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Crime starter Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was homosexuality decriminalised?

a)

1954

b)

1960

c)

1967

d)

1970

2.

In what year was dog fighting made illegal?

a)

1835

b)

1836

c)

1876

d)

1923

3.

how many people did Charles Whitman kill?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

14

d)

16

4.

What is the legal age for buying alcohol in Germany?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

21

5.

Which European country decriminalised all drugs in 2001?

a)

Monaco

b)

Sweden

c)

UK

d)

Portugal

6.

What does C.S.E.W. stand for?

a)

Casual Study of European Ways

b)

Crime Survey of England & Wales

c)

Child Survey of England & Wales

d)

Can Sparrows Eat Whales?

7.

Which of these is Peter Sutcliffe?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

What does DIZYGOTIC mean?

a)

Coming from 2 eggs

b)

Coming from 1 egg

c)

Being adopted

d)

Splitting in half

9.

What percentage of DNA do non-identical twins share?

a)

50%

b)

67%

c)

0%

d)

100%

10.

Who conducted a large scale study in Sweden in 2010 that showed that violent criminals were 5 times as likely to have a first degree family member who was also convicted of a violent offence?

a)

Raine et al.

b)

Frisell et al.

c)

Mednick et al

d)

Landrigan

11.

Why are adoption studies crucial when investigating inherited criminality?

a)

Concordance with twins ignores genetic factors.

b)

Identical twins are rare so the sample size is not representative.

c)

It allows researchers to look at upbringing.

d)

Family members share a common social background, so it's hard to isolate genetics as the cause.

12.

What does MAO-A stand for?

a)

Male Aggression -A

b)

Monoamine oxidase - A

c)

Mafic Amino Oxytocin- antidote

d)

MAO-A

13.

Besides MAO-A, what other gene has been implicated as a potential cause of aggression?

a)

CDH-11

b)

CDH-12

c)

CDH-13

d)

CDH-14

14.

Which areas of the limbic system have been linked to aggression?

PICK 3 AREAS.

a)

Amygdala

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Broca's area

15.

What is this an example of?

Dave is sat on the bus and a man opposite from him keeps looking in his direction and smirking. Dave believes the man is laughing at him, so goes over and hit's him.

a)

Self Defence

b)

Proactive aggression

c)

Reactive aggression

d)

Unilateral aggression

16.

The legal age of consent for sex varies between countries.

This is an example of....

a)

Poor temporal validity

b)

Good temporal validity

c)

Poor ecological validity

d)

Good ecological validity

17.

What is the definition of a crime?

a)

Any activity which goes against the laws of the country.

b)

Any activity which different countries agree is antisocial.

c)

An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law.

d)

Antisocial behaviour.

18.

What is the definition of a serial killer?

a)

A person who commits a series of murders, often with no apparent motive and typically following a characteristic, predictable behaviour pattern.

b)

A person who kills a number of people at one particular time and location in a frenzied, random, and apparently unpremeditated way.

c)

A person who commits a series of murders, usually with a viable motive and typically lacking a characteristic, predictable behaviour pattern.

d)

Anybody who murders more than 2 people.

19.

What is the definition of a spree killer?

a)

A person who commits a series of murders, often with no apparent motive and typically following a characteristic, predictable behaviour pattern.

b)

A person who kills a number of people at one particular time and location in a frenzied, random, and apparently unpremeditated way.

c)

A person who commits a series of murders, often with a viable motive and typically following a characteristic, predictable behaviour pattern.

d)

Anybody who kills more than 2 people.

20.

In Raine et al (1997) he studies murders who pleaded N.G.R.I.

What does this stand for?

a)

Not Guilty by Reason of Insufficient evidence.

b)

Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.

c)

Not guilty by Reasons of Isolation

d)

Not Guilty by Reason of Illness.

21.

What type of Scan did Raine et al (97) put their subjects through?

a)

P.E.T. Scan

b)

C.A.T. Scan

c)

fMRI Scan

d)

MRI Scan

22.

In terms of neurotransmitters, where are neurotransmitters stored?

a)

In the post-synapse

b)

In the synapse

c)

In vesicles

d)

In the axon

23.

What is the DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL?

a)

The idea that all behaviours have a genetic cause.

b)

The idea that some behaviours are genetic, but require an environmental trigger.

c)

The idea that some behaviours are environmental, but require a genetic trigger.

d)

The idea that all behaviours are environmental.

24.

Bruner et al. (93) found a family where many of the male members had crimnial convictions for aggressive behaviour, and many showed low activity in the MAO-A gene.

Which country were they from?

a)

America

b)

Sweden

c)

Netherlands

d)

Denmark

25.

What is a RECIDIVIST?

a)

Another name for a paedophile.

b)

Another name for a juvenile criminal.

c)

Another name for a repeat offender.

d)

Another name for someone who campaigns for justice/