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Theories of Crime explores the major theoretical perspectives that explain why individuals and groups engage in criminal behavior. This course examines classical and contemporary criminological theories, including biological, psychological, sociological, and critical approaches. Students analyze the underlying social, economic, and cultural factors influencing crime, and evaluate how these theories inform responses within the criminal justice system. Through critical discussion and case studies, the course fosters an understanding of crime as a complex social phenomenon, encouraging students to think critically about crime prevention and policy implications.
Recommended Textbook Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction 6th Edition by Frank J. Schmalleger
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Chapter 1: What Is Criminology
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Q1) Deviant behavior is always a form of criminal activity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following is not a role of a criminal justice professional?
A)defense attorney
B)social policy creator
C)cybercrime investigator
D)corrections officer
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is an example of the pluralistic view of the political process?
A)deciding that all theft is socially unacceptable
B)deciding that all theft is culturally acceptable
C)deciding that new laws should be created after debate
D)deciding that laws should not be debated
Answer: C
Q4) Criminal justice is the _______ study of crime,criminal law,and the components of the criminal justice system.
Answer: scientific
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Chapter 2: Where Do Theories Come From
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Q1) Making the observation that high crime rates are associated with poverty is a theory.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following is not a general stage of scientific research?
A)choice of data collection techniques
B)problem identification
C)development of research design
D)hypothesis testing
Answer: D
Q3) Theories need to be tested many times in order to help the theory to be accepted as truth.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Participating as an observer is always an example of ethical research.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Classical and Neoclassical Thought
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Q1) Critics charge that classical and neoclassical thought lack an explanation of
A)criminal motivation
B)philosophy of justice
C)deviant behavior
D)dangerousness
Answer: A
Q2) Character development is emphasized in the Classic School as a middle ground between positivism and hard determinism.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) In a small primitive society,_________ govern behavior. Answer: mores/folkways
Q4) Preventing crime through educational programs would be an example of Beccaria's philosophy of punishment.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Biological Roots in Criminal Behavior
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Q1) Monitoring children at an early age for behavioral disorder is a
A)policy implication of biological theories.
B)policy implication of social theories.
C)policy implication of economic theories.
D)policy implication of psychological theories.
Q2) A ________ criminal has a genetic predilection toward criminality.
Q3) Classifying human beings into types according to body build and other physical characteristics is called constitutional theory.
A)True
B)False
Q4) With some exceptions,the number of crimes committed by men far exceeds the number of crimes committed by women.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The "Twinkie defense" is an example of ___________,explaining violent behavior.
A)sociobiology
B)biology
C)constitutional theory
D)biocriminology
Q6) One of the earliest criminal anthropologists was ___________.
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Chapter 5: Psychology and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior
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Q1) In psychological theories,the society is the primary unit of analysis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Someone characterized with antisocial psychological disorder is likely to show a lack of attachment to his or her mother or father in the first few months of life.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The first definitions of psychopathic personality explained it as a condition where a person does not feel _______.
Q4) _________ individuals face minor problems with living.
A)Neurotic
B)Psychotic
C)Delusional
D)Superego
Q5) Some studies show that an electroencephalogram taken of an individual with _______________ is frequently abnormal.
Q6) What is the role of empathy in criminal behavior? Which theories help explain this?
Q7) Criminal psychology is also known as ______ psychology.
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Chapter 6: Social Structure Theories
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Q1) While the specific behavior of an individual cannot be predicted,estimates about ________ characteristics are possible.
Q2) Which of the following is not a fundamental assumption of social structure approaches?
A)social inequality
B)public education
C)poverty
D)racism
Q3) Social strains such as negative school experiences and abusive peer relationships are more likely to cause crime in Western society.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Those who turn to crime because they are unable to attain economic success through other legitimate avenues are an example of the strain theory.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the three main social structure theories? How do these help explain individual criminal behavior in relation to society?
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Chapter 7: Theories of Social Process and Social Development
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Q1) Communicating that stealing is okay if you really need something is an example of
A)differential association
B)labeling
C)society
D)tagging
Q2) Some theorists believe that society creates deviance and deviant people by responding negatively to circumscribed behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following portrays human behavior as centered around the management of impressions?
A)social learning theory
B)labeling theory
C)differential association
D)dramaturgical perspective
Q4) Tagging is an example of the social learning theory.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A ________ commits crimes throughout his or her life.
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Chapter 8: Social Conflict Theories
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Q1) Which of the following areas best reflects the focus of left-realist criminology?
