Crime and Justice Chapter 3 and 4 Quiz

Crime and Justice Chapter 3 and 4 Quiz

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Lawrence Rush

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10th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 __________ theory focuses on a person’s bonds to society as a factor in preventing crime.
Social learning
Social disorganization
Choice
Social Control

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

______ theory believes that law violators may have suffered damage to their personalities early in their development that renders them powerless to control their impulses.
Psychodynamic
Life Course 
Developmental 
Sociobiological

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which group of theories equates poverty with high crime rates?
Social structure
Social learning
Psyhcological 
Choice

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mary and Louise are both 15 years old.  They were both arrested and each charged with stealing a vehicle.  Mary stole a car from the teacher’s parking lot at her school.  Louise stole her neighbor’s car when she decided that she wanted to drive to go see her boyfriend.  They both meet with Mr. Brown, a juvenile probation officer, who is trying to recommend whether or not they should be detained in a juvenile detention center prior to the disposition of their cases.   

Mr. Brown meets with Mary first.  He inquires about her background and where she is from.  Mary explains to Mr. Brown that she knows that stealing a car is wrong but that she is frustrated that her parents do not have enough money to buy her a car.  When she saw a teacher’s nice car in the parking lot she felt that she deserved to have it.  Which theory would explain Mary’s crime?
 
Biochemical
Genetic
Psychodynamic
Strain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When Mr. Brown asks Mary if she thought twice about stealing the car from the teacher’s parking lot she replied, “when I saw that the gate was open and there was no security officer around, I had no fear of stealing the car.”  What situational crime prevention tactic could have prevented this crime from occurring? 
Increase the effort needed to commit the crime
Increase the risk of committing the crime 
Reduce the rewards for committing the crime
Remove excuses

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When Mr. Brown meets with Louise he asks her the same questions he asked Mary about her background.  Louise explains that she has been arrested ten times before for various charges including drug possession, burglary, and assault.  Louise also explains that she has been diagnosed with ADHD and learning disabilities and she does not always know why she does the things she does.  Which biosocial view of crime would best explain Louise’s behavior? 
Biochemical
Neurological
Genetic
Precipitation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Louise also explains that she was diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder.  She cannot remember the name of the disorder.  Mr. Brown is waiting for her case file to see her diagnosis.  Which of the following is not a psychiatric disorder that Louise is likely to have? 
Oppositional defiant disorder
Conduct disorder
Alexithymia
Strain disorder

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