Exam 2 – sage questions with 100%
correct answers
what were the most common crimes in 2019? - correct answer ✔✔larceny theft, aggravated assaults
______ is the single most important trait in distinguishing violence in individuals. - correct answer
✔✔Gender
According to Lombroso, people who committed crimes could be identified by their ______. - correct
answer ✔✔physical appearance
Schlesinger found that criminality was highest for adopted boys whose ______ had criminal records. -
correct answer ✔✔biological fathers
Lombroso was one of the first criminological theorists to specifically address women and crime. True or
False? - correct answer ✔✔True
After the Holocaust, biological theories were abandoned due to the harm caused by eugenics. True or
False? - correct answer ✔✔False
The "hangry" defense has been successfully used because low blood sugar can lead to impaired brain
function. True or False - correct answer ✔✔False
Sheldon believed that mesomorphs who were ______ were more likely to commit crimes than those
with other body types. - correct answer ✔✔muscular and assertive
One of the strongest predictors of violence is the presence of an extra Y chromosome, but little can be
done due to a lack of availability of early genetic testing. True or False - correct answer ✔✔False
According to Bandura, crime, like all other behaviors, is learned. True or False? - correct answer ✔✔True
,Freud argued that crime was caused by conflict between the ego and the id. True or False - correct
answer ✔✔False
According to Eysenck, ______ are less likely to engage in delinquent behavior because their anxiety
inhibits them. - correct answer ✔✔introverts
Psychometry attempts to use ______ differences to distinguish people who have committed crimes from
those who have not. - correct answer ✔✔psychological and mental
Modern advocates of the connection between IQ and delinquency believe that IQ is a(n) ______ trait. -
correct answer ✔✔acquired
Based on positivist theory, the goal of the criminal justice system should be to ______ people who
commit crimes. - correct answer ✔✔rehabilitate
One risk in focusing on biopsychological positivism in criminal justice is that it could be used to suggest
that people who commit crimes are inherently evil. True or False - correct answer ✔✔True
Which factor or set of factors plays the most significant role in explaining crime and delinquency? -
correct answer ✔✔biological, psychological, and sociological factors together
According to the 2019 NCVS, ______ was the most common violent crime. - correct answer ✔✔simple
assault
Both men and women are more likely to be victimized by a man than a woman. True or False - correct
answer ✔✔True
Households in the highest income bracket are the most likely to experience property victimization. True
or False - correct answer ✔✔False
In 2019 white persons were ______ likely than/as Black persons to experience victimization. - correct
answer ✔✔equally
, Approximately how many victims of property crime experience economic losses? - correct answer
✔✔almost all
People who are victimized can experience indirect costs, such as time missed from work, as a
consequence of victimization. True or false? - correct answer ✔✔True
______ is a psychiatric condition where a person experiences intrusive symptoms, such as flashbacks. -
correct answer ✔✔PTSD
It was first recognized in the late 1800s that people ______ respond to trauma, including victimization. -
correct answer ✔✔differently
Men have higher levels of fear of violent crime than women because men are more likely to be
victimized than women. true or false - correct answer ✔✔False
According to Stephen Schafer, people have a responsibility for proactively preventing their own
victimization. True or False - correct answer ✔✔True
According to Hindelang, Gottfredson, and Garofalo, certain ______ put people in situations where
victimization is more likely to occur. - correct answer ✔✔Lifstyles
Crime and victimization are generally evenly distributed across a city. True or False - correct answer
✔✔false
Victim ______ is defined as the extent to which a victim is responsible for their own victimization. -
correct answer ✔✔precipitation
Sampson found that structural density, as measured by the percentage of units in structures of five or
more units, is ______ related to victimization. - correct answer ✔✔positively
Family Justice Centers are designed to provide many services in a "______" because of the wide variety
of services needed by victims. - correct answer ✔✔one stop shop
correct answers
what were the most common crimes in 2019? - correct answer ✔✔larceny theft, aggravated assaults
______ is the single most important trait in distinguishing violence in individuals. - correct answer
✔✔Gender
According to Lombroso, people who committed crimes could be identified by their ______. - correct
answer ✔✔physical appearance
Schlesinger found that criminality was highest for adopted boys whose ______ had criminal records. -
correct answer ✔✔biological fathers
Lombroso was one of the first criminological theorists to specifically address women and crime. True or
False? - correct answer ✔✔True
After the Holocaust, biological theories were abandoned due to the harm caused by eugenics. True or
False? - correct answer ✔✔False
The "hangry" defense has been successfully used because low blood sugar can lead to impaired brain
function. True or False - correct answer ✔✔False
Sheldon believed that mesomorphs who were ______ were more likely to commit crimes than those
with other body types. - correct answer ✔✔muscular and assertive
One of the strongest predictors of violence is the presence of an extra Y chromosome, but little can be
done due to a lack of availability of early genetic testing. True or False - correct answer ✔✔False
According to Bandura, crime, like all other behaviors, is learned. True or False? - correct answer ✔✔True
,Freud argued that crime was caused by conflict between the ego and the id. True or False - correct
answer ✔✔False
According to Eysenck, ______ are less likely to engage in delinquent behavior because their anxiety
inhibits them. - correct answer ✔✔introverts
Psychometry attempts to use ______ differences to distinguish people who have committed crimes from
those who have not. - correct answer ✔✔psychological and mental
Modern advocates of the connection between IQ and delinquency believe that IQ is a(n) ______ trait. -
correct answer ✔✔acquired
Based on positivist theory, the goal of the criminal justice system should be to ______ people who
commit crimes. - correct answer ✔✔rehabilitate
One risk in focusing on biopsychological positivism in criminal justice is that it could be used to suggest
that people who commit crimes are inherently evil. True or False - correct answer ✔✔True
Which factor or set of factors plays the most significant role in explaining crime and delinquency? -
correct answer ✔✔biological, psychological, and sociological factors together
According to the 2019 NCVS, ______ was the most common violent crime. - correct answer ✔✔simple
assault
Both men and women are more likely to be victimized by a man than a woman. True or False - correct
answer ✔✔True
Households in the highest income bracket are the most likely to experience property victimization. True
or False - correct answer ✔✔False
In 2019 white persons were ______ likely than/as Black persons to experience victimization. - correct
answer ✔✔equally
, Approximately how many victims of property crime experience economic losses? - correct answer
✔✔almost all
People who are victimized can experience indirect costs, such as time missed from work, as a
consequence of victimization. True or false? - correct answer ✔✔True
______ is a psychiatric condition where a person experiences intrusive symptoms, such as flashbacks. -
correct answer ✔✔PTSD
It was first recognized in the late 1800s that people ______ respond to trauma, including victimization. -
correct answer ✔✔differently
Men have higher levels of fear of violent crime than women because men are more likely to be
victimized than women. true or false - correct answer ✔✔False
According to Stephen Schafer, people have a responsibility for proactively preventing their own
victimization. True or False - correct answer ✔✔True
According to Hindelang, Gottfredson, and Garofalo, certain ______ put people in situations where
victimization is more likely to occur. - correct answer ✔✔Lifstyles
Crime and victimization are generally evenly distributed across a city. True or False - correct answer
✔✔false
Victim ______ is defined as the extent to which a victim is responsible for their own victimization. -
correct answer ✔✔precipitation
Sampson found that structural density, as measured by the percentage of units in structures of five or
more units, is ______ related to victimization. - correct answer ✔✔positively
Family Justice Centers are designed to provide many services in a "______" because of the wide variety
of services needed by victims. - correct answer ✔✔one stop shop
