,CRIME MAPPING AND SPATIAL ASPECTS OF CRIME: THEORY AND
PRACTICE, Second Edition
Instructor’s Manual
Test Questions
Chapter 2
Multiple Choice
1. Which one of the following nations generally has higher rates of violence and murder
than the others?
A. Canada
B. United States
C. England
D. France
2. Most crimes in the United States are
A. committed against property.
B. violent in nature.
C. motivated by hate.
D. None of the above.
3. Which of the following is true with regard to crime trends in the United States?
A. Violent crime increased in the 1990s.
B. Property crime increased in the 1970s.
C. Property crimes started declining in the 1970s and continued to do so for the rest
of the Twentieth Century.
D. Violent crimes started declining in the 1980s and continued to do so for the rest of
the Twentieth Century.
4. Structural theories include
A. cultural theories.
B. strain theories.
C. social Disorganization.
D. All of the above.
5. Modernization theory, also known as the developing countries argument, explains
higher crime rates as a result of
A. anomie.
B. social inequality.
C. culture conflict.
D. All of the above.
6. An example of opportunity theories includes which of the following?
A. Routine activity theory
B. Lifestyle Exposure theory
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, C. Anomie and strain theory
D. Both A and B
7. Which of the following explains crime rates as a function of belief systems, attitudes,
values, norms, and ways of life of particular groups?
A. World system theory
B. Cultural theories
C. Strain theories
D. Social disorganization theory
8. Which of the following explains crime rates as a function of disruption of normal life
by economic expansion and reactions to exploitation of weaker countries by stronger
countries?
A. World system theory
B. Cultural theories
C. Strain theories
D. Social disorganization theory
9. Which of the following explains crime as a result of frustration caused by economic
conditions, manifested through absolute deprivation and relative deprivation?
A. World system theory
B. Cultural theories
C. Strain theories
D. Social disorganization theory
10. Which of the following explains crime as a result of a breakdown in bonds that
normally hold society together, caused by factors such as poverty, ethnic or racial
heterogeneity, residential mobility, family disruption, and population density?
A. World system theory
B. Cultural theories
C. Strain theories
D. Social disorganization theory
11. Which region of the country has the highest overall rates of serious violent crime?
A. West.
B. South.
C. Northeast.
D. Midwest.
12. The rate of rape in the United States is highest in the
A. West.
B. South.
C. Northeast.
D. Midwest.
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PRACTICE, Second Edition
Instructor’s Manual
Test Questions
Chapter 2
Multiple Choice
1. Which one of the following nations generally has higher rates of violence and murder
than the others?
A. Canada
B. United States
C. England
D. France
2. Most crimes in the United States are
A. committed against property.
B. violent in nature.
C. motivated by hate.
D. None of the above.
3. Which of the following is true with regard to crime trends in the United States?
A. Violent crime increased in the 1990s.
B. Property crime increased in the 1970s.
C. Property crimes started declining in the 1970s and continued to do so for the rest
of the Twentieth Century.
D. Violent crimes started declining in the 1980s and continued to do so for the rest of
the Twentieth Century.
4. Structural theories include
A. cultural theories.
B. strain theories.
C. social Disorganization.
D. All of the above.
5. Modernization theory, also known as the developing countries argument, explains
higher crime rates as a result of
A. anomie.
B. social inequality.
C. culture conflict.
D. All of the above.
6. An example of opportunity theories includes which of the following?
A. Routine activity theory
B. Lifestyle Exposure theory
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, C. Anomie and strain theory
D. Both A and B
7. Which of the following explains crime rates as a function of belief systems, attitudes,
values, norms, and ways of life of particular groups?
A. World system theory
B. Cultural theories
C. Strain theories
D. Social disorganization theory
8. Which of the following explains crime rates as a function of disruption of normal life
by economic expansion and reactions to exploitation of weaker countries by stronger
countries?
A. World system theory
B. Cultural theories
C. Strain theories
D. Social disorganization theory
9. Which of the following explains crime as a result of frustration caused by economic
conditions, manifested through absolute deprivation and relative deprivation?
A. World system theory
B. Cultural theories
C. Strain theories
D. Social disorganization theory
10. Which of the following explains crime as a result of a breakdown in bonds that
normally hold society together, caused by factors such as poverty, ethnic or racial
heterogeneity, residential mobility, family disruption, and population density?
A. World system theory
B. Cultural theories
C. Strain theories
D. Social disorganization theory
11. Which region of the country has the highest overall rates of serious violent crime?
A. West.
B. South.
C. Northeast.
D. Midwest.
12. The rate of rape in the United States is highest in the
A. West.
B. South.
C. Northeast.
D. Midwest.
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