Question 1

How does situational crime prevention operate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Removing disorder from communities 
B)  Denying the offender easy crime opportunities 
C)  Encouraging officers to get to know community residents personally 
D)  Cracking down on all crimes 
A)  Removing disorder from communities 
B)  Denying the offender easy crime opportunities 
C)  Encouraging officers to get to know community residents personally 
D)  Cracking down on all crimes B

Question 2

Why are arrests and punishment ineffective for controlling drunk driving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drunk driving is not a crime in most states 
B)  Offenders are usually too drunk to remember being arrested 
C)  Drinking is embedded in social life and difficult to control 
D)  They are actually very effective 
A)  Drunk driving is not a crime in most states 
B)  Offenders are usually too drunk to remember being arrested 
C)  Drinking is embedded in social life and difficult to control 
D)  They are actually very effective C

Question 3

What question do social control theorists ask?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why do criminals commit crime? 
B)  Why doesn't everybody commit crime? 
C)  Why is crime concentrated in certain neighborhoods? 
D)  How does strain lead to crime? 
A)  Why do criminals commit crime? 
B)  Why doesn't everybody commit crime? 
C)  Why is crime concentrated in certain neighborhoods? 
D)  How does strain lead to crime? B

Question 4

What was Cesare Lombroso's contribution to criminology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social bonding 
B)  The born criminal 
C)  Self-control 
D)  Social disorganization 
A)  Social bonding 
B)  The born criminal 
C)  Self-control 
D)  Social disorganization

Question 5

Which of the following crimes generally requires the most procedural steps?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homicide 
B)  Breaking and entering 
C)  Domestic assault 
D)  Drunk driving 
A)  Homicide 
B)  Breaking and entering 
C)  Domestic assault 
D)  Drunk driving

Question 6

What are the two basic imbalances that impair the control process?

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Question 7

According to the crime triangle, over what do managers provide supervision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Places 
B)  Targets 
C)  Offenders 
D)  Beliefs 
A)  Places 
B)  Targets 
C)  Offenders 
D)  Beliefs

Question 8

Which of the following is a situational prevention method to reduce alcohol consumption in and around college campuses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hold party hosts liable for misbehavior 
B)  Restrict days and hours of sale 
C)  Use quota for drinks per person 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Hold party hosts liable for misbehavior 
B)  Restrict days and hours of sale 
C)  Use quota for drinks per person 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true about psychopaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  They cannot establish relationships 
B)  They are egocentric and manipulative 
C)  They are rarely associated with crime 
D)  They lack empathy 
A)  They cannot establish relationships 
B)  They are egocentric and manipulative 
C)  They are rarely associated with crime 
D)  They lack empathy

Question 10

How is crime perpetuated according to the cycle of violence?

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Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a part of the situational crime prevention strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase the risks 
B)  Increase the effort 
C)  Ensure more arrests 
D)  Reduce the rewards 
A)  Increase the risks 
B)  Increase the effort 
C)  Ensure more arrests 
D)  Reduce the rewards

Question 12

What is the concept of law known as de minimis?

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Question 13

Describe an example of a situational crime prevention effort.

Accepted Answer

An example of a situational crime preven

Question 14

What is the displacement hypothesis? Is there evidence to support it?

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Question 15

According to social control theory, why might Japanese teenagers be less involved in crime than American teenagers?

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Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an element of routine activity theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Offender 
B)  Target 
C)  Deviant values 
D)  Absence of a guardian 
A)  Offender 
B)  Target 
C)  Deviant values 
D)  Absence of a guardian

Question 17

Describe decision that justice officials can make before a trial starts.

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Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about self-control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low self-control not only makes a person more likely to commit a crime, but also contributes to bad performance at school 
B)  People who exhibit low self-control in one aspect of life generally exhibit high self-control in other aspects 
C)  The link between low self-control and crime is a myth 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Low self-control not only makes a person more likely to commit a crime, but also contributes to bad performance at school 
B)  People who exhibit low self-control in one aspect of life generally exhibit high self-control in other aspects 
C)  The link between low self-control and crime is a myth 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

What term is used for law derived from England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Case law 
B)  Civil law 
C)  Common law 
D)  Napoleonic law 
A)  Case law 
B)  Civil law 
C)  Common law 
D)  Napoleonic law

Question 20

Which type of attachment can strengthen the social bond?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attachment to parents 
B)  Attachment to teachers 
C)  Attachment to nondeviant peers 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Attachment to parents 
B)  Attachment to teachers 
C)  Attachment to nondeviant peers 
D)  All of the above

How does situational crime prevention operate?

Why are arrests and punishment ineffective for controlling drunk driving?

What question do social control theorists ask?

What was Cesare Lombroso's contribution to criminology?

Which of the following crimes generally requires the most procedural steps?

What are the two basic imbalances that impair the control process?

According to the crime triangle, over what do managers provide supervision?

Which of the following is a situational prevention method to reduce alcohol consumption in and around college campuses?

Which of the following is NOT true about psychopaths?

How is crime perpetuated according to the cycle of violence?

Which of the following is NOT a part of the situational crime prevention strategy?

What is the concept of law known as de minimis?

Describe an example of a situational crime prevention effort.

What is the displacement hypothesis? Is there evidence to support it?

According to social control theory, why might Japanese teenagers be less involved in crime than American teenagers?

Which of the following is NOT an element of routine activity theory?

Describe decision that justice officials can make before a trial starts.

Which of the following statements is true about self-control?

What term is used for law derived from England?

Which type of attachment can strengthen the social bond?

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Exam 2: Four Types of Crime Control

How does situational crime prevention operate?

Why are arrests and punishment ineffective for controlling drunk driving?

What question do social control theorists ask?

What was Cesare Lombroso's contribution to criminology?

Which of the following crimes generally requires the most procedural steps?

What are the two basic imbalances that impair the control process?

According to the crime triangle, over what do managers provide supervision?

Which of the following is a situational prevention method to reduce alcohol consumption in and around college campuses?

Which of the following is NOT true about psychopaths?

How is crime perpetuated according to the cycle of violence?

Which of the following is NOT a part of the situational crime prevention strategy?

What is the concept of law known as de minimis?

Describe an example of a situational crime prevention effort.

What is the displacement hypothesis? Is there evidence to support it?

According to social control theory, why might Japanese teenagers be less involved in crime than American teenagers?

Which of the following is NOT an element of routine activity theory?

Describe decision that justice officials can make before a trial starts.

Which of the following statements is true about self-control?

What term is used for law derived from England?

Which type of attachment can strengthen the social bond?

The Crime Challenge

Realistic Justice

Risky Ages

Overt Crime Areas

Risky Settings for Women

Crime Enhancers

Exploring Social Problems, Crime Reduction, and Control Processes

Filters