Instructor Resource
Schram, Introduction to Criminology, 2e
Sage Publishing, 2018
Chapter 1: Introduction to Criminology
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Crimes that are considered “an act which is not inherently immoral, but
becomes so because its commission is expressly forbidden by positive law” are
called ______.
a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. illegal
d. civil wrongs
Ans: B
Learning Objective: Describe the various definitions of crime, including the
difference between criminal behavior and deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is a Crime?
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Crimes that are considered “an act inherently and essentially evil, that is
immoral in its nature and injurious in its consequence, without any regard to the
fact of its being noticed or punished by the law of the state” are called ______.
a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. illegal
d. civil wrongs
Ans: A
Learning Objective: Describe the various definitions of crime, including the
difference between criminal behavior and deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is a Crime?
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Prostitution is illegal in most jurisdictions in the United States. However,
prostitution is legal, and licensed, in most counties of Nevada. This would be
considered ______.
a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. illegal
d. civil wrongs
Ans: B
Learning Objective: Describe the various definitions of crime, including the
difference between criminal behavior and deviant behavior.
, Instructor Resource
Schram, Introduction to Criminology, 2e
Sage Publishing, 2018
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is a Crime?
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. ______ are not necessarily against the law but are considered atypical and
may be deemed immoral rather than illegal.
a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. deviant acts
d. civil wrongs
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Describe the various definitions of crime, including the
difference between criminal behavior and deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is a Crime?
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. The following definition of criminology was developed by ______: The body of
knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon, which includes the process
of making laws, of breaking laws, and of reacting toward the breaking of laws.
a. Hirschi
b. Gottfredson
c. Durkheim
d. Sutherland
Ans: D
Learning Objective: Distinguish between criminology and criminal justice.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is Criminology and Criminal Justice?
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. ______ often refers to the various criminal justice agencies and institutions
(e.g., police, courts, and corrections) that are interrelated and work together
toward common goals.
a. Victimology
b. Restorative justice
c. Criminal Justice
d. None of these
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Distinguish between criminology and criminal justice.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is Criminology and Criminal Justice?
Difficulty Level: Easy
, Instructor Resource
Schram, Introduction to Criminology, 2e
Sage Publishing, 2018
7. A ______ of crime views the formal system of laws, as well as the
enforcement of those laws, as incorporating societal norms for which there is a
broad normative consensus.
a. conflict perspective
b. symbolic interactionism
c. consensus perspective
d. none of these
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Determine whether a theory would be considered from a
consensus or conflict perspective of crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Consensus and Conflict Perspectives of Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. The ______ maintains that there is conflict between various societal groups
with different interests, and it is often resolved when the group in power achieves
control.
a. conflict perspective
b. symbolic interactionism
c. consensus perspective
d. none of these
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Determine whether a theory would be considered from a
consensus or conflict perspective of crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Consensus and Conflict Perspectives of Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. The structure of the criminal justice system is often presented as:
a. police and corrections
b. police and courts
c. police, courts, and corrections
d. police, victims, and courts
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Determine whether a theory would be considered from a
consensus or conflict perspective of crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Consensus and Conflict Perspectives of Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. ______ are also designated as lower courts and they do not have power that
extends to the overall administration of justice; thus, they do not try felony cases
and do not have appellate authority.
a. Courts of limited jurisdiction
b. Courts of general jurisdiction
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Schram, Introduction to Criminology, 2e
Sage Publishing, 2018
c. Courts of appellate jurisdiction
d. The Supreme Court
Ans: A
Learning Objective: List and describe the three general components of the
criminal justice system.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. ______ are also designated as major trial courts. They have the power and
authority to try and decide any case, including appeals from a lower court.
a. Courts of limited jurisdiction
b. Courts of general jurisdiction
c. Courts of appellate jurisdiction
d. The Supreme Court
Ans: B
Learning Objective: List and describe the three general components of the
criminal justice system.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
12. ______________ are also designated as appeals courts. They are limited in
their jurisdiction decisions on matters of appeal from lower courts and trial
courts.
a. Courts of limited jurisdiction
b. Courts of general jurisdiction
c. Courts of appellate jurisdiction
d. The Supreme Court
Ans: C
Learning Objective: List and describe the three general components of the
criminal justice system.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. According to conflict perspective, conflict is often resolved when the group in
power achieves ______.
a. control
b. rank
c. order
d. status
Ans: A
Learning Objective: Determine whether a theory would be considered from a
consensus or conflict perspective of crime.
Schram, Introduction to Criminology, 2e
Sage Publishing, 2018
Chapter 1: Introduction to Criminology
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Crimes that are considered “an act which is not inherently immoral, but
becomes so because its commission is expressly forbidden by positive law” are
called ______.
a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. illegal
d. civil wrongs
Ans: B
Learning Objective: Describe the various definitions of crime, including the
difference between criminal behavior and deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is a Crime?
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Crimes that are considered “an act inherently and essentially evil, that is
immoral in its nature and injurious in its consequence, without any regard to the
fact of its being noticed or punished by the law of the state” are called ______.
a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. illegal
d. civil wrongs
Ans: A
Learning Objective: Describe the various definitions of crime, including the
difference between criminal behavior and deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is a Crime?
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Prostitution is illegal in most jurisdictions in the United States. However,
prostitution is legal, and licensed, in most counties of Nevada. This would be
considered ______.
a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. illegal
d. civil wrongs
Ans: B
Learning Objective: Describe the various definitions of crime, including the
difference between criminal behavior and deviant behavior.
, Instructor Resource
Schram, Introduction to Criminology, 2e
Sage Publishing, 2018
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is a Crime?
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. ______ are not necessarily against the law but are considered atypical and
may be deemed immoral rather than illegal.
a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. deviant acts
d. civil wrongs
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Describe the various definitions of crime, including the
difference between criminal behavior and deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is a Crime?
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. The following definition of criminology was developed by ______: The body of
knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon, which includes the process
of making laws, of breaking laws, and of reacting toward the breaking of laws.
a. Hirschi
b. Gottfredson
c. Durkheim
d. Sutherland
Ans: D
Learning Objective: Distinguish between criminology and criminal justice.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is Criminology and Criminal Justice?
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. ______ often refers to the various criminal justice agencies and institutions
(e.g., police, courts, and corrections) that are interrelated and work together
toward common goals.
a. Victimology
b. Restorative justice
c. Criminal Justice
d. None of these
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Distinguish between criminology and criminal justice.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is Criminology and Criminal Justice?
Difficulty Level: Easy
, Instructor Resource
Schram, Introduction to Criminology, 2e
Sage Publishing, 2018
7. A ______ of crime views the formal system of laws, as well as the
enforcement of those laws, as incorporating societal norms for which there is a
broad normative consensus.
a. conflict perspective
b. symbolic interactionism
c. consensus perspective
d. none of these
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Determine whether a theory would be considered from a
consensus or conflict perspective of crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Consensus and Conflict Perspectives of Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. The ______ maintains that there is conflict between various societal groups
with different interests, and it is often resolved when the group in power achieves
control.
a. conflict perspective
b. symbolic interactionism
c. consensus perspective
d. none of these
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Determine whether a theory would be considered from a
consensus or conflict perspective of crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Consensus and Conflict Perspectives of Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. The structure of the criminal justice system is often presented as:
a. police and corrections
b. police and courts
c. police, courts, and corrections
d. police, victims, and courts
Ans: C
Learning Objective: Determine whether a theory would be considered from a
consensus or conflict perspective of crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Consensus and Conflict Perspectives of Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. ______ are also designated as lower courts and they do not have power that
extends to the overall administration of justice; thus, they do not try felony cases
and do not have appellate authority.
a. Courts of limited jurisdiction
b. Courts of general jurisdiction
, Instructor Resource
Schram, Introduction to Criminology, 2e
Sage Publishing, 2018
c. Courts of appellate jurisdiction
d. The Supreme Court
Ans: A
Learning Objective: List and describe the three general components of the
criminal justice system.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. ______ are also designated as major trial courts. They have the power and
authority to try and decide any case, including appeals from a lower court.
a. Courts of limited jurisdiction
b. Courts of general jurisdiction
c. Courts of appellate jurisdiction
d. The Supreme Court
Ans: B
Learning Objective: List and describe the three general components of the
criminal justice system.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
12. ______________ are also designated as appeals courts. They are limited in
their jurisdiction decisions on matters of appeal from lower courts and trial
courts.
a. Courts of limited jurisdiction
b. Courts of general jurisdiction
c. Courts of appellate jurisdiction
d. The Supreme Court
Ans: C
Learning Objective: List and describe the three general components of the
criminal justice system.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. According to conflict perspective, conflict is often resolved when the group in
power achieves ______.
a. control
b. rank
c. order
d. status
Ans: A
Learning Objective: Determine whether a theory would be considered from a
consensus or conflict perspective of crime.
