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Causes of Crime Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Crime

b)

Data

c)

Religion

d)

Theory

2.

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

a)

Crime

b)

Data

c)

Religion

d)

Theory

3.

Which is the explanation of criminal behavior?

a)

Criminological explanations

b)

Criminological data

c)

Criminological theory

d)

Criminological studies

4.

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

a)

Biological theory

b)

Classical theory

c)

Neoclassical theory

d)

Sociological theory

5.

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?

a)

Crime punishment

b)

General deterrence

c)

Public humiliation

d)

Specific deterrence

6.

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

a)

Biological theory

b)

Deterrence theory

c)

Economic theory

d)

Sociological theory

7.

Sigmund Freud was a key contributor to which criminological theory?

a)

Biological theory

b)

Economical theory

c)

Neoclassical theory

d)

Psychological theory

8.

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

a)

Biological theory

b)

Psychological theory

c)

Sociological theory

d)

Strain theory

9.

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

a)

Biological theory

b)

Chicago School theory

c)

Sociological theory

d)

Strain theory

10.

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

a)

Biological theory

b)

Chicago School theory

c)

Social Control theory

d)

Strain theory

11.

No person who, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacks capacity to understand the proceedings against the person or to assist in the person’s own defense shall be tried, convicted, or sentenced for the commission of an offense so long as such incapacity endures.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which theory says you make a decision to engage in criminal activity for the rewards it offers?

a)

Classical Theory

b)

Social Control Theory

c)

Biological Theory

d)

Strain Theory

13.

What theory says people become criminals because of bad or faulty DNA?

a)

Psychological Theory

b)

Biological Theory

c)

Strain Theory

d)

Classical Theory

14.

What theory is based on research of high crime zones in Chicago?

a)

Neoclassical Theory

b)

Psychological Theory

c)

Biological Theory

d)

Social Disorganization Theory

15.

Which theory critiques our capitalist economic system? (Hint: competing interest groups)

a)

Social Conflict Theory

b)

Neoclassical Theory

c)

Biological Theory

d)

Psychological Theory

16.

Which theory states that factors like insanity may inhibit freewill or your choices?

a)

Strain Theory

b)

Biological Theory

c)

Neoclassical Theory

d)

Sociological Theory