CRIMINOLOGY 1 TO 3 Flashcards
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
- The following are the characteristics of the Classical
School of Criminology; - The basis of criminal liability is human free-will and
the purpose of penalty is retribution - Man is essentially a moral creature with an absolute free-will to choose between right and wrong
- Criminals are distinguishable from non-criminals
because of their physical deviation - That every man is therefore responsible for his act
A. 1, 2, 3 are correct
B. 1, 3, 4 are correct
C. 2, 3, 4 are correct
D. 1, 2, 4 are correct
D. 1, 2, 4 are correct
- The theory that sees a criminal as an underdog who initially does something which is out of the ordinary.
B. Labeling theory
- An act creating the board of examiners for
criminologist in the Philippines and for other purposes.
A. R.A 6506
- Cesare Lombroso focuses on biological while
Raffaele Garofalo on Psychological determinism of crime. How about Enrico Ferri?
b. Manifold causes
- Raffaele Garofalo traced the roots of criminal
behavior not to physical features but to their
psychological equivalents, which he called
d. Moral anomalies
- A criminology research on the links between the different types of crimes and criminals is referred to as crime ____.
c. typology
- What is NOT an element of classical criminology?
a. The use of scientific method in explaining
phenomenon like criminal behavior.
b. Crime is attractive when it promises great benefits
with little effort.
c. People have free will to choose lawful solutions to
meet their needs or settle their problems
d. Crime may be controlled by the fear of punishment.
a. The use of scientific method in explaining
phenomenon like criminal behavior.
- The return of a trait or reappearance of previous behavior after a period of absence.
a. Atavism
- Any crime committed by individual from a lower
social class of society.
B. Blue-collar crime
- Refers to the scientific study of crimes, criminals, and victims. It also deals with the prevention, and solution of crimes.
d. Criminology as defined by RA 11131
- The people seeks pleasure and avoids pain is refers to?
B. Hedonism
- Criminology changes as social condition changes. This means the progress of criminology is concordant with the advancement of other sciences that has been applied to it. This means that criminology is
A. Dynamic
- What is the particular field of study in criminology when one is studying the causes of crime in a given geographical location?
D. Criminal etiology
- He was considered as the Father of Classical school of Criminology.
C. Cesare Bonesana Marchese De Becarria
- The Differential Association Theory provides a good illustration of a social learning approach perspective in Criminology Criminal behavior according to this theory is:
D. Learned and not inherited
- Which idea does social positivism believe?
A. Crime is normal.
- Which approach is applied when the government strategy on crime prevention is punishment and retribution of crime rather than the rehabilitation of offender?
B. Classical
- What academic discipline uses scientific method to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior?
C. Criminology
- In the Philippines, there were 8,500 homicide
incidents reported to the authorities in 2019 that the population of the country is 105,000,000, what is the crime rate for homicide in the same year?
A. 8.095
- Which sub-areas constitute the discipline of
criminology that utilizes scientific methods to assess the effectiveness of crime control and offender treatment programs?
A. Penology and Social Control
- The study of criminology involves several
disciplines. Which is the objective of Criminology?
a. The determination of the origin of law, measure the forces that can change laws and society
b. The study of the agencies of social control (police, courts and corrections) that prosecute convict, and treat criminal offenders
c. The development of general and verified principles regarding the process of law, crime, and treatment or prevention
d. The study of systematic set of interrelated
statements or principles that explain aspect of social life.
c. The development of general and verified principles
regarding the process of law, crime, and treatment or
prevention
- Which of these typologies of killer murder a
numerous number of people overtime and seek to escape out of detection?
A. Serial
- What is NOT a ground for the revocation of
certificate of registration of a licensed criminologist?
B. Administrative sanctions
- As defined by RA 11131, which of the following describes a criminologist?
A. a natural person who holds a valid certificate of registration and an updated professional identification card as criminologist
- The mass of precepts which determines and
regulates those relations of assistance, authority and obedience existing among members of a family as well as among members of society for the protection of private interests.
c. Civil Law
- What is Republic Act 11131?
C. A law that repeal the Republic Act 6506
- Which is not a qualifications for the board
examiners (the Chairperson and its members) under RA 11131?
A. Must be a naturalized-born Filipino citizens and a
resident of the Philippines;
- Under the Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018, the following are the qualifications for Criminology Licensure Examination, which is NOT?
