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SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT IN CRIMINOLOGY

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Classical school argued the following, except.

a)

Free Will and Rational Choice

b)

Deterrence Theory

c)

Rationality with Constraints

d)

Equality Before the Law

2.

Which school of thought influenced various legal reforms, particularly in the treatment of juvenile offenders and the mentally ill? 

a)

Demonological

b)

Positivist

c)

Classical

d)

Neoclassical

3.

Which school of thought was prevalent in the Middle Ages and represents an era in which people considered that supernatural forces were primarily responsible for human conduct, especially criminal behavior?

(a)  

4.

Which school of Thought that emerged in the late 18th century, primarily driven by Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham?

(a)  

5.

Which positivist school of thought believes that a person's conduct, including their criminal behavior, is determined by a variety of external factors?

a)

Scientific Approach

b)

Treatment Over Punishment

c)

Individualization of Justice

d)

Determinism

6.

This school of thought aims to demonstrate how climate variables, such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, etc., affect behavior.

(a)  

7.

Which school of thought, which focused on the notion that circumstances outside of an individual's control determine crime, provided a scientific method to analyzing criminal

a)

Demonological

b)

Scientific approach

c)

Neo Classical

d)

Positivist

8.

The following are the Classes of Criminals by Cesar Lombroso, except.

a)

Juvenile

b)

atavism

c)

Insane

d)

Criminaloids

9.

Which school emphasized empirical research, fieldwork, and the use of qualitative methods to study urban life, social problems, and the formation of communities?

(a)  

10.

Which school of thought placed a strong emphasis on the study of urban life, social issues, and community building through empirical research, fieldwork, and the application of qualitative methods?

a)

Positivist

b)

Neo Classical

c)

Cartographic and Geographic

d)

Chicago