CRIMINOLOGY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Criminology is the study of:
A. Crime, criminals, and criminal behavior
B. Medical diseases
C. Business management
D. Weather patterns
Answer: A
Rationale: Criminology focuses on crime and its causes.
2. The main aim of criminology is to:
A. Understand and prevent crime
B. Promote crime
C. Replace law
D. Eliminate courts
Answer: A
Rationale: It seeks to reduce and explain crime.
3. Crime is best defined as:
A. Behavior prohibited by law
B. Any mistake
C. Moral disagreement
D. Personal opinion
Answer: A
Rationale: Crime is legally defined wrongdoing.
4. A criminologist studies:
,A. Causes and patterns of crime
B. Only police work
C. Only court procedures
D. Only prisons
Answer: A
Rationale: Criminologists analyze criminal behavior.
5. The classical school of criminology emphasizes:
A. Free will and rational choice
B. Biological causes only
C. Mental illness only
D. Random behavior
Answer: A
Rationale: Individuals choose to commit crime.
6. Cesare Beccaria is known for:
A. Classical criminology theory
B. Cybercrime theory
C. Biological theory
D. Psychological theory
Answer: A
Rationale: He is a founder of classical criminology.
7. Deterrence theory focuses on:
A. Preventing crime through punishment
B. Encouraging crime
C. Ignoring punishment
D. Rewarding offenders
Answer: A
Rationale: Punishment discourages crime.
8. General deterrence targets:
, A. Society at large
B. Only criminals
C. Police officers
D. Judges
Answer: A
Rationale: It discourages the public.
9. Specific deterrence targets:
A. Individual offenders
B. Entire society
C. Victims
D. Judges
Answer: A
Rationale: It prevents repeat offending.
10. The positivist school focuses on:
A. Biological and social causes of crime
B. Free will only
C. Legal definitions only
D. Punishment only
Answer: A
Rationale: Crime is influenced by factors beyond control.
11. Cesare Lombroso is associated with:
A. Biological theory of crime
B. Economic theory
C. Classical theory
D. Cybercrime theory
Answer: A
Rationale: He studied physical traits of criminals.
12. Criminal behavior according to biological theory is influenced by:
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Criminology is the study of:
A. Crime, criminals, and criminal behavior
B. Medical diseases
C. Business management
D. Weather patterns
Answer: A
Rationale: Criminology focuses on crime and its causes.
2. The main aim of criminology is to:
A. Understand and prevent crime
B. Promote crime
C. Replace law
D. Eliminate courts
Answer: A
Rationale: It seeks to reduce and explain crime.
3. Crime is best defined as:
A. Behavior prohibited by law
B. Any mistake
C. Moral disagreement
D. Personal opinion
Answer: A
Rationale: Crime is legally defined wrongdoing.
4. A criminologist studies:
,A. Causes and patterns of crime
B. Only police work
C. Only court procedures
D. Only prisons
Answer: A
Rationale: Criminologists analyze criminal behavior.
5. The classical school of criminology emphasizes:
A. Free will and rational choice
B. Biological causes only
C. Mental illness only
D. Random behavior
Answer: A
Rationale: Individuals choose to commit crime.
6. Cesare Beccaria is known for:
A. Classical criminology theory
B. Cybercrime theory
C. Biological theory
D. Psychological theory
Answer: A
Rationale: He is a founder of classical criminology.
7. Deterrence theory focuses on:
A. Preventing crime through punishment
B. Encouraging crime
C. Ignoring punishment
D. Rewarding offenders
Answer: A
Rationale: Punishment discourages crime.
8. General deterrence targets:
, A. Society at large
B. Only criminals
C. Police officers
D. Judges
Answer: A
Rationale: It discourages the public.
9. Specific deterrence targets:
A. Individual offenders
B. Entire society
C. Victims
D. Judges
Answer: A
Rationale: It prevents repeat offending.
10. The positivist school focuses on:
A. Biological and social causes of crime
B. Free will only
C. Legal definitions only
D. Punishment only
Answer: A
Rationale: Crime is influenced by factors beyond control.
11. Cesare Lombroso is associated with:
A. Biological theory of crime
B. Economic theory
C. Classical theory
D. Cybercrime theory
Answer: A
Rationale: He studied physical traits of criminals.
12. Criminal behavior according to biological theory is influenced by:
