One of the earliest biological explanations of crime, popular from the mid-1700s to the mid 1800s, is known as ________ and concerned the size and shape ofthe skull.
(a) phrenology
(b) somatotype theory
(c) atavism
(d) positivism
Criminology
The view that crime results from forces beyond the control of the individual is the key belief of a way of thinking known as:
(a) phrenology.
(b) positivism.
(c) free will.
(d) functionalism
The roots of the _______theory lie in the classical school, but its modern inspiration comes from economic models of rational decision-making and more generally from a growing emphasis in sociology and other fields on the rationality of human behavior.
(a) conflict
(b) rational choice
(c) classical
(d) interactionist
Italian economist Cesare Beccaria’s book On Crimes and Punishments helped to found what is now called the school of criminology.
(a) classical
(b) interactionist
(c) conflict
(d) functional
The Enlightenment period during 18th-century Europe was also known as the Age of:
(a) Theology.
(b) the Witch.
(c) Reason.
(d) Science.
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From ancient times to the Middle Ages, people who supposedly had associated with or been possessed by the devil were a special focus of attention. These people were referred to as:
(a) witches.
(b) poltergeists.
(c) extraterrestrials.
(d) demons.
In terms of psychological consequences for crime victims, which crime category has probably been studied more than any other?
(a) aggravated assault
(b) rape
(c) robbery
(d) murder
The riskiest locations for crime are referred to in the text as:
(a) crime zones.
(b) hot spots.
(c) victimization locations.
(d) convergence points
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Who developed the idea of ‘Victim precipitated’ homicide?
(a) Talcott Parsons
(b) Robert Merton
(c) Emile Durkheim
(d) Marvin Wolfgang
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