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1. Criminal behavior is best defined as:
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a) antisocial behavior. xx


b) deviant behavior xx


behavior.
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c) an intentional act in violation of a criminal code.
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d) behavior that impedes the criminal process. xx xx xx xx xx


e) forbidden behavior. xx


Answer: c
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2. Psychological criminology focuses on how individual criminal behavior is:
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a) acquired.
b) evoked.
c) maintained.
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e) all of the above. xx xx xx


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3. The narrow range of offenses that do not require criminal intent are called:
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a) non-index crimes. xx


b) unintentional offenses. xx


c) Part II crimes. xx xx


d) status offenses. xx


e) strict liability xx


offenses. Answer: a
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4. Which of the following is least consistent with the developmental approach in the
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study of crime?
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a) Searching for factors that place a child at risk of engaging in serious delinquency
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b) Identifying the age of onset of antisocial behavior xx xx xx xx xx xx xx

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c) Searching for protective factors in a child’s life
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d) Obtaining a child’s IQ score as he or she enters adolescence
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e) Examining a child’s pre-school experiences.
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5. According to the author, our inability to prevent crime is largely due to:
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a) a declining interest in the field of criminology.
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b) the difficulty in defining the term ―crime‖.
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c) the complexity of the issue.
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d) the paucity of experts studying crime.
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e) the lack of funding available for
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research. Answer: c
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6. The belief that most people deserve the misfortune that happens to them is known as the:
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a) fairness doctrine. xx


b) equal justice doctrine. xx xx


c) rationalizing attitudes. xx


d) just-world hypothesis. xx


e) self-fulfilling prophecy. xx


Answer: d
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7. Which one of the following would psychological criminology be most concerned with?
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a) Demographic features of offenders who participate in burglary. xx xx xx xx xx xx xx


b) How violent individuals learn their aggressive behavior.
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c) The gender of murder victims. xx xx xx xx


d) The time of day when burglary most often occurs.
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e) The unequal power distribution between various members of
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society. Answer: b
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8. 3. Serious criminal offenders
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a) contracted
b) distorted
c) dominant
d) erotic
e) subversive
Answer: b
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9. is to positivist theory as
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a) Determinism; free will xx xx


b) Jurisprudence; behavior xx


c) Cognition; biology xx


d) Biology; environment xx


e) Predictability; prevention xx