Ch 1 Online Quiz Flashcards
1
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Which of the following is most concerned with the study of the causal explanations of crime? A. Deviance B. Criminal Justice C. Criminology D. Victimology
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C. Criminology
2
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The legislation of law to regulate personal conduct that does not include a clear victim is? A. Mores B. Victim-less Crime C. Folkway D. Overcriminalization
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D. Overcriminalization
3
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T or F: Criminal acts are synonymous with deviant behavior.
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False
4
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T or F: According to Durkheim, crime is normal and necessary.
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True
5
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What legal notion expresses that an activity cannot be considered a crime unless the law prohibiting the act exists before the act takes place? A. Actus reus B. Gemineschaft C. Mens rea D. Ex post facto
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D. Ex post facto
6
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T or F: The United States would be considered an example of a Gemeinschaft-typpe society.
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False
7
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Which of the following states that "Criminality is viewed as a label or stigma attached by a societal reaction that is subject to shifting standards."? A. Conflict model B. Consensus model C. Interactionist model D. Manifest functions
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C. Interactionist model?
8
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An example of Mala en Se crime would be \_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Vagrancy B. Drug Offenses C. Murder D. Illegal music downloads
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C. Murder
9
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Gambling is an example of what kind of act? A. More B. Mala en se C. Mala prohibita D. Folkway
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B. Mala en se
10
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Which model of law suggests that criminal law is the result among members of a society who agree as to what constitues wrongdoing? A. Mala prohibita B. Consensus C. Conflict D. Actus Reus
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B. Consensus
11
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Most of the major developments in criminology have occurred in what country? A. Italy B. United States C. Denmark D. England
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B. United States
12
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What term would be associated with a person who picks their nose in a group of people? A. Crime B. Folkway C. Deviance D. More
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C. Deviance
13
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T or F: After much research, criminologists are capable of explaining what causes crime.
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False
14
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T or F: The development of criminology was closely linked with the development of sociology.
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True
15
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August Comte argues that the progression of knowledge consisted of three stages. Which stage suggests the earliest explanation of criminal behavior? A. Theological B. Rational C. Scientific D. Metaphysical E. Philosophical
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A. Theological
