CHAPTER ONE: Crime and Criminology Test Bank
COMPLETION 1.
___________________ are devoted to the design and collection of valid and reliable data that address the causes of crime as well as crime patterns and trends. ANS:
2.
multidisciplinary
reliable
Deviant
criminological enterprise
1
REF:
5
OBJ:
2
REF:
5
OBJ:
3
REF:
6
OBJ:
2
REF:
11
OBJ:
2
social harm
REF:
12
OBJ:
4
According to the ________________ of crime, society is a collection of diverse groups. Groups able to assert their political power use the law and the criminal justice system to advance their economic and social position. ANS:
9.
OBJ:
The consensus view of crime links illegal behavior to the concept of ________________________. ANS:
8.
4
The study of __________________ has uncovered that some people may engage in highrisk lifestyles that increase their own chance of victimization and make them highly vulnerable to crime. ANS: Victimology
7.
REF:
Criminal statistics, the sociology of law, theory construction, criminal behavior systems, penology, and victimology comprise the _______________________. ANS:
6.
OBJ: 1
__________ behavior is that which departs from the norms and values of society. ANS:
5.
4
Criminal statistics and crime measurement involves devising valid and _______ measures designed to calculate the amount and trends of criminal activity. ANS:
4.
REF:
Criminologists have been trained in diverse fields – sociology, criminal justice, political, science, psychology, political science, economics, and natural sciences - because criminology is a ____________________ science. ANS:
3.
Criminologists
conflict view
REF:
13
OBJ:
4
_________________ is the written code that defines crimes and their punishments, and reflects the values, beliefs, and opinions of society’s mainstream. ANS:
Substantive criminal law
REF:
1
18
OBJ:
5