criminology is an academic discipline that uses scientific methods to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior.​

Question 5

Chicago School sociologists argued that social forces operating in urban areas created a crime-promoting environment; some areas were "natural areas" for crime.​

Question 6

Bail is established at the preliminary hearing.​

Question 7

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.​

Question 8

Developmental criminologists trace criminal careers over the life course.​

Question 9

Critical criminologists contend that society's economic system plays a significant role in producing criminal behavior.​

Question 10

The mid-eighteenth-century belief stressing that the relationship between crime and punishment should be balanced and fair can be traced to Cesare Beccaria.​

Question 11

The juvenile delinquency research of Eleanor and Sheldon Glueck (in the 1940s and 1950s) profoundly influenced criminology and formed the basis for today's trait theory.​

Question 12

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.

Question 13

At the preliminary hearing, the judge decides whether there is probable cause sufficient for trial.​

Question 14

The criminological enterprise subarea of criminal statistics/crime measurement involves creating methodologies that are able to accurately measure activities, trends, and patterns in crime.

Question 15

The term criminal law refers to the written code that defines crimes and their punishments.​

Question 16

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.​

Question 17

In the case of Miller v. Alabama, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that criminological research is obsolete in the court system and has set a precedent for its exclusion ever since.

Question 18

The distinction between whether a crime is classified as a felony or misdemeanor is based upon the age of the individual committing the crime.​

Question 19

Under common law, if a new rule was successfully applied in a number of different cases, it would become a precedent.​

Question 20

A crime becomes a deviant act when it is deemed by lawmakers as socially harmful or dangerous.​

Question 21

If a defendant is released on bail and fails to appear for his or her hearing, a court date, referred to as a recognizance hearing, is held to determine possible sanctions, which include forfeiture of bail money, property, and additional criminal sanctions.

Question 22

According to the text, recent research in the subarea of criminology involving terrorism found that mental illness is the primary cause in explaining why young people become terrorists.

Question 23

"Let the punishment fit the crime" refers to which criminological school of thought?​

A) ​Positivist criminology
B) ​Developmental criminology
C) ​Classical criminology
D) ​Sociological criminology

Question 24

A deviant act becomes a crime when it is defined, _____.

A) ​challenged, and banned under common law
B) ​stigmatized, and banned under procedural law
C) ​prohibited, and punished under criminal law
D) ​prohibited, and punished under civil law

Question 25

Nolle prosequi refers to the notion of "no prosecution," or cases in which the state has so much evidence against the defendant that a trial is not needed in order to convict the accused.

Question 26

Criminologists interested in computing criminal statistics focus on creating ________ measurements of criminal behavior.​

A) ​tactical and strategic
B) ​valid and reliable
C) ​legal and positivist
D) ​current and applicable

Question 27

The man who was considered the "father of criminology" and who referred to offenders as "born criminals" was​

A) Cesare Lombroso
B) ​Keith Bell​
C) ​Emile Durkheim
D) Jeremy Bentham

Question 28

According to the biological/psychological perspective, which type of forces account for crime?​

A) ​Internal
B) ​Political
C) ​Ecological
D) ​Situational

Question 29

Gathering valid crime data, devising new research methods, and measuring crime patterns and trends fall under the ______ subarea of the criminological enterprise.

A) ​victimology
B) ​penology/sentencing/corrections
C) ​theory construction
D) ​criminal statistics/crime measurement

Question 30

Marvin Wolfgang's 1958 study Patterns in Criminal Homicide is an example of which subarea of the criminological enterprise?​

A) ​Developing theories of crime causation
B) ​Understanding and describing criminal behavior
C) ​Criminal statistics/crime measurement
D) ​Sociology of law

Question 31

An evaluation of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) program, which classifies people on probation, among other things, has been found to cut recidivism rates for high-risk offenders by as much as 20 percent.

Question 32

To be truly ethical, criminological research must have social value to research participants rather than simply doing no harm.

Question 33

Individuals interact with various people, organizations, institutions, and social norms as they mature and develop. This process is referred to as ______.

