Criminological Theory A Text/Reader 3rd Edition Tibbetts Test Bank
Test Bank for Criminological Theory A Text/Reader 3rd Edition By Stephen G. Tibbetts, Craig Hemmens, ISBN: 9781506367828
Table of Contents
SECTION I. Introduction to the Book: An Overview of Issues in Criminological Theory
SECTION II. Preclassical and Classical Theories of Crime
SECTION III. Modern Applications of the Classical Perspective: Deterrence, Rational Choice, and Routine Activities or Lifestyle Theories of Crime
SECTION IV. Early Positive School Perspectives of Criminality
SECTION V. Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal Behavior
SECTION VI. Early Social Structure and Strain Theories of Crime
SECTION VII. The Chicago School and Cultural and Subcultural Theories of Crime
SECTION VIII. Social Process and Learning Theories of Crime
SECTION IX. Social Reaction and Critical Models of Crime
SECTION X. Feminist Models of Crime
SECTION XI. Life-Course Perspectives of Criminality
SECTION XII. Integrated Theoretical Models and New Perspectives of Crime
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Book: An Overview of Issues in Criminological Theory
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. One of the main criticisms of the Uniform Crime Report is that it ______.
a. takes in too much data
b. does not examine violent crimes
c. does not get at the dark figure or crime
d. does not collect information from law enforcement agencies
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Uniform Crime Report
Difficulty Level: Hard
2. Theory is defined as ______.
a. philosophical renderings about why a phenomenon happens
b. an untested idea about why something happens
c. a legal examination of a particular event
d. concepts that are linked together by a series of statements to (help) explain why an event occurs
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: What Is Criminology, and How Does It Differ from Other Examinations of Crime?
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Murder is a good example of an act that is considered ______.
a. mala prohibita
b. mala in se
c. mala dominant
d. mala insane
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: What Is Crime?
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Exceeding the speed limit in a school zone is a good example of a ______ act.
a. mala prohibita
b. mala in se
c. mala dominant
d. mala insane
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: What Is Crime
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. The ______ perspective assumes that individuals have free will.
a. positive school
b. classical school
c. conflict
d. control
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: How Are Criminological Theories Classified? The Major Theoretical Paradigms
Difficulty Level: Easy
