Question 1

Following Durkheim's ideas of anomie, where might we expect homicide to be highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  In rural areas where people are left to their own devices. 
B)  In urban areas where people are less connected to other people. 
C)  In suburban areas, where people have more to lose. 
D)  In non-urban areas where we would expect people to know others more intimately 
A)  In rural areas where people are left to their own devices. 
B)  In urban areas where people are less connected to other people. 
C)  In suburban areas, where people have more to lose. 
D)  In non-urban areas where we would expect people to know others more intimately B

Question 2

According to Kretschmer, if we arrested a young man for criminal offending - especially murder, which body type would he be most likely to have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leptosome 
B)  Mesosome 
C)  Athletic 
D)  Pyknic 
A)  Leptosome 
B)  Mesosome 
C)  Athletic 
D)  Pyknic C

Question 3

According to the classical school perspective, individuals commit crime because they

Accepted Answer

A)  Have rationally determined it makes sense to do crime. 
B)  Natural born criminals 
C)  They have a chemical imbalance. 
D)  They are poverty stricken. 
A)  Have rationally determined it makes sense to do crime. 
B)  Natural born criminals 
C)  They have a chemical imbalance. 
D)  They are poverty stricken. A

Question 4

The importance of Shaw and McKay's study of crime in Chicago is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  They proved that crime was inherited. 
B)  Regardless of who lived in high crime areas, they tended to remain high crime areas. 
C)  Criminals weighed the cost and benefits of doing crime. 
D)  Crime was inherent to certain racial groups. 
A)  They proved that crime was inherited. 
B)  Regardless of who lived in high crime areas, they tended to remain high crime areas. 
C)  Criminals weighed the cost and benefits of doing crime. 
D)  Crime was inherent to certain racial groups.

Question 5

Type question here

Accepted Answer

A)  Most twins have been incarcerated. 
B)  The concordance rate was highest among fraternal twins suggesting that heredity was an important cause of crime. 
C)  The concordance rate was highest among identical twins suggesting that heredity was an important cause of crime. 
D)  The concordance rate was highest among fraternal twins suggesting that environment was an important cause of crime 
A)  Most twins have been incarcerated. 
B)  The concordance rate was highest among fraternal twins suggesting that heredity was an important cause of crime. 
C)  The concordance rate was highest among identical twins suggesting that heredity was an important cause of crime. 
D)  The concordance rate was highest among fraternal twins suggesting that environment was an important cause of crime

Question 6

The three basic criteria scientists follow to determine if causation is likely include all but which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The relationship between cause and effect must not be spurious. 
B)  Cause must come before the effect. 
C)  The cause and effect must be correlated. 
D)  The relationship between cause and effect must be spurious. 
A)  The relationship between cause and effect must not be spurious. 
B)  Cause must come before the effect. 
C)  The cause and effect must be correlated. 
D)  The relationship between cause and effect must be spurious.

Question 7

Which of these is a persistent disorder or disability of the mind that results in abnormally aggressive or irresponsible behavior that is not the product to psychosis or other illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizophrenia 
B)  Split Personality 
C)  Antisocial personality disorder 
D)  Mania 
A)  Schizophrenia 
B)  Split Personality 
C)  Antisocial personality disorder 
D)  Mania

Question 8

Studies of different hormones and violent offending suggest that all of the following are True except which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a positive relationship between testosterone and violence. 
B)  There is a positive relationship between adrenalin and aggression. 
C)  There is a negative relationship between adrenalin and aggression. 
D)  Higher blood serotonin levels were linked to higher self-reported levels of violence. 
A)  There is a positive relationship between testosterone and violence. 
B)  There is a positive relationship between adrenalin and aggression. 
C)  There is a negative relationship between adrenalin and aggression. 
D)  Higher blood serotonin levels were linked to higher self-reported levels of violence.

Question 9

Which of the following is not given by Barkan as an explanation for the fact that the U.S. is one of the most violent industrial nations today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic stratification 
B)  High rates of gun ownership 
C)  Racial hostility 
D)  Culture of violence 
A)  Economic stratification 
B)  High rates of gun ownership 
C)  Racial hostility 
D)  Culture of violence

Question 10

Lombroso's term for the less evolved physically degenerate criminals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Atavistic 
B)  Carnivalistic 
C)  Asthenic 
D)  Criminaloids 
A)  Atavistic 
B)  Carnivalistic 
C)  Asthenic 
D)  Criminaloids

Following Durkheim's ideas of anomie, where might we expect homicide to be highest?

According to Kretschmer, if we arrested a young man for criminal offending - especially murder, which body type would he be most likely to have?

According to the classical school perspective, individuals commit crime because they

The importance of Shaw and McKay's study of crime in Chicago is that:

Type question here

The three basic criteria scientists follow to determine if causation is likely include all but which one of the following?

Which of these is a persistent disorder or disability of the mind that results in abnormally aggressive or irresponsible behavior that is not the product to psychosis or other illness.

Studies of different hormones and violent offending suggest that all of the following are True except which one?

Which of the following is not given by Barkan as an explanation for the fact that the U.S. is one of the most violent industrial nations today?

Lombroso's term for the less evolved physically degenerate criminals.

Definitions and Degrees

Murder Data: Measuring Murder Homicide Trends and Patterns

Confrontational Homicide

Intimate Partner Homicide

Infanticide and Child Murder

Mass and Spree Murder

Serial Murder

Murder As Hate Crime

Investigating Homicide

Homicide in Court

The Impact of Homicide

Reducing Murder Future of Homicide in Us

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Exam 3: Explanations for Homicide

Following Durkheim's ideas of anomie, where might we expect homicide to be highest?

According to Kretschmer, if we arrested a young man for criminal offending - especially murder, which body type would he be most likely to have?

According to the classical school perspective, individuals commit crime because they

The importance of Shaw and McKay's study of crime in Chicago is that:

Type question here

The three basic criteria scientists follow to determine if causation is likely include all but which one of the following?

Which of these is a persistent disorder or disability of the mind that results in abnormally aggressive or irresponsible behavior that is not the product to psychosis or other illness.

Studies of different hormones and violent offending suggest that all of the following are True except which one?

Which of the following is not given by Barkan as an explanation for the fact that the U.S. is one of the most violent industrial nations today?

Lombroso's term for the less evolved physically degenerate criminals.

Definitions and Degrees

Murder Data: Measuring Murder Homicide Trends and Patterns

Confrontational Homicide

Intimate Partner Homicide

Infanticide and Child Murder

Mass and Spree Murder

Serial Murder

Murder As Hate Crime

Investigating Homicide

Homicide in Court

The Impact of Homicide

Reducing Murder Future of Homicide in Us

Filters