MASTERY QUIZ 1 (CRIM 1 & 2)

SOMOTONIC

What type of personality does the mesomorphic has?

SITUATIONALLY VIOLENT OFFENDERS

These are the offenders who commit acts of violence on rare occasions, often under provocation. These incidents are often described as crimes of passion in which the individual temporarily loses control and often expresses regret for the action later.

NATURE THEORY

This theory says that low intelligence is genetically determined and inherited.

YES

Is it true that in rape through sexual assault, the offender can be either male or female?

BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY

Which of the following does not belong to the Classical Theories of crime causation?

ACQUISITIVE

Kobe commited theft. What type of crime did he commit?

ROUTINE ACTIVITIES THEORY

It emphasizes that crime occurs when there are motivated offender, suitable target, and absence of capable guardian.

1 CHAIRPERSON AND 4 MEMBERS

The Professional Regulatory Board for Criminologists is composed of _____.

BEING PROMISCUOUS

The following are not the bad lifestyle choices that may lead into victimization or criminality, except one.

SOCIAL CONTRACT

The idea of this is an extraordinary important part of the enlightenment philosophy that people invest in the laws of their society, with the guarantee that they will be protected from others who violate such rules.

SOCIAL LEARNING

Which of the following theory that says criminal behavior is learned through the use of observation?

CRIME

Its an act committed or ommitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.

BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ENVIROMENT

What are the three existing factors to develop criminal and anti-social behavior?

REPEALED

RA 11131 _____ RA 6506.

STRAIN

It argues that it is the inability to obtain the goals, usually material goals that trigger the commission of crimes because members of the lower class are unable to achieve these goals which come easy for members of the upper clas.

SOCIAL CONTROL

Ms. Zachmapus Sy has a poor relationship with her parents, has no goals for the future, and participates in few extracurricular activities; hence, this can lead to deviance. Which theory explains this assumption?

WHITE COLLAR CRIME

It is defined as a violation of the criminal law by a person of the upper socioeconomic class in the course of his occupational activities.

BEHAVIOR CANNOT BE CHANGE

Which of the following describes the Latent trait theory?

DETERMINISM

A belief that all actions are pre-established in time and that free will is only an illusion.

PASSIVE INADEQUATE CRIMINALS

Those who commit crimes because they are urged and pushed to it by means of inducement, by reward or promise without considering its consequences.

BIOCHEMICAL

In a certain geographical location where all residents are exposed to hazardous environment (i.e., informal settlers) located near polluted industrial sites, the likelihood that children are born there may be inclined to criminal activities. Which explains criminal acts are caused by environmental pollutants?

NEOCLASSICAL CRIMINOLOGY

This theory contested the findings of Beccaria’s Free Will Study, stating that its absence among mentally retardate persons or those with some psychological imbalances and personality disorders or physical disabilities, could likewise lead to violation of laws thereby citing said theory as one of crime causation.

NEUROLOGICAL

What criminological perspective is most closely related or aligned with head injury as cause of criminal behavior?

PERSON COMMITTED CRIMES OUT OF FREE WILL AND RATIONAL CHOICE

Which is the fundamental principle of classical school of criminology.

DYSREGULATION IN DOPAMINE SYSTEMS, WHICH RESULTS IN REWARD SEEKING BEHAVIOR, MAY RAISE THE RISK OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CRIME, LIKE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND GAMBLING

Which of the following research findings about the relationship between dopamine and criminal behavior would be MOST in line with what is currently known about science?

ESTABLISHING THE IDEA OF CONDITIONS THAT MITIGATE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

The main way in which the Classical School and the Neo-Classical School of Criminology diverge from each other is _____.

PSYCHOLOGICAL

Which factor in biopsychosocial study is related to the perfectionistic tendency that may trigger depression or aggression of man?

NORMS PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT BEHAVIORS ARE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE OR UNACCEPTABLE IN A SOCIETY

In criminology, the idea of norms is crucial because _____.

“IS CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CAUSED BY GENETIC PREDISPOSITION OR ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS”

Which of the following best sums up the criminology “nature versus nurture” controversy?

CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS ALWAYS ABERRANT

In establishing a connection between deviance and crime, which of the following claims is accurate?

REHABILITATION

Which among the following is NOT related or associated to Neo-Classical concept.

CRIME OF OMISSION

An act which happens when a person failed to perform an act that is commanded by law.

ROUTINE ACTIVITIES THEORY

A police department observes that most of the properties that are being targeted by burglaries contain obvious indicators of affluence, such pricey cars and security systems. When examining this pattern, which victimization theory is MOST applicable?

CPTED

Rational choice theory is considered a cornerstone of environmental criminology. What is a direct product and a primary application of environmental criminology?

A STUDY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VARIOUS AGENCIES THAT IS USED IN HANDLING PEOPLE WHO COMMIT CRIMES

The following describes the Criminology, except one.

