CMY1501/101/3/2020
EXAM QUESTIONS:
1Punishment should deter and control behaviour, fit the crime and be swift. To which school of thought does the above excerpt refer?
1Social milieu
2Classical
3Positivist
4Critical
2Which feminist perspective focuses on the importance of patriarchy , and argues that prostitution is the product of a patriarchal society , inequality and unequal power relations?
1.Postmodern
2.Socialist
3.Radical
4.Liberal
3Burton (2007), reports that … is a route into gang membership for children that live in communities in Cape Town where gangs are rife.
1.a sense of belonging
2.negative peer association
3.poor parental supervision
4.substance use
4The components of emotions include:
1.Feelings, body arousal, a sense of purpose and social expression.
2.Aspirations, social expression, a sense of purpose and feelings.
3.A need for achievement, a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging.
4.A sense of belonging, body arousal, aspirations and social expression.
5Some offenders weigh the costs and benefits of crime and then the involvement in crime becomes a decision-making process . This statement is linked to:
1.Social learning
2.Positivism
3.Rational choice
4.Determinism 6Which criminologist stated that criminal behaviour is learned during interaction with others,
mostly in small groups, and that criminals learn to favour criminal behaviour over noncriminal
behaviour through association with both forms of behaviour in different degrees?
1.Robert Merton
2.Cesare Beccaria
3.Jeremy Bentham
4.Edwin Sutherland
7An inability to manipulate abstract concepts , to foresee the consequences of delinquent and
offending behaviour, to appreciate the feelings of victims, as well as frustration associated with
poor verbal abilities, refer to:
1.Physical and biological factors as risk factors associated with criminal causation.
2.Personality and temperament as criminal risk predictors.
3.Mental and psychological disorders as criminal risk factors.
4.Intelligence as a risk indicator of criminal causation.
8The idea that ‘people differ in the extent to which they are vulnerable to the temptations of the
moment’ refers to:
1.Victim empathy
2.Self-control
3.Moral values
4.A sense of power
9Classical criminology pronounces that …
1.laws are not equally applied to all citizens.
2.crime cannot be controlled by the fear of punishment.
3.crime is the result of free will and personal choice.
4.people cannot choose to commit criminal activities.
10The … incident is an example of possessive jealousy and envy that are motivators of criminal
behaviour.
1.Tina Rodrigues
2.Oscar Pistorius
3.Eersterus vigilante
4.Nancy Kerrigan
11Post-modern criminology proposes … as suggestions to prevent and control crime.
1.education for all, eradication of poverty and unemployment and restoring family values
2.adequate infrastructure, smaller population and less overcrowding in the family
3.gender inequality, political amalgamation and a multicultural population 4.law and order, control of alcohol and drug abuse and uniformity of social classes
12Research indicates that … may be a critical factor in explaining gender variances in
delinquency.
1.status
2.emotional intelligence
3.differential association
4.slyness
EXAM QUESTIONS:
1Punishment should deter and control behaviour, fit the crime and be swift. To which school of thought does the above excerpt refer?
1Social milieu
2Classical
3Positivist
4Critical
2Which feminist perspective focuses on the importance of patriarchy , and argues that prostitution is the product of a patriarchal society , inequality and unequal power relations?
1.Postmodern
2.Socialist
3.Radical
4.Liberal
3Burton (2007), reports that … is a route into gang membership for children that live in communities in Cape Town where gangs are rife.
1.a sense of belonging
2.negative peer association
3.poor parental supervision
4.substance use
4The components of emotions include:
1.Feelings, body arousal, a sense of purpose and social expression.
2.Aspirations, social expression, a sense of purpose and feelings.
3.A need for achievement, a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging.
4.A sense of belonging, body arousal, aspirations and social expression.
5Some offenders weigh the costs and benefits of crime and then the involvement in crime becomes a decision-making process . This statement is linked to:
1.Social learning
2.Positivism
3.Rational choice
4.Determinism 6Which criminologist stated that criminal behaviour is learned during interaction with others,
mostly in small groups, and that criminals learn to favour criminal behaviour over noncriminal
behaviour through association with both forms of behaviour in different degrees?
1.Robert Merton
2.Cesare Beccaria
3.Jeremy Bentham
4.Edwin Sutherland
7An inability to manipulate abstract concepts , to foresee the consequences of delinquent and
offending behaviour, to appreciate the feelings of victims, as well as frustration associated with
poor verbal abilities, refer to:
1.Physical and biological factors as risk factors associated with criminal causation.
2.Personality and temperament as criminal risk predictors.
3.Mental and psychological disorders as criminal risk factors.
4.Intelligence as a risk indicator of criminal causation.
8The idea that ‘people differ in the extent to which they are vulnerable to the temptations of the
moment’ refers to:
1.Victim empathy
2.Self-control
3.Moral values
4.A sense of power
9Classical criminology pronounces that …
1.laws are not equally applied to all citizens.
2.crime cannot be controlled by the fear of punishment.
3.crime is the result of free will and personal choice.
4.people cannot choose to commit criminal activities.
10The … incident is an example of possessive jealousy and envy that are motivators of criminal
behaviour.
1.Tina Rodrigues
2.Oscar Pistorius
3.Eersterus vigilante
4.Nancy Kerrigan
11Post-modern criminology proposes … as suggestions to prevent and control crime.
1.education for all, eradication of poverty and unemployment and restoring family values
2.adequate infrastructure, smaller population and less overcrowding in the family
3.gender inequality, political amalgamation and a multicultural population 4.law and order, control of alcohol and drug abuse and uniformity of social classes
12Research indicates that … may be a critical factor in explaining gender variances in
delinquency.
1.status
2.emotional intelligence
3.differential association
4.slyness