A. Must be a citizen of the Philippines or a foreign citizen whose country/state has reciprocity with the Philippines in the practice of criminology
b. Must be of good moral character, good reputation and of sound mind and body certified by the school where he/she graduated and the barangay where he/she lives, unless the examinee is a foreign national a certification from any professional of good standing
will do.
c. Must hold a bachelor’s degree in criminology duly accredited by the CHED and conferred by a
school/college/university duly authorized by the
government or its equivalent degree obtained by either Filipino or foreign citizen from an institution of learning in a foreign country/state;
d. That those who failed three times whether
consecutive or cumulative in the CLE present a
certification of refresher from a reputable institution duly recognized by the CHED.
d. That those who failed three times whether
consecutive or cumulative in the CLE present a
certification of refresher from a reputable institution
duly recognized by the CHED.
- Criminology is also related to the study of
______________ behaviors or those actions that
depart from social norms, values, beliefs, and customs.
A. deviant
- It assumes that all human actions are calculated in accordance with their likelihood of bringing happiness (pleasure) or unhappiness (pain), what is this?
A. Utilitarianism
- He reasoned that if prevention was the purpose of punishment, and if punishment became too costly by creating more harm than good, then penalties needed to be set just a bit in excess of the pleasure one might derive from committing a crime, and no higher.
A. Jeremy Bentham
- Known as the “Mother of Criminals”.
C. Ada Juke
- Crime is caused by the rational effort of man to augment his pleasure and to minimize his pains is a notion coming from:
B. Classical school
- This theory suggests that people break the law because they are not sufficiently governed by the social norms and mores of society.
B. Anomie theory
- The following are considered practices of the
Criminology profession in other countries. EXCEPT
A. a field under the social science
B. research-based profession
C. a field under behavioral science
D. a profession under the Criminal Justice umbrella
D. a profession under the Criminal Justice umbrella
- What theory focuses on the genetic factors as causes of crime?
C. Biological
- Amie travelled to a place where the inhabitants have a culture different from his own. This causes communication gap and misunderstanding between him and the residents of the place. As a result, Amie
can be an easy victim of a crime. Which refers to the status of Amie?
A. Immigrant
- Which of the following explains the biological and psychological theories of crime?
C. The physical characteristics and mental qualities of man are conducive to criminality.
- The findings of Registered criminologists can very well get an innocent man free or convict those who are guilty. Which is NOT a criterion that must guide criminologist in the formulation of their findings?
A. It must conform with the goals and objectives of the
prosecution.
- It is easily duped because his or her motivation for easy gain lowers his or her natural tendency to be suspicious.
a. Greedy Type
- Refers to a type of victim attacked from the target of his or her abuse, such as with battered women.
C. Tormentor Type
- In a certain geographical location where all
residents are exposed to hazardous environment (i.e., informal settlers) located near polluted industrial sites, the likelihood that children born there may be inclined
to criminal activities. Which explains criminal acts are caused by environmental pollutants?
C. Biochemical
- A famous movie plot is for the anti-hero to sow crime and discord in order for the human population to be reduced by murders. Those who survive must learn to be cohesive and law-abiding thus, improving social
integration and social regulation. Which of the
following embraces this idea?
B. Structural functionalism
- This way of life is based on mutual help. When there is abundance all are fed, when food it scarce all are hungry. Furthermore, a person is subordinate to nature and becomes materialistic and selfish. Which is being referred to in this situation?
C. Communism
- Which of the following DOES NOT characterize anomie?
A. It is the ability to adjust easily to changing norms.
B. It is a conflict within the norms itself.
C. It is the inability to adjust on changing norms.
D. It is the failure of the individuals to internalize the norms of the society.
A. It is the ability to adjust easily to changing norms.
- What is the criminological approach that believes in the symbiotic relationship of man his behavior and his society as causes of crime?
C. Functionalist
- Who is the professional in the forensic system qualified to moderate between the mental health and legal expert?
B. Clinical Criminology
- Which factor in biopsychosocial study is related to the perfectionistic tendency that may trigger depression or aggression of man?
D. Psychological
- Identify the criminal classification of Cesare
Lombroso that are not criminal born birth, and that they become criminal as a result some changes in their brains that interfere with their ability to distinguish between right and wrong.