CONTAINMENT THEORY

Pedro was labeled by his neighbor that he is a failure and shall live an unpleasant life someday. However, he just worked hard and finished study and now he is a very successful and popular painter. What theory best describes the situation?

STUDY OF CRIMES AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE

Which of the following choices does not belong to the principal divisions of criminology?

THEY MAY INTERNALIZE THE LABEL AND CONTINUE THE DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

What is the most likely consequence when an individual is labeled as deviant according to labeling theory?

BECAUSE THE CONCEPTS OF CRIMINOLOGY AND THEIR APPLICATION ADAPT TO THE MODIFYING TIME

Why is that the study of criminology dynamic?

CRIMINAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

This study is in connection with the notion that the more disorganized an environment we have, the more crime it may occur.

SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY

Individuals agree to give up certain freedoms to a sovereign authority in return for protection and a more orderly society.

HAS NO COOLING-OFF PERIOD

A spree offender differs from a serial offender because a spree offender:

PEACEMAKING CRIMINOLOGY

The focus on individual offenders has been at the neglect of certain institutional arrangements in society that contribute to our high crime rate, and that criminology should concern itself with promoting a greater amount of social equity across social class lines.

COMMUNISM

This way of life is based on mutual help. When there is abundance, all are fed, when food is scarce all are hungry. Furthermore, a person is subordinated to nature and becomes materialistic and selfish. Which is being referred to in this situation?

COMMIT CRIMES REPETEADLY WITH COOLING-OFF PERIODS

Serial offenders are defined as those who:

THE IDEA THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE PREDISPOSED TO BECOME CRIMINALS FROM BIRTH

Most of Lombroso’s criminal anthropology hypothesis has been refuted. Which of his contributions, nevertheless, does have any weight in contemporary criminological discourse?

LEGAL TYPOLOGY

Which crime typology is used mainly by courts and law enforcement statutes?

CRIMINALOIDS

Which is not included in the group according to Cesare Lombroso?

CRIMES INVOLVING MULTIPLE COUNTRIES

Transnational crimes are characterized by:

AMYGDALA

This is involved in the processing of emotions and memories, especially those related to fear.

CRIME IS A PRODUCT OF SOCIALIZATION OR INTERACTION OF ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER

Which of the following describes the process perspective of crime?

OCCASIONAL OFFENDER

Which offender commits crimes due to opportunity rather than long-term intent?

INCAPACITATION

The following are under the Theories of Biological Crime Causations, except one.

SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL LAW

One of the three interrelated divisions of criminology has attempted to explain the systematic analysis of the economic, political and social conditions in which penal laws are developed, and crime and criminality are either generated or prevented. Which of the following corresponds with the preceding statements?

CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IS HEREDITARY

What was discovered by Richard Dugdale when he studied the Jukes family?

SCHIZOPHRENIA

Since Kretschmer was a psychiatrist, he related the body physique he created to various psychiatric disorders. What type of psychiatric disorder is related to asthenic and athletic type of person?

PENOLOGY AND SOCIAL CONTROL

Which sub-areas constitute the discipline of criminology that utilizes scientific methods to assess the effectiveness of crime control and offender treatment programs?

PENOLOGY

Which of the following is a subfield of criminology?

SWIFT

People who fear they would be hastily and decisively punished should they commit crime will forgo the commission of such acts. This demonstration of classical belief supports the explanation that to deter crime, punishment must be _____.

RETRIBUTION

The idea of classical school that one who committed a crime is deserved to be punsihed explains the “JUST DESERT PRINCIPLE” which means _____.

CHIVALRY HYPOTHESIS

Which views suggest that males such as judges, police officers and prosecutors tend to have traditional views on women thus; they are more lenient to them as compared to their male counterparts.

CLASSICAL

Which theory in criminal law that focuses on punishment and retribution rather than treatment and rehabilitation of the offender?

ATTACHMENT

You get involved with anti-social group but you decided to avoid your group members because of your family. You do not want to bring pain and embarassment to you parents because you love them. Based on social bond theory, this indicates that you have strong _____.

SOCIOLOGY OF LAW

Attempts at a scientific analysis of the conditions under which penal/criminal laws develop as a process of formal social control.

IT IS THE ABILITY TO ADJUST EASILY TO CHANGING NORMS

Which of the following does not characterize anomie?

SPECIAL LAW

Which of the following is not a source of criminal law?

RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY

A robbery suspect claims he committed the crime after carefully observing that the store had no CCTV cameras and only one elderly cashier on duty. The suspect believed the benefits outweighed the risks. Which theory best explains this behavior?

LESS GRAVE FELONIES

These are felonies which the law punishes with penalties which in their maximum period are correctional.

ROUTINE ACTIVITY THEORY

A theft occurs when a motivated offender encounters a student using an expensive phone in a poorly lit alley without any security presence. This situation illustrates which criminological concept?

THERE IS NO CRIME WHEN THERE IS NO LAW PUNISHING IT

The latin maxim “nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege” means:

ENVIRONMENTAL FAMILY INFLUENCE

A youth raised in a violent household frequently witnesses domestic abuse and later develops aggressive behavior toward classmates and neighbors. Which factor most strongly contributes to this criminal behavior?

TERTIARY VICTIM

What kind of crime victim does these people who experience the harm intensely through media publicity as their source of information?

CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

A city planner redesigns a public park by adding better lighting, clear walkways, security cameras, and removing hidden areas where offenders could hide. This strategy reflects which crime prevention approach?

ACUTE CRIMINAL

The one who violates a criminal law, because of the impulse or fit of passion. They commit passionate crimes.

RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY

A young employee notices that company funds can be transferred electronically without strict monitoring. After calculating the small chance of being caught, he commits fraud. Which explanation best applies?

ACUTE CRIMINAL

It is someone who breaks the law on the spur of the moment, an instantaneous rage, or during jealousy phase is called:

SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY

A teenager begins stealing motorcycles after joining a peer group where theft is considered acceptable and even admired. Which theory best explains this behavior?

MASS MURDER

Killing of four or more victims at one location with one event.

CRIME PATTERN THEORY

Several crimes occur near a university because offenders frequently pass through the area where many students carry laptops and gadgets daily. Which concept explains how location and movement pattern effect crime?

CLASSICAL

Which approach is applied when the strategy of the government on crime prevention is punishment and retribution of crime rather than the rehabilitation of the offender?

STRAIN

In a community suffering from high unemployment and poverty, residents experience increasing involvement in illegal drug distribution as a means of survival. This scenario best reflects:

A PERSON WHO COMMITS CRIME BECAUSE OF MORAL INADEQUACIES

Which of the following describes a criminal in psychological sense?

PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAIT THEORY

A researcher discovers that individuals with impulsive personalities and hormonal imbalances tend to display aggressive criminal behavior. Which type of theory explains this?

CRIME PATTERN THEORY

Police observe that criminals often target locations along their daily travel routes such as workplaces, schools, and transportation hubs. Which concept explains this pattern?

CRIME AS A SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED LABEL.

Which of the following describes the interactionist model of crime?

LABELING THEORY

A juvenile repeatedly commits crimes after being labeled as a “troublemaker” by teachers and community members, eventually accepting the label and continuing delinquent behavior. Which theory explains this process?

SEASONAL CRIME

Violation of Election Law is an example of what type of crime?

SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION THEORY

In an area where gangs dominate and law enforcement presence is weak, young residents are socialized into criminal behavior as part of community culture. Which theory best explains this?

MALA IN SE

What is the nature of RA 9262?

CAPABLE GUARDIAN

A burglary occurs when an offender finds a home without security systems, dogs, or nearby neighbors to witness the crime. Which element of crime opportunity is clearly absent?

DELITO COMPLEJO

Lala was abducted by Lulu and was carried away by force to a seclude place. Upon arriving at the place, Lulu raped Lala. The situation above is an example of what type of Complex crime?

BIOLOGICAL THEORY

A criminologist observes that criminal behavior in certain families persists across generations due to shared biological and environmental traits. Which approach explains this finding?

LACKS PITY AND CAN BE INFLUENCED BY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS SUCH AS THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL OR THE FACT THAT CRIMINALITY IS ENDEMIC TO CRIMINAL’S PARTICULAR POPULATION

Raffaele Garofalo created various types of criminals and one of those is called “violent criminal” which refers to _____.

CRIME PATTERN THEORY

Crime analysts map robberies in a city and discover that most incidents occur in locations where nightlife activities attract large crowds. Which theory best explains this pattern?

POSITIVIST THEORY

This theory believes that causes of behavior can be measured and observed. It demands for facts and scientific proof, thus, changing the study of crimes and criminals into a scientific approach.

STATUS FRUSTRATION

It refers to the state where youths are incapable of achieving their legitimate goals in life because of the social conditions that they are into.

PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE AND ACTIVITY DESERTION

There are four principles of CPTED, which one is not included?

THOSE WHO WERE VICTIMIZED BY THE UNEQUAL TREATMENT OF THE AGENCY OF JUSTICE

Hans Von Hentig created general classes of victims, one of those is called “the minorities” which refers to _____.

CRIME IS PERVASIVE

It says that nearly all participants of a free society are once upon a time a victim of an offender of a criminal act.

FREE WILL OF MEN MAY BE AFFECTED BY OTHER FACTORS AND CRIME IS COMMITTED DUE TO SOME COMPELLING REASONS THAT PREVAIL

Which of the following does not relate to the Classical theory?