DLE1224(6) SOCIOLOGICAL CRIMINOLOGY

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the principle of 'Statistical Probability' in sociological criminology?

• study of individual behavior.

• likelihood of certain crimes based on group characteristics.

• legal definitions of crime.

• ignores group dynamics in society.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the 'conflict' explanation for crime according to sociological theories?

• Interaction among social groups

• Institutional arrangements within society

• Due to social class struggle

• How we live

Match

Match the following

• Higher crime in cities with busy families

• Poor people steal to achieve financial success

• Child marriage common in Kelantan rather than KL

Social Disorganisation Theory

Strain Theory

Culture Conflict Theory

• Social Disorganisation Theory

• Strain Theory

• Culture Conflict Theory

Match

Which of the following are NOT components of environmental criminology under social disorganisation?

• PPR is crime hot spot

• Unmaintained flats

• CCTV

• Well-lit car parks

Zone in Transition

Broken windows theory

Defensible space

CPTED

• Zone in Transition

• Broken windows theory

• Defensible space

• CPTED

Match

Match the following

• Stealing during covid-19

• Snatch theft at low-cost flast next to luxury condos

• Join gangs due to family conflict

economic

relative deprivation

general strain theory

• economic

• relative deprivation

• general strain theory

Match

Match the following

• Mat Rempit reject mainstream middle-class values

• low-income youths reject academic achievement

• “Gang 36” gain status through fights

• Justifying stealing to sruvive

• Drug traffick to attain wealth because no higher education

subcultural theory

reaction formation

violent subculture

techniques of neutralisation

differential oppoertunity theory

• subcultural theory

• reaction formation

• violent subculture

• techniques of neutralisation

• differential oppoertunity theory

Multiple Choice

Which of the following theories under social process explains crime as learned through interaction?

• Containment theory

• Social learning theory

• General theory of crime

• Labelling theory

Match

Match the following

• Mat Rempit influenced by peers

• No CCTV at parking leads to bike stolen

• Lack parental attachment leads to gangsterism

social learning theory

containment theory

social bond theory

• social learning theory

• containment theory

• social bond theory

Match

Match the following

• snatch theft for quick money

• Migrant stealing to gain autonomy

• recidivism among drug addicts

general theory of crime

control balance theory

labelling theory

• general theory of crime

• control balance theory

• labelling theory

Multiple Choice

In social conflict, the concept of 'law as a tool of power' describes law as...

• ensuring equality for all groups.

• serving the interests of the powerful groups.

• always neutral and unbiased.

• designed to prevent any form of conflict.

Match

Match the following criminological theories

• Snatch theft for quick rewards outweigh risk of getting caught

• Drug addicts have impulse-control disorder

• Murdered a friend because he was possessed

• Gangsterism from lack of family bonds

Classical

Biological

Psychological

Sociological

• Classical

• Biological

• Psychological

• Sociological