Mcq's taken from the source
http://global.oup.com/us/companion.w...ultiplechoice/
Deviance refers to
a. A trait
b. A behavior or action
c. Something that is always a crime
d. Both A and B
In regard to the function of deviance and society, what does Durkheim argue will happen if we eliminate all serious crime?
a. We will eliminate the need for a criminal justice system
b. People will continue to disagree about what is deviant
c. We will live in a utopia that is completely free from all deviance
d. Society will criminalize less serious action
The classical school of criminology is based on the concept of
a. Free will
b. Opportunity
c. Biology
d. Lack of choice
According to Freud, which unconscious mental process is the moral compass?
a. The id
b. The ego
c. The superego
d. The moral self
When a person is labeled deviant and then commits a second crime because of this label, the series of behaviors is termed
a. the dramatization of evil
b. primary deviance
c. secondary deviance
d. evilization
Secondary deviance is the first act of deviance according to Edwin Lemert’s labeling theory.
a. True
b. False
Feminist criminology argues that traditional criminology ignores gender differences in criminal activity.
a. True
b. False
Marxist criminology argues that individuals with political power and wealth create laws to control the lower classes.
a. True
b. False
Persons with antisocial personality disorder usually isolate themselves from others.
a. True
b. False
Modern biological researchers believe there is a single gene that causes criminality.
a. True
b. False
Cesare Lombroso deveoped the theory of atavism.
a. True
b. False
Psychology is focused on external influence of deviance.
a. True
b. False
Those social norms that society feels most strongly about are usually codified into law.
a. True
b. False
Difference between white colar and blue colar crime
a Economic b Social c Surrounding
Youth more involved in crime
a. True
b. False
Criminal rate in hot region is higher than cold region
a. True
b. False
cohewn states gang affiliation or criminal activity may result in association
a. True
b. False
Cyber crime is moral crime and Punishable
a. True
b. False
Reformative is better than retributive
a. True
b. False