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Criminology Exam 2 Practice Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Concentric Zones Theory, what zone is considered the working class Zone?

a)

Zone 4

b)

Zone 1

c)

Zone 3

d)

Zone 6

2.

Biosocial theories argue that conditions including____________, contribute to potential criminality. (Choose all that apply)

a)

Genetics

b)

Pollution

c)

Hormones

d)

Diet

3.

What is the most important assumption about crime from a social structural perspective?

a)

Crime is abstract

b)

Crime is based on one's environment

c)

Crime is innate

d)

Crime is inevitable

4.

In Behavioral Theory, what is an example of a Negative Punishment?

a)

Assigning a paper to an unruly class

b)

Taking away a child's TV privilege's for failing a test

c)

Clapping for winning a competition

d)

Washing a child's mouth out with soap for swearing.

5.

Stealing a car to get to work would be an example of which response to anomie?

a)

Ritualism

b)

Rebellion

c)

Retreatism

d)

Innovation

6.

Who claimed that social disorganization is directly correlated with higher rates of juvenile delinquency?

a)

Shaw & McKay

b)

Thomas & Hirschi

c)

Messner & Rosenfeld

d)

Sykes & Matza

7.

Which technique of neutralization would a person be using if they argued their crime was due to their rough childhood?

a)

Denial of Victim

b)

Condemning the Condemners

c)

Denial of Responsibility

d)

Denial of Injury

8.

In Psychopathology, how do psychopaths differ from sociopaths?

a)

Psychopaths are capable of feeling empathy

b)

Sociopaths may be capable of feeling empathy

c)

Psychopaths are capable of feeling regret

d)

Sociopaths are incapable of feeling empathy

9.

In Ivan Pavlov's Classical Conditioning test, what end behavior did the dogs portray?

a)

Neutral Stimulus/

Conditioned Response

b)

Conditioned Stimulus/

Conditioned Response

c)

Unconditioned Stimulus/

Unconditioned Response

d)

Neutral Stimulus/

Unconditioned Response

10.

Using Freud's Theory, what part of the personality would the motivation to commit a crime come from?

a)

Ego

b)

SuperId

c)

Id

d)

SuperEgo

11.

Broken Windows Theory is a theory that has been proven correct in almost every city or geographical setting.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In Differential Opportunity Theory, what types of opportunities likely give rise to Delinquent Behavior?

a)

Legitimate Opportunities

b)

Direct Opportunities

c)

Sporadic Opportunities

d)

Illegitimate Opportunities

13.

Strain Theory can best be described as what?

a)

The clashing between social groups over acceptable behavior

b)

The overcoming of societal pressures to achieve specific goals

c)

Determining whether an offender got what they deserved

d)

Turning to crime because it was what your parents did

14.

One of the single most important factors leading a person to follow the rules and norms of society is what?

a)

Deterrence

b)

External Containment

c)

Love

d)

Empathy

15.

Children who were fearful of their environment and unwilling to explore it, were said to have what types of attachments?

a)

Anxious Resistant

b)

Anxious Avoidant

c)

Secure

d)

Anxious Detached

16.

Cracking down on quality of life offenses is a model of __________ policing developed from _____________ Theory.

a)

Order Maintenance/Broken Windows

b)

Sporadic/Social Control

c)

Community/Strain

d)

Directed/Social Disorganization

17.

A lot of the early work on subcultural theories reflected research done on _______ .

a)

white-collar criminals

b)

skinhead groups

c)

serial killers

d)

gangs

18.

Which technique of neutralization is a person using if they argue that they are justified in running a credit card scam because "credit card companies scam people all the time, so why can't I?"?

a)

Condemning the Condemners

b)

Denial of Injury

c)

Denial of the Victim

d)

Denial of Responsibility

19.

Messner and Rosenfeld believe that inconsistencies in the American Dream lead to what?

a)

Relative Deparivation

b)

Relative Isolation

c)

Social Deprivation

d)

Criminal Deprivation

20.

Criminal _________ exist in larger society as a way to replace the norms and rules of society.

a)

Gangs

b)

Subcultures

c)

Conflicts

d)

Opportunities