Mod 4

The following was/were believed to be able to detect criminal predisposition

by examining bumps and abnormalities on the surface of the skull.

• phrenologists

• sociologists

• criminologists

• neurobiologists

This killer had subpar intelligence, suffered from kryptopyroluria, suffered multiple head traumas, was raised in a dysfunctional family, experienced sexual and physical abuse, had homosexual experiences at age 11, had sex with animals, and went on as an adult to kill female prostitutes.  He sometimes returned to the crime scenes days later to mutilate the corpses and take trophies.

• Ed Gein

• Juan Cordoba

• Arthur Shawcross

• Joseph Kallinger

In her study of psychopathology and mass murder, Souza found that most of these have a history of mental illness.

• criminals

• serial killers

• murderers

• mass murderers

What percentage of all criminal cases uses the insanity defense?

• 10

• 50

• 27

• less than 1 

This suggests that a person feels that his or her surroundings are not real or are detached.

• unrealization

• derealization

• detachment

• hyper-realization

What is the condition of the primary psychopath?

• always a social chameleon 

• usually neurotic

• always criminal

• usually violent and destructive

What is the term for sociological theories that focus primarily upon an individual's socioeconomic standing to explain crime?

• social control theories

• social process theories

• social structure theories

• labeling theories

What do Hirschi's four elements of the social bond include?

• alliances, commitment, cooperation, and regulation

• attachment, participation, cooperation, and regulation

• alliances, involvement, participation, and belief

• attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief

Less than _____ of all homicides in the United States are committed by juveniles.

• 59 percent

• 10 percent

• 25 percent

• 3 percent

This killer of 10 victims, including his grandparents and mother, explained that "he was killing his mother all along."

• Eric Harris

• Craig Price

• Ed Kemper

• Richard A.