A)left-realist criminology analyzes corporate crime
B)left-realist criminology assesses crime and the needs of crime victims
C)left-realist criminology critiques liberal explanations for victimization
D)left-realist criminology builds upon feminist criminology
Q2) Convict criminologists believe that prisons do not effectively reduce crime.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The perspective on social organization that holds that conflict is a fundamental aspect of social life and can never be completely resolved is known as the
Q4) ________________________ is a contemporary social theorist whose major work describes the various analytical perspectives on social organization.
Q5) Discuss the major criticisms of radical-critical criminology.
Q6) In Class,State,and Crime,Quinney argued that most crimes committed by members of the lower classes are a function of greed.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Crimes Against Persons
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Q1) Discuss the impact of stalking on victims.What might advocates and policymakers do to control stalking,especially in the realm of cyberspace?
Q2) Discuss the primary changes in crime rates that have occurred in the U.S.since the 1930s.
Q3) The National Crime Victimization Survey is conducted by which of the following federal agencies?
A)the Department of State
B)the Bureau of Justice Statistics
C)the Federal Bureau of Investigation
D)the Central Intelligence Agency
Q4) What are some of the reasons that victims of intimate-partner violence might not leave their abuser,despite escalation of conflict?
Q5) According to recent studies,intimate-partner homicides committed by women are significantly more likely to be precipitated than intimate-partner homicides committed by men.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The illegal killing of four or more victims at one event is ________________.
Q7) What are the four primary types of workplace violence?
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Chapter 10: Crimes Against Property
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Q1) According to research,both the highest- and the lowest-income households have the ______ chance of being burglarized.
Q2) Discuss the types of individuals who are likely to commit arson.
Q3) Explore the concept of burglary within a sexual context.Compare this type of burglary with traditional burglary.
Q4) Because it is a crime of ______,larceny is seen as less serious than burglary.
Q5) What are four of the forms of larceny-theft? Which ones are most common?
Q6) According to Blumstein,how many stages does a criminal career in property offending have?
A)one stage
B)two stages
C)three stages
D)four stages
Q7) Most burglars use a fence to dispose of stolen goods.
A)True
B)False
Q8) The most serious form of property crime is_____.
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Q9) In order to convert goods stolen from a household into cash,the _____uses a fence or receiver of stolen goods.
Chapter 11: White-Collar and Organized Crime
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Q1) The Teapot Dome Scandal involved illegal leasing of government property.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What happened to organized crime between the years of 1931 and 1951?
A)The government eradicated organized criminal activity.
B)The organizations' activities became nearly invisible.
C)The organizations grew exponentially.
D)The rival organizations were at war.
Q3) What approaches might best control organized crime? Give examples of these approaches
Q4) Which of the following conclusions did the Kefauver Committee reach?
A)The Mafia is primarily located in large eastern cities.
B)The Mafia has international ties to narcotics traffic.
C)Mafia leaders have little knowledge of operations.
D)A single individual controls Mafia activity.
Q5) The profits of bootlegging in the Prohibition era led to corruption of many law enforcement officials.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Disguising illegal income as legal income is known as money_____.
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Chapter 13: Technology and Crime
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Q1) Compare and contrast phone phreaking with phishing.
Q2) Money today is really only information.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ISPs are mainly involved in doing which of the following?
A)hosting websites
B)building the Internet
C)providing Internet access
D)helping users find information
Q4) The yearly cost of cybercrime is over half a billion dollars.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How might similarities between hacking and playing computer games blur the lines between entertainment and crime?
Q6) Identity theft would be less likely if
A)Social Security numbers were used less in the public sector.
B)Social Security numbers became the sole form of identification.
C)Social Security numbers were done away with.
D)Social Security numbers were always used with an additional ID.
Q7) Describe the range of cybercriminals known as hackers.
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Chapter 14: Globalization and Terrorism
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Q1) Summarize the situation that has developed in Mexico as a result of transnational crime.Summarize the situation that has developed in Mexico as a result of transnational crime.
Q2) Violence that is premeditated,politically motivated,and perpetrated against noncombatants by subnational or clandestine agents who are usually trying to influence an audience is called
A)terrorism
B)ideological violence
C)anarchism
D)guerilla warfare
Q3) Experts have said that the most significant transformation of the U.S.government since 1947 was the creation of the ________.
Q4) Which of these is a state-sponsored terrorist group?
A)Baader-Meinhof Gang
B)Japanese Red Army
C)Kurdistan Workers' Party
D)Abu Nidal
Q5) Opium growth in Afghanistan is largely controlled by the ________.
Q6) Terrorists who pursue their own vision of the divine will are called ________.
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