A) ​integration
B) ​socialization
C) ​assimilation
D) ​civilization

Question 34

The ______ was a group of urban sociologists who examined how neighborhood conditions, such as poverty levels, influenced crime rates. Their sociological vision transformed into social structure theory.​

A) ​Philadelphia School
B) ​Seattle School
C) ​Chicago School
D) ​New York School

Question 35

Caesar Beccaria, in the 1700s, was one of the first scholars to develop a systematic understanding of why people commit crime. Beccaria helped to form the core of what today is referred to as ______________ criminology.​

A) ​determinism
B) ​classical
C) ​positivism
D) ​Marxism

Question 36

The academic discipline of criminology uses scientific methods to study the__________ of criminal behavior.​

A) ​nature, extent, cause, and control
B) ​history, economics, and control
C) ​prevalence, placement, and reduction
D) ​economics, politics, and policies

Question 37

Penology refers to the subarea of criminology that focuses on the correction and control of criminal offenders.​

Question 38

According to the structural perspective, crime rates are a function of _____ forces, such as neighborhood conditions, cultural factors, and norm conflict.​

A) ​situational
B) ​internal
C) ​political
D) ​ecological

Question 39

The writings of Karl Marx have had a great impact on _________ criminology, which faults the economic system for producing the conditions that lead to high crime rates.​

A) ​classical
B) ​positivist
C) ​developmental
D) ​critical

Question 40

A jury that is unable to agree on a decision, thus leaving the case unresolved and open for possible retrial is known as a hung jury.

Question 41

The _______ view of crime sees society as a collection of diverse groups who are in a constant and continuing struggle to gain political power in order to advance their economic or social situation.​

A) ​consensus
B) ​conflict
C) ​interactionist
D) ​legalistic

Question 42

Criminologists should be ethical in their research because ______.

A) ​they may face a jail sentence if they are not
B) ​they are moral entrepreneurs
C) ​the lives of millions of people may be influenced by their research
D) ​they are seeking to validate their own theories

Question 43

Which of the following is not a legitimate social goal of the criminal law?​

A) ​Enforcing social control
B) ​Encouraging revenge
C) ​Expressing public opinion and morality
D) ​Deterring criminal behavior

Question 44

Which concept of crime implies that crimes are behaviors that all members of society consider to be repugnant, be they rich and powerful or poor and powerless?​

A) ​Consensus view of crime
B) ​Conflict view of crime
C) ​Interactionist view of crime
D) ​Legalistic view of crime

Question 45

Mala prohibitum crimes, such as traffic offenses and gambling violations, change according to social conditions and attitudes. Criminal law is used to codify these changes, reflecting which purpose of law?​

A) ​Enforcing social control
B) ​Creating equity
C) ​Expressing public opinion and morality
D) ​Maintaining social order

Question 46

Which of the following offenses would be classified as a misdemeanor?​

A) ​Rape
B) ​Treason
C) ​Grand theft auto
D) ​Battery

Question 47

The American legal system is a direct descendent of _____.

A) ​Roman appellate law
B) ​British appellate law
C) ​British common law
D) ​Roman common law

Question 48

Not only should criminological research do no harm to subjects, but this research should also ______.​

A) ​lead to prestige and status for the researcher
B) ​result in financial gain for the researcher
C) ​result in financial gain for research subjects
D) ​be empowering and directly useful to research subjects

Question 49

Which of the following offenses would be classified as a felony?​

A) ​Petty larceny
B) ​Assault and battery
C) ​Burglary
D) ​Disturbing the peace

Question 50

In the 1930s, Harry Anslinger, then head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, launched a successful effort to criminalize marijuana, which had been legal until that time. Which concept of crime does Anslinger's moral crusade reflect?​

A) ​Consensus view of crime
B) ​Conflict view of crime
C) ​Interactionist view of crime
D) ​Legalistic view of crime

Question 51

Agencies of social control include all of the following except​

A) ​corrections
B) ​courts
C) ​police
D) ​legislatures

Question 52

Which of the following places the decision points of the criminal justice system in order of their occurrence?​

A) ​Complaint, arrest, arraignment, investigation
B) ​Plea bargaining, grand jury, correctional treatment, appeal
C) ​Custody, arraignment, adjudication, disposition
D) ​Disposition, investigation, correctional treatment, plea bargaining

Question 53

Under common law, if a royal judge successfully applied a ruling in a number of different cases and published that ruling in order that other judges could apply the ruling in their subsequent decisions, the ruling would become ______.​

A) ​a precedent
B) ​a royal order
C) ​statutory law
D) ​a key decision

Question 54

For the consensus view of crime, it is the ______ that defines crimes and their punishments.​

A) ​social contract
B) ​legal code
C) ​moral code
D) ​written code

Question 55

Which of the following situations reflect an act of deviance as opposed to a crime?

A) ​A thief who steals an unlocked automobile
B) ​A passerby who observes a person drowning and does not offer aid
C) ​A person who withdraws from family after joining a religious cult
D) ​A man who rapes a woman

Question 56

Mala in se crimes, such as murder and rape, reflect which view of crime?