C. Insane criminals
- Freda Adler describes female criminality as both women’s liberation movement and new feminism. Taking into account Adler’s premise which of the following will be the trend of crimes committed by women?
B. Will be higher than male
- The principle that events including criminal
behavior that has sufficient causes.
c. Determinism
- What kind of development refers to the growth of the body?
D. Physical
- In the psychological analysis of profiling female criminals, both Cyril Burt and Willer Bonger agree that females are less dominant than males. Generating from their ideas towards female criminality, which is NOT
included in this less dominant behavior?
D. Toughness
- Which theory views that people become criminals when significant members of society brand them as such and they accept those labels as a personal identity?
D. Social Reaction
- A psychopath is calloused, unemotional, and
morally deprived. Which is the central or cardinal feature of psychopaths?
C. Cunning ability
- A bank robber who kills some individual in the bank, flees with hostages, and kills a number of people while in flight diving a chase would be an example of:
b. Spree Murder
- These views suggest that males such as judges, police officers, and prosecutors tend to have traditional views on women thus, they are more lenient to them as compared to their male counterparts.
b. Chivalry Hypothesis
- The following are the elements of the positivistic approach which stresses a scientific method rather than a philosophical orientation. EXCEPT___________.
A. Fitness of the punishment to the crime
B. Application of the scientific method
C. Discovery and diagnosis of pathology (sickness) that underlies the criminal’s actions.
D. Individual treatment (therapy or corrections)
A. Fitness of the punishment to the crime
- Which is not included in the Gresham Sykes and David Matza`s techniques of neutralization?
A. Whether individuals will refrain from or commit a crime at any given time, it depends on the past, present, and anticipated future rewards and punishment of their action.
B. Denial of harm to the victim in which the assault is justified because the person harmed was also a criminal.
C. Denial of harm to anyone, such as defining stealing as “borrowing” or drug abuse as harming no one but the offender
D. Condemning the condemners, reversing the labeling process by claiming that authorities are more corrupt than the offender and are hypocritical as well
A. Whether individuals will refrain from or commit a crime at any given time, it depends on the past, present, and anticipated future rewards and punishment of their action.
- The following are authorized to practice the
Criminology profession under RA 11131,
EXCEPT?________.
A. Holders of valid temporary/special permits issued by
the Board and the Commission to foreign licensed
criminologists pursuant to RA 11131
B. Duly registered criminologists and holders of valid
certificates of registration and valid professional
identification cards issued by the Board and the
Commission pursuant to RA 11131
C. Partnership duly registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) as professional
partnership pursuant to the Civil Code and composed
of partners one-third of whom are registered
criminologists
D. Single proprietorship whose owner and technical
staff are registered criminologists
C. Partnership duly registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) as professional
partnership pursuant to the Civil Code and composed
of partners one-third of whom are registered
criminologists
- This school on crime causation emphasized
economic determinism and concentrated on the need for the quality among all citizens. They provided statistical data which claimed to show that variations in crime rates are associated with variations in economic conditions.
a. Cartographic School
- It involves the measurement of facial
(physiognomy) and other body characteristics
(somatology) as indicative of human personality.
a. Physiology
- The positivists maintained that crime as any other act is ______
b. natural phenomenon and is comparable to disaster or calamity.
- According to the study of Lombroso, he noted that most women are not criminal, however, they are most often________
b. Occasional criminals
- The return of a trait or reappearance of previous behavior after a period of absence.
a. ATAVISM
- Criminal justice system is one of the various
systems operating in the society such as political
system, economic system, educational system, health care system, and others. The interplay of these systems taken together is known as _____.
C. Total social system
- Lack of skill is _______.
b. Imprudence
- What is this statement that confirms crime
correlates to society that affects almost all people?
D. Crime is pervasive
- These are those traditional, illegal behaviors that most people think of as crime.
a. Conventional crime
- Maria greeted Kardo upon meeting the latter at the inuman session”. Kardo feels that Maria has sexual feeling towards him because of the friendliness of the girl that’s why he raped her. Kardo is what type of rapist?
b. Meaning Stretchers
- Identify the type of criminal psychic organization that ensembles a normal individual except that he identified himself with criminal prototype.
D. Normal
- A single act constitutes two or more grave or less grave felonies are _________
a. Delito compuesto
- Which of the following is true about the powers,
functions, duties and responsibilities of the Professional
Regulatory Board for Criminologist? - Issue, suspend, revoke or reinstate the certificate of
registration of the registered criminologist - Cancel temporary/special permit granted to foreign
criminologist - Receive complaints and decide the matter as to the
malpractices and unethical conduct in the practice of
the criminology profession - Monitor all colleges and universities offering
criminology program and recommend sanctions to the
CHED, for noncompliance with the policies, standards
and requirements.
A. 1,2,3 and 4
B. 1,3 and 4
C. 2,3 and 4
D. 1,2 and 3
A. 1,2,3 and 4
- All but one are the objectives of the Philippine
Criminology Profession Act of 2018.
a. The examination, registration and licensure for
criminologists;
b. The participation in the standardization of the
criminology education program
c. To promulgate and adopt Code of Ethics and Code
of Good Governance for the practice of criminology;
d. The development of the professional competence of
criminologists through Continuing Professional
Development (CPD)
c. To promulgate and adopt Code of Ethics and Code of Good Governance for the practice of criminology;
- It provides that only nationals of foreign countries in which the requirements for the licensure examination and/or registration and practice of criminology are substantially the same as those required and contemplated by the Philippine laws and regulations, and which laws and regulations allow Philippine citizens to practice criminology within the territory of such foreign countries shall be allowed to take the Philippine Criminologists licensure examination
b. Foreign Reciprocity
- All but one are the qualification of the Chairperson and Members of the Board.
a. Must be a natural-born Filipino citizen and a resident
of the Philippines
b. Must be a graduate of Bachelor of Science in
Criminology, and a holder of a Post Graduate Degree
in Criminology
c. having at least two (2) years of practice in the
profession prior to the appointment including no less
than ten (10) years teaching experience of criminology
or law subjects
c. having at least two (2) years of practice in the
profession prior to the appointment including no less than ten (10) years teaching experience of criminology or law subjects
- Jose and his fellow adolescents are living with economic difficulties and are engaged in some unlawful activities. Adjacent in their environment is a subdivision not regularly patrolled by policemen and “tanods” and
whose residents are mostly middle and upper class of the society whose houses are fully equipped with easily saleable items, fixtures and appliances. Applying the routine activity theory, which may aptly consider to Jose and his fellow adolescents?
A. Motivated offenders
- Criminologists may equate the term “dark figure”
of crime as:
A. The number of unreported crimes.
- Attempting to provide a scientific analysis of the causes of crime is a function of criminal etiology as one of the principal divisions of Criminology. What division
is treating youthful offenders?
D. Penology
- On the basis of mental attitude, this refers to a person who commits crime because he/she is pushed to it or is induced by reward or promise without considering its consequences.
B. Passive Inadequate criminal
- Racial discrimination is an example of which of the following theories on crime and delinquency?
D. Social Conflict
- Which takes an additional meaning when used with reference to leisure – the one domain in which they have the opportunity to express their character through action?
C. Drift
- Which describes traits of people who will often try to justify their faults often think that any criticism is directed at them; loves praises because it gives them temporary self-confidence; and they do not like
competition unless they are certain to win because it hurts them too much when they lose?
D. Inferiority complex
- The Chairperson and each member shall, at the time of their appointment, must be a registered criminologist with a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional identification card, having at least
____ years of practice in the profession prior to the appointment.
d. 10
- Which is not a function and consequence of crime in society according to Emile Durkheim?
A. Society becomes vigilant
B. It creates unity in the society
C. Disintegration and disunity of the society
D. Society decide what behavior must be prohibited
C. Disintegration and disunity of the society
- Maria has a poor relationship with her parents, has no goals for the future, and participates in few extracurricular activities; hence, this can lead to deviance. Which theory explains assumption?
D. Social control
- All of the following except one are the indicative of criminal tendency according to the Criminal anthropology of Cesare Lombroso.
B. measurement of the jaw
- Which of the following encompasses the large mass of people, who are relatively uneducated and are without power?
A. Proletariat
- Any crime committed by individual from a lower social class of society.
B. Blue-collar crime
- What is/are the realm of Developmental
Psychology?
B. Nature-nurture
- Criminal____ the study of milieu in relation to
criminality:
D. Epidemiology