Criminology - Fine MCQs

Which of the following techniques of neutralization involves claiming the need to protect oneself from a rival group?

(a) Denying injury
(b) Condemning the condemners
(c) Appealing to higher loyalties
(d) Denying responsibility

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________theory is a sociological perspective that emphasizes the contribution made by variously socialized cultural groups to the phenomenon of crime.

(a) Conflict
(b) Strain
(c) Subcultural
(d) Anomie

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Which of the following is not one of the ways in which general strain theory expands up on traditional strain theory?

(a) General strain theory widens the focus to include all types of negative relations between an individual and others.
(b) General strain theory incorporates social control theory by focusing on the development of social bonds.
(c) Gener al strain theory maintains that strain may have a cumulative effect on delinquency after reaching a certain threshold.
(d) General strain theory provides a more comprehensive account of the various adaptations to strain.

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According to Merton, an individual who rejects both the socially approved goals and the legitimate means falls into the_______ mode of adaptation.

(a) ritualism
(b) retreatism
(c) rebellion
(d) innovation

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The idea that physical deterioration of a neighborhood leads to crime comes from _______theory.

(a) routine activities
(b) strain
(c) deviant subcutture
(d) broken windows

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Based on the research conducted by Shaw and McKay, we would expect Zone_______ to have the highest rates of crime and delinquency.

(a) II
(C) IV
(b) III
(d) V

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Social disorganization theory is closely associated with the _________school of criminology.

(a) classical
(b) positivist
(c) ecological
(d) conflict

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Which of the following explanations of crime is characteristic of social structure theories?

(a) Crime is the end product of various social processes.
(b) Crime is the result of an individual’s location within the structure of society.
(c) Crime is the product of class struggle.
(d) All of the above are characteristic of social structure theories.

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Which of the following is an example of a negative reward?

(a) Giving a good child a piece of candy
(b) Spanking a bad child for misbehavior
(c) Allowing a good child to skip doing his assigned chores
(d) Taking away a bad child’s toy

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______is a policy based on the notion of career criminality.

(a) Sublimation
(b) Selective incapacitation
(c) Deterrence
(d) Psychological profiling

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