WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A BASIC ELEMENT OF CLASSICAL CRIMINOLOGY?

30 Jul WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A BASIC ELEMENT OF CLASSICAL CRIMINOLOGY?

WEEK 4 QUIZ CJ
QUESTION 1
1. Which of the following is a basic element of classical criminology?

Human behavior is a product of social, biological, or economic forces that can be empirically measured.

Crime exists because of a lack of norms or clear social standards.

Crime is attractive when it promises great benefits with little effort.

Crime is a product of the capitalist system.
4 points
QUESTION 2
1. Rational choice theorists view crime as both _________ and ________ specific.

Offense and offender

Reward and offender

Victim and offender

Offense and victim
4 points
QUESTION 3
1. ______________ behavior is any action that departs from the social norms of society.

Deviant

Illegal

Criminal

Misdemeanor
4 points
QUESTION 4
1. Which was the first written criminal code?

Common Law Code

Mosaic Code

Code of Hammurabi
4 points
QUESTION 5
1. To address the nonreporting issue, the federal government sponsors the:

IPSR

UCR

FDIC

NCVS
4 points
QUESTION 6
1. ____________ deterrence holds that criminal sanctions should be so powerful that known criminals will never repeat their criminal acts.

Broad

Interval

Intermediate

Specific
4 points
QUESTION 7
1. ____________ uses multiple advances computational methods, including artificial intelligence, to analyze large data sets usually involving one or more data solutions.

Data mining

Crime mapping

Logic bombing

Trojan horsing
4 points
QUESTION 8
1. Criminologists look for _________ crime-rate patters to gain insight into the nature of crime.

Increasing

Decreasing

Random

Stable
4 points
QUESTION 9
1. In the past, how did criminologists view crime victims?

As an indirect role in a criminal incident.

As merely the passive targets of a criminal’s anger or greed.

As fully responsible for the criminal incident.

As an active role in the incident.
4 points
QUESTION 10
1. People who are crime victims are ___________ likely to commit crimes themselves.

Less

Equally

Not

More
4 points
QUESTION 11
1. People living ___________ are more likely to be vandalized.

On military bases

In rural areas

In suburban communities

In cities
4 points
QUESTION 12
1. Victim precipitation can be either:

Scientific or empirical

Active or passive

Encouraged or discouraged

Instigated or non-responsive
4 points
QUESTION 13
1. Shoplifting and vandalism are considered ________ thrills because getting away with crime is a thrilling demonstration of personal competence.

Cunning

Tricky

Sneaky

Sexy
4 points
QUESTION 14
1. What occurs when increased patrols in one community shift the crime to a more vulnerable neighborhood?

Diffusion

Replacement

Discouragement

Displacement
4 points
QUESTION 15