A) ​Consensus view of crime
B) ​Conflict view of crime
C) ​Interactionist view of crime
D) ​Legalistic view of crime

Question 57

Approximately how many people are arrested each year for serious felony offenses?​

A) ​2 million
B) ​12 million
C) ​24 million
D) ​40 million

Question 58

Criminologists may face an ethical issue when ______.

A) ​studying only poor, minority subjects while ignoring white-collar criminals
B) ​using a mail survey instead of face-to-face interviews
C) ​publishing findings in a public journal
D) ​all of the above​

Question 59

Police assume which role in the criminal justice system?​

A) ​Apprehending suspects
B) ​Advocates for victims
C) ​Sentencing defendants
D) ​Incarcerating the guilty

Question 60

The most famous set of written laws of the ancient world was a code based on punishment via physical retaliation, "an eye for an eye," but the severity of punishment was dependent on one's class standing. This code was known as the ______.​

A) ​Code of Hammurabi
B) ​Mosaic Code
C) ​Judeo-Christian Code
D) ​Code of the Israelites

Question 61

_______ consists of actions that depart from the social norm.​

Question 62

A _______ is an act deemed socially harmful or dangerous and is prohibited under the criminal law.​

Question 63

The lawyers on his team believe that acts prohibited by the criminal law constitute behaviors considered unacceptable and impermissible. They believe that government should achieve a number of social goals when outlawing certain behaviors. Which common goal is said to have been met by applying criminal punishments that are designed to prevent crimes before they occur?​

A) ​Enforcing social control
B) ​Discouraging revenge
C) ​Teaching moral values
D) ​Deterring criminal behavior

Question 64

A relapse into criminal behavior after apprehension, conviction, and correction for a previous crime is known as ______.

A) ​Neutralization theory
B) ​Recidivism
C) enology
D) ​Responsivity

Question 65

What is the term used to describe a jury that is unable to agree on a decision?​

A) ​Broken
B) ​Hung
C) ​Mixed
D) ​Tied

Question 66

Which of the following is not one of the subareas of criminology listed outlined in the text?

A) ​Biosocial Behaviorism
B) ​Victimology
C) ​Penology
D) ​Criminal Statistics

Question 67

What subarea of criminology would be most interested in understanding the victim's role in Donald's case?​

A) ​Crime statistics
B) ​Penology
C) ​Sociology of law
D) ​Victimology

Question 68

Edwin Sutherland is most known for his pioneering research in which of the following fields?

A) White-collar crime
B) Environmental crime
C) Social bond theory
D) Techniques of neutralization

Question 69

According to Marvin Wolfgang, the incident described above is best characterized as a ______.

A) ​criminological enterprise
B) ​misdemeanor
C) ​victim-precipitated homicide
D) ​white-collar homicide

Question 70

The written code that defines crimes and their punishments is ________________.​

Question 71

____________ is the branch of social sciences that uses the scientific method of the natural sciences and suggests that human behavior is a product of social, biological, psychological, or economic forces that can be empirically measured.​

Question 72

The treatment of criminal offenders that is aimed at preventing future criminal behavior is _______________.​

Question 73

Assuming Donald's guilt, rehabilitation would begin at what phase of the criminal justice process?​

A) ​Preliminary hearing
B) ​Arrest
C) ​Trial
D) ​Incarceration

Question 74

A lack of norms or clear social standards is referred to as ____________.​

Question 75

______________ is the study of the victim's role in criminal events.​

Question 76

A statutory requirement that a certain penalty shall be carried out in all cases of conviction for a specified offense or series of offenses is known as ______.

A) ​mandatory sentencing
B) ​specified sentencing
C) ​selective sentencing
D) ​required sentencing

Question 77

The view that criminality is a function of people's interactions with various organizations, institutions, and processes in society is known as ______.

A) social process theory
B) techniques of neutralization
C) social conflict theory
D) social structure theory

Question 78

The accused is brought before the trial judge and formal charges are read during which step in the criminal justice process?​

A) ​Adjudication
B) ​Arrest
C) ​Arraignment
D) ​Disposition

Question 79

A(n) _________ measure is a measure that actually measures what it purports to measure.​

Question 80

Who would argue that Donald weighed the potential costs and benefits of shooting the victim and decided to pull the trigger as a result of free will?​

A) ​A conflict theorist
B) ​A critical criminologist
C) ​A positivist
D) ​A rational choice theorist