Introduction to Criminology Flashcards
It flourished during the nineteenth century, and they also believe in the free will of committing crimes, but they are arguing the need for individualized reaction to offenders.
A. classical criminology
B. neo-classical criminology
C. positivist criminology
D. Modern-day criminology
B
It first became popular during the middle parts of the nineteenth century with the introduction of positivist theory.
A. biological theories
B. psychological theories
C. sociological theories
D. alternative theories
B
This theory assumes a set of enduring perceptions and pre-dispositions—tendencies that each individual develops through early socialization.
A. moral development theory
B. social learning theory
C. personality theory
D. psychoanalytic theory
B
He is the founder of sociology who described emotional development as the process of achieving a balance between conflicting desires.
A. Lawrence Kohlberg
B. Jean Piaget
C. Sigmund Freud
D. Henry Maudsley
B
Lawrence Kohlberg- American Psychologist- Stages of Moral Dev’t (Psychologist)
Jean Piaget- Swiss Psychologist- Cognitive Dev’t
Henry Maudsley- English Psychiatrist- DegenerationTheory
He developed the study of body build and criminal behavior or Somatotype School, which held that manifest distinct physiques that makes them susceptible to particular types of delinquent behavior.
a. Charles Goring
b. William Sheldon
c. Charles Darwin
d. Edwin Sutherland
B
Charles Goring- his research published in 1913, which was based on a statistical analysis of prisoners.
Edwin Sutherland- criminology today is not a science but it has hope of becoming a science.
He advocated a system of classifying criminals according to bodily measurements. Because human skeleton is unchangeable after the twentieth year and because no two individuals are alike in all dimensions; this method of identification received prominence in 1880’s.
a. Alphonse Bertillon
b. Charles Darwin
c. Cesar Lombroso
d. Charles Goring
A
The study of crime’s relation to the environment is referred to –
a. Criminal Demography
b. Criminal Epidemiology
c. Criminal Ecology
d. Criminal Physical Anthropology
C
Which statement can be considered FALSE?
a. People in the early centuries believes that man’s behavior is caused by good or evil spirits
b. All human behaviors are motivated, that drives gives direction and sustains action
c. Extended family is a common and accepted fact in any Filipino community
d. Religion is never necessary for the improvement of behavior
D
