Causes of Crime Test

_____________ is based on biological, psychological, sociological, economic factors, or some combination.

• Crime

• Data

• Religion

• Theory

Which is an assumption that attempts to explain why or how things are related to each other?

• Crime

• Data

• Religion

• Theory

Which is the explanation of criminal behavior?

• Criminological explanations

• Criminological data

• Criminological theory

• Criminological studies

Which criminological theory is based on the assumption that people exercise free will and are thus completely responsible for their actions?

• Biological theory

• Classical theory

• Neoclassical theory

• Sociological theory

Which is the prevention of people in general or society at large from engaging in crime by punishing specific individuals and making examples of them?

• Crime punishment

• General deterrence

• Public humiliation

• Specific deterrence

Which theory is based on the belief that criminals are physiologically different from non-criminals?

• Biological theory

• Deterrence theory

• Economic theory

• Sociological theory

Sigmund Freud was a key contributor to which criminological theory?

• Biological theory

• Economical theory

• Neoclassical theory

• Psychological theory

Which criminological theory assumes that a criminal’s behavior is determined by his/her social environment and rejects the notion of the “born criminal”?

• Biological theory

• Psychological theory

• Sociological theory

• Strain theory

Studies under this theory found that neighborhoods that experienced high delinquency rates also experienced social disorganization.

• Biological theory

• Chicago School theory

• Sociological theory

• Strain theory

Which theory proposes that people’s relationships, commitments, values, norms, and beliefs encourage them not to break the law?

• Biological theory

• Chicago School theory

• Social Control theory

• Strain theory