Introduction to Criminology Reviewer 1

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Introduction To Criminology Reviewer

1. The field of criminology is a multi-disciplinary science. One of its

aspect is the study of crime focused on the group of people and

society which is known today as:

A. Criminal Psychology

B. Criminal Sociology

C. Criminal Psychiatry

D. Criminal Etiology

2. Macho means

A. assertive

B. angry

C. heroic

D. stubborn

3. Bilious means

A. wealthy

B. puffed out

C. bad tempered

D. irritable

4. Hypothetical means

A. Temporary

B. ExaggeratedC. Provable

D. Assumed

5. The theory in which reformation is based upon, on the ground

that the criminal is a sick person.

A. Positivist Theory

B. Classical Theory

C. Neo ClassicalSchool

D. Sociological Theory

6. It is defined as a crime where a person of respectability and

high social status in the course of his or her occupation commits

the criminal act.

A. Labor Crimes

B. Organized Crimes

C. High Collar crimes


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D. White collar crime

7. The strict code of conduct that governs the behavior of the Mafia

members is called ___.

A. Omerta

B. Triad

C. Silencer

D. Mafioso

8. The groups of crimes categorized as violent crimes (Index crimes)

and property crimes (Non Index crimes) are called ___.

A. Conventional crimes

B. Non-conventional Crimes

C. Felony

D. Offense

9. What is the literal meaning of the term Cosa Nostra?

A. This thing of ours

B. Omerta

C. Two Things

D. 5th estate

10. The criminal activity by an enduring structure or organization

developed and devoted primarily to the pursuit of profits through

illegal means commonly known as ___.

A. Organized crime

B. Professional Organization

C. White collar crime

D. Blue collar crime

11. One of the following represents the earliest codification of the

Roman law, which was incorporated into the Justinian Code.

A. 12 Tables

B. Burgundian Code

C. Hammurabic Code

D. Code of Draco

12. The generic term that includes all government agencies,

facilities,programs, procedures, personnel, and techniques

concerned with the investigation, intake, custody, confinement,

supervision, or treatment of alleged offenders refers to:

A. Correction


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B. Penology

C. Criminal Justice

D. the base pillar

13. The Italian leader of the positivistschoolof criminology, who was

criticized for his methodology and his attention to the biological

characteristics of offenders, was:

A. C Lombroso

B. C Beccaria

C. C Darwin

D. C Goring

14.The theory in criminology, which maintains that a person commits

crime or behaves criminally mainly because he or she is being

possessed by evil spirits or something of natural force that

controls

his/her behavior is called:

A. Devine Will Theory

B. Demonological Theory

C. Classical Theory

D. All of these

15. Criminology changes as social condition changes. This means

the progress of criminology is concordant with the advancement

of other sciences that has been applied to it. This means that

criminology is _____.

A. Dynamic

B. Excellent

C. Progressive

D. None of these

16. In as much as crime is a societal creation and that it exist in a

society, its study must be considered a part ofsocial science.

This means that criminology is __.

A. Applied science

B.Social Science

C. Natural Science

D. All of these

17. The term white- collar crime was coined by

A. E. Sutherland

B. R. Quinney


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C. E. Durkheim

D. C. Darwin

18. What is means of "R" in the criminal formula?

A. Total Situation

B. Criminal Tendency

C. Temperament

D. none of these

19. His key ideas are concentrated on the principle of "Survival

of the Fittest" as a behavioral science. He advocated the

"Somatotyping Theory".

A. W Sheldon

B. R Merton

C. E Sutherland

D. Ivan Nye

20. When someone is tagged as criminal, he or she may reject it or

accept it and go on to commit crime.

A. Rational Choice Theory

B. Control Theories

C. Labelling Theory

D. Social Disorganization Theory


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Answers: Introduction to Criminology

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. D

5. A

6. D

7. A

8. A

9. A

10. A

11. A

12. A

13. A

14. B

15. A

16. D

17. A

18. D

19. A

20. C

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