Chapter 2: Causes of Crime
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- Q1In positivism, behavior is thought to bethe result of a rational decision-making processbeyond the control of the individualthe result of exposure to family and friendsnot influenced by the environment surrounding the individual120sEditDelete
- Q2Labeling an individualaffects one's self-conceptcannot be reversedcannot be applied by the communityis evil120sEditDelete
- Q3Which model holds that substance abusers are forced into petty crime to feed their addictions?medical modelcriminal modeltreatment modeladdiction model120sEditDelete
- Q4Social conflict theory is often associated with a criticism of capitalism. Capitalism is seen as leading to high levels of violence and crime because ofwealthunemploymentdisparity of income that resultsdecrease in self-control120sEditDelete
- Q5Classical theorists believed that a crime was an expression of a person'sethicsgeneticsrational decision-making processconscience120sEditDelete
- Q6In classical criminology, punishment aims toreturn the victim to the state they were in before the crimedeter people from committing crimesincapacitate offendersrehabilitate offenders120sEditDelete
- Q7According to Beccaria, all the following are true exceptall decisions are the result of rational choicethe more swift and certain a punishment is, the more effective it will befear of punishment can deter the choice to commit crimepunishment must be designed to diagnose and treat the underlying causes of criminal behavior120sEditDelete
- Q8Which of the following is consistent with control theory?People must be taught to commit illegal activitiesPeople do not commit crimes because of their relationship with their parents and peersPeople commit crimes after being labeled by societyOffenders learn deviant values from parents and peers120sEditDelete
- Q9Criminal activity in males has been linked to high levels of hormones, especiallytestosteronemelatoninthyroxineepinephrine120sEditDelete
- Q10Rational choice theory is an updated version ofcontrol theoryego theoryClassical Criminologyanomie theory120sEditDelete
- Q11Through criminal laws, society controls minorities, using the police, courts, and prisons as tools of oppression. This is the key concept for which theory?Strain TheoryLabeling TheorySocial Conflict TheorySocial Control Theory120sEditDelete
- Q12Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of low self-control?solving problems with violence rather than intellectthrill-seekingimpulsivenesstorturing animals120sEditDelete
- Q13To understand the basics of addiction and physical dependence, one must understand the role of ___________ in the brain.testosterineandrogendopamineserotonin120sEditDelete
- Q14Which of the following is NOT a factor in the learning process of habitual drug users?learning to make money from drug uselearning how to use drugslearning to enjoy the social experience of drug uselearning the pleasurable effects of drug use120sEditDelete
- Q15The theory that people adapt to the values of the subculture to which they belong issocial learning theoryanomiesocial control theorycultural deviance theory120sEditDelete
- Q16The belief that illegal drug abusers are a danger to society and should be punished accordingly is consistent withthe enslavement theory of addictionthe medical model of addictionthe criminal model of addictionthe systemic model of addiction120sEditDelete
- Q17Those who practice life course criminology believe the strongest predictors of future criminal behavior can be found by looking atfamily structure and interactionchildhood behaviorsneighborhood conditionsthe mental and physical health of the offender120sEditDelete
- Q18Social conflict theory focuses onneighborhoodspsychologysociologypower120sEditDelete
- Q19Researchers believe that low self-control is a result ofschool failurehormonesmental issuespoor parenting120sEditDelete
- Q20According to social disorganization theory, which of the following DOES NOT lead to crime in disorganized neighborhoods?a high number of childrendeteriorating buildings and other infrastructureshigh levels of high school dropoutsconcentrations of single-parent families120sEditDelete