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LE4103: CRIME SOCIETY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Durkheim said crime & deviance serves a ________________ in society.

a)

policy

b)

law

c)

function

d)

platter

2.

Crime & deviance also allows for ______________ change to occur.

a)

economic

b)

social

c)

extreme

d)

fanatical

3.

He is known to be the Father of Modern Criminology.

a)

Cesare Lombroso

b)

Enrico Ferri

c)

Cesare Beccaria

d)

Raffaele Garofalo

4.

Street crimes refer to acts such as __________.

a)

embezzlement

b)

identity theft

c)

burglaries and assaults

d)

a corporation hiding large sums of money to avoid paying taxes

5.

Psychologists look at __________ as possible causes of deviance.

a)

factors outside the individual

b)

social influences that recruit people to break norms

c)

personality disorders

d)

genes

6.

This theory states that deviance results from the tension between society's goals and the available means to achieve them.

a)

conflict theory

b)

strain theory

c)

labeling theory

d)

differential association theory

7.

All deviance is a crime

a)

true

b)

false

8.

When Ryan was thinking about stealing his sisters food he suddenly thought that she would come home tired from work and wouldn't have any food. Ryan did not eat his sister's food, which influenced his decision.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

His brain

d)

Superego

9.

Luara wants to buy a special limited edition of her favorite novel. When she gets to the store she sees that it is sold out. In the corner of her eye she sees a girl with the last copy. Her initial thought was to creep up and take the book from her. What concept of personality influenced her thought?

a)

Ego

b)

Id

c)

Superego

d)

subego

10.

What is a somatotype?

a)

The size of your foot

b)

A bunch of tomatoes

c)

Classifying a body type

d)

How you play sport

11.

What is an 'Ectomorph'?

a)

Tall and thin

b)

Small and broad

c)

Muscular

d)

Pear shaped body

12.

He is known to be the Father of Modern Criminology.

a)

Cesare Lombroso

b)

Enrico Ferri

c)

Cesare Beccaria

d)

Raffaele Garofalo

13.

It describes the physical features of creatures at an earlier stage of development.

a)

Born Criminal

b)

Classical Theory

c)

Atavism

d)

Positivist theory

14.

Why does someone commit a crime, according to the Classical Theory of Crime?

a)

Biological Factors

b)

Social Pressures

c)

Free Will

d)

Family Issues

15.

This school of thoughts blames social factors, biology, psychology, and all other non 'free will' factors as the source of crime.

a)

Atavism

b)

Physiology

c)

Postivism

d)

Phrenology

16.

mentally ill or unstable person, especially one showing aggressive or violent behavior

a)

psychopath

b)

psychic

c)

psyche

d)

psychiatrist

17.

Also known as “sociopath” or “psychopath”

a)

schizoid

b)

antisocial

c)

borderline

d)

histrionic

18.

Which of these is not considered a crime?

a)

jaywalking

b)

truancy

c)

slander

d)

loitering with intent

19.

The ... is wearing black jeans.

a)

burglar

b)

shoplifter

c)

robber

d)

pickpocket

20.

cyber crime consisting of

a)

actus Rea

b)

Mens Rea only

c)

Mens rea and actus reus

d)

either actus reus or mens rea