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The Joys of Criminal Science

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Introduction:
"Just a few questions the wonderful world of criminology."


1. Which of the following is a principle of punishment that establishes the basis of deterrence?
    Certainty
    All of these
    Celerity
    Severity


2. What term did Cesare Lombroso use to describe persons whom he believed to be biological throwbacks to more primitive ancestors?
    Rama pithicus
    Criminaloids
    Atavists
    Neanderthals


3. Which of these assumes that there is an internal mechanism which predisposes a person to engage in crime?
    Differential Association Theory
    Conflict Theory
    Learning Theory
    Biological Control Theory


4. The Shaw and McKay studies found that rates in delinquency were highest in the ______?
    Residential Zone
    Central Business District
    Zone in Transition
    Working Class Zone


5. In which theory is criminality a symptom of underlying conflicts and emotional stress?
    Psychological
    Social Disorganization
    Social Control
    Biological Control


6. Who developed the ecological approach to studying crime?
    Ernest Burgess
    Clifford Shaw
    Robert Park
    Henry McKay


7. Taking one's own life for a greater cause is labled what type of suicide?
    Anomic
    Altruistic
    Egotistical
    Conformist


8. According to strain theory, crime is primarily committed by whom?
    Lower-class
    Middle-class
    Upper-class
    Graduation-class


9. Jake Glopnick is a college professor who has given up on the institutionalized goal of wealth, but still accepts the legitimate means for achieving wealth. According to Robert Merton, Jake is a(n) ______?
    Conformist
    Ritualist
    Innovator
    Retreatist


10. If a judge says to a convicted defendent: 'Conduct like yours is too widespread in our community. I'm going to throw the book at you to make an example of you,' this would exemplify:
    Marginal deterrence
    Specific deterrence
    Absolute deterrence
    General deterrence


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