Nate's Criminal Justice Chapter 3

__________ are social scientists taht use the scientific method to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior

• psychologists

• psychiatrists

• criminologists

• criminals

_________ theory is the concept that rational criminals ________ potential benefits and consequences of their acts, choosing to commit a crime if they believe that doing so will yield immediate benefits without the threats of long-term risks.

• Legal/choose

• Choice/weigh

• Criminal/avoid

• Scientific/accept

All of the following are risks weighed by criminals EXCEPT:

• What is the chance of getting caught

• How difficult will it be to commit the crime

• Is the profit worth the effort

• How will my parents feel if I do this

If the crime brings a ________ profit and entails a high risk of apprehension and entails a high risk of apprehension and punishment then they may forgo the deal.

• Small

• Large

• Reasonable

_________ -the assumed ability of the threat of criminal sanctions to discourage crime before it occurs.

• Adaptive effect

• Deterrent effect

• Lone gunman effect

• Bad guy effect

Rational Crimes-are crimes that can be easy, fast, and quick profits.

• true

• false

Situational Crime Prevention includes the following: (may be more than one correct answer)

• Increase the effort needed to commit the crime

• Increase the risks of committing the crime

• Reduce the rewards for committing the crime

• Induce shame or guilt

• Reduce Provocation

Threat of punishment can convince rational criminals that crime does not pay.

• true

• false

Types of punishment include;

• death penalty

• mandatory sentences

• aggressive policing

• all of the other options are types of punishment.

__________ is when punishment is severe enough to convince convicted offenders never to repeat their criminal activity

• General Deterrence

• Specific Deterrence

• Problematic Deterrence

• Situational Deterrence