CMY1501- Introduction To Criminology Assignment_1.

CMY1501- Introduction To Criminology Assignment_1. Punishment should deter and control behaviour, fit the crime and be swift. To which school of thought does the above excerpt refer? 1. 1 Social milieu 2. 2 Classical 3. 3 Positivist 4. 4 Critical 2 Which feminist perspective focuses on the importance of patriarchy, and argues that prostitution is the product of a patriarchal society, inequality and unequal power relations? 1. Postmodern 2. Socialist 3. 3. Radical 4. 4. Liberal 3 Burton (2007), reports that … is a route into gang membership for children that live in communities in Cape Town where gangs are rife. 1. 1. a sense of belonging 2. 2. negative peer association 3. 3. poor parental supervision 4. 4. substance use 4 The components of emotions include: 1. Feelings, body arousal, a sense of purpose and social expression. 2. 2. Aspirations, social expression, a sense of purpose and feelings. 3. 3. A need for achievement, a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging. 4. 4. A sense of belonging, body arousal, aspirations and social expression. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :57:48 GMT -05:00 This study resource was shared via CourseH 5 Some offenders weigh the costs and benefits of crime and then the involvement in crime becomes a decision-making process. This statement is linked to: 1. Social learning 2. 2. Positivism 3. 3. Rational choice 4. 4. Determinism 6 Which criminologist stated that criminal behaviour is learned during interaction with others, mostly in small groups, and that criminals learn to favour criminal behaviour over noncriminal behaviour through association with both forms of behaviour in different degrees? 1. Robert Merton 2. 2. Cesare Beccaria 3. 3. Jeremy Bentham 4. 4. Edwin Sutherland 7 An inability to manipulate abstract concepts, to foresee the consequences of delinquent and offending behaviour, to appreciate the feelings of victims, as well as frustration associated with poor verbal abilities, refer to: 1. Physical and biological factors as risk factors associated with criminal causation. 2. 2. Personality and temperament as criminal risk predictors. 3. 3. Mental and psychological disorders as criminal risk factors. 4. 4. Intelligence as a risk indicator of criminal causation. 8 The idea that ‘people differ in the extent to which they are vulnerable to the temptations of the moment’ refers to: 1. Victim empathy 2. 2. Self-control 3. 3. Moral values 4 4. . A sense of power 9 Classical criminology pronounces that … 1. laws are not equally applied to all citizens. 2. 2. crime cannot be controlled by the fear of punishment. 3. 3. crime is the result of free will and personal choice. 4. 4. people cannot choose to commit criminal activities. 10 The … incident is an example of possessive jealousy and envy that are motivators of criminal behaviour. 1. Tina Rodrigues 2. 2. Oscar Pistorius This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :57:48 GMT -05:00 This study resource was shared via CourseH 3. 3. Eersterus vigilante 4. 4. Nancy Kerrigan 11 Post-modern criminology proposes … as suggestions to prevent and control crime. 1. education for all, eradication of poverty and unemployment and restoring family values 2. 2. adequate infrastructure, smaller population and less overcrowding in the family 3. 3. gender inequality, political amalgamation and a multicultural population 4. 4. law and order, control of alcohol and drug abuse and uniformity of social classes 12 Research indicates that … may be a critical factor in explaining gender variances in delinquency. 1. status 2. 2. emotional intelligence 3. 3. differential association 4. 4. slyness 13 The breakdown of the family and inner-city neighbourhoods may create pressure, which in turn can produce crime and deviance. This statement refers to: 1. Social disorganisation 2. 2. Rapid urbanisation 3. 3. Problems with the criminal justice system 4. 4. Rapid migration 14 Which option below correlates with age and criminality and the notion that younger people commit crime more often than older people? 1. Age is inversely related to criminality and research proves that young offenders have the highest crime rate. 2. 2. As offenders mature, their offending rate increases. 3. 3. Young people are arrested at a proportionate rate to their numbers in the population. 4. 4. Universally, there is a tendency for criminal involvement to peak during adolescence and upscale thereafter. 15 To … a theory is to consider the theory’s usefulness, comprehensiveness and adequacy in the explanation of crime. 1. validate 2. 2. predict 3. 3. evaluate This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :57:48 GMT -05:00 This study resource was shared via CourseH 4. 4. falsify 16 Basic body types are usually categorised by physical and personality characteristics. An introverted personality, a small skeleton and a fragile body shape are characteristics associated with … 1. symatomorphs. 2. 2. mesomorphs. 3. 3. ectomorphs. 4. 4. endomorphs. 17 According to the … theory, offenders are physically and mentally unique and factors such as genetics and problems with the nervous system explain crime. 1. strain 2. 2. trait 3. 3. social cognitive 4. 4. social control 18 The labelling theory is also known as the … theory. 1. social action 2. 2. social control 3. 3. rational choice 4. 4. relative deprivation 19 Which one the following paths of antisocial behaviour have been identified during the developmental process of a child? conflict pathway, covert pathway and overt pathway 1. The erratic, overt and covert pathways. 2. 2. The overt, covert and conflict pathways. 3. 3. The conflict, erratic and overt pathways. 4. 4. The covert, conflict and erratic pathways. 20 Human behaviour is directed by needs, interests and desires that direct a person’s behaviour toward the fulfilment of an aroused need. This statement refers to: 1. Cognitions 2. 2. Needs 3. 3. Emotion 4. 4. Internal motives 21 Regarding the social dimension that is associated with studying human behaviour, which one of the options below refers to a lack of parental love, a hostile parent, and emotionally neglected children? This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :57:48 GMT -05:00 This study resource was shared via CourseH 1. Parental rejection 2. 2. Parental control 3. 3. Parental conflict 4. 4. A broken home 22 The … theory views crime as offence-specific (based on the characteristics of the crime) and offender-specific (i.e. requirement of certain skills). 1. trait 2. conflict 3. 3. rational choice 4. 4. social disorganisation 23 Criminologists use … to separate the truth from error by demanding … 1. causes; science. 2. 2. experiments 3. 3. the philosophical method, motivation. 4. 4. the scientific method; evidence. 24 Human behaviour is often influenced by physiological disorders that have a/n … and … effect which may result in acts of truancy and juvenile delinquency. 1. health; social 2. 2. biological; psychological 3. 3. environmental; social 4. 4. health; biological