Question 1

Edwin H. Sutherland mandated that criminologists, like all other scientists, collect information for study and analysis in accordance with

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A)   the research methods of modern science.
B)   history.
C)   the law.
D)   what the research design will allow. A

Question 2

The consensus model of law assumes that

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A)   members of society by and large agree on what is right and wrong.
B)   the appropriate object of criminological investigation is conflict within society.
C)   the criminal justice system is a means of controlling the classes that have no power.
D)   the criminal law expresses the values of the ruling class in a society.

Question 3

Which of the following disciplines is related to criminology?

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A)   sociology
B)   economics
C)   political science
D)   all of these

Question 4

Contrast the consensus model and conflict model of law and crime.

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The consensus model of law and crime vie...

Question 5

According to the wheel of terrorism, which is not a transnational crime that is directly relevant to terrