Forensic Psychology
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, Running away and truancy are examples of ______. Ans: D
A. social delinquency
B. psychopathy
C. criminal violations
D. status offenses
In legal terms, a juvenile delinquent is defined as a(n) Ans: B
______.
A. individual under age 18 who engages in
developmentally inappropriate behavior
B. individual who commits an act against the criminal code
and is adjudicated delinquent by the court
C. minor who commits a violent act against another
D. minor who displays erratic behavior for a period of at
least 6 months
Destruction of property and serious violation of rules are Ans: D
two DSM-V categories of ______.
A. antisocial behavior
B. conduct disorder
C. status offenses
D. antisocial personality disorder
Which term is essential to the diagnosis of conduct Ans: D
disorder?
A. sporadic
B. disruptive
C. voluntary
D. habitual
Evan is an 8-year-old boy who frequently sets small fires, Ans: A
is often aggressive toward his baby brother, and has
difficulty communicating with others. Evan's father is
convinced his son has antisocial personality disorder. Why
is Evan's father wrong?
A. Evan is too young to be diagnosed with antisocial
personality disorder.
B. Evan is male and is therefore does not qualify for a
diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder.
C. Evan's behavior is neither illegal nor habitual and
therefore doesn't qualify as antisocial personality disorder.
D. Evan's behavior is normal for an 8-year-old boy and
therefore doesn't meet diagnostic criteria.
Which theorist formulated the developmental dual systems Ans: B
model?
A. Terrie Moffitt
B. Laurence Steinberg
C. Robert Hare
D. Scott Lilienfeld
Which offense qualifies as a violent offense under the Ans: B
FBI's Uniform Crime Reports?
A. burglary
B. robbery
C. arson
D. larceny-theft
Which source of crime data was developed to address the Ans: A
shortcomings of the UCR?
A. National Incident-Based Reporting System
B. National Crime Victimization Survey
C. National Youth Survey
D. Monitoring the Future
Questions (Test 3) 2026 |
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, Running away and truancy are examples of ______. Ans: D
A. social delinquency
B. psychopathy
C. criminal violations
D. status offenses
In legal terms, a juvenile delinquent is defined as a(n) Ans: B
______.
A. individual under age 18 who engages in
developmentally inappropriate behavior
B. individual who commits an act against the criminal code
and is adjudicated delinquent by the court
C. minor who commits a violent act against another
D. minor who displays erratic behavior for a period of at
least 6 months
Destruction of property and serious violation of rules are Ans: D
two DSM-V categories of ______.
A. antisocial behavior
B. conduct disorder
C. status offenses
D. antisocial personality disorder
Which term is essential to the diagnosis of conduct Ans: D
disorder?
A. sporadic
B. disruptive
C. voluntary
D. habitual
Evan is an 8-year-old boy who frequently sets small fires, Ans: A
is often aggressive toward his baby brother, and has
difficulty communicating with others. Evan's father is
convinced his son has antisocial personality disorder. Why
is Evan's father wrong?
A. Evan is too young to be diagnosed with antisocial
personality disorder.
B. Evan is male and is therefore does not qualify for a
diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder.
C. Evan's behavior is neither illegal nor habitual and
therefore doesn't qualify as antisocial personality disorder.
D. Evan's behavior is normal for an 8-year-old boy and
therefore doesn't meet diagnostic criteria.
Which theorist formulated the developmental dual systems Ans: B
model?
A. Terrie Moffitt
B. Laurence Steinberg
C. Robert Hare
D. Scott Lilienfeld
Which offense qualifies as a violent offense under the Ans: B
FBI's Uniform Crime Reports?
A. burglary
B. robbery
C. arson
D. larceny-theft
Which source of crime data was developed to address the Ans: A
shortcomings of the UCR?
A. National Incident-Based Reporting System
B. National Crime Victimization Survey
C. National Youth Survey
D. Monitoring the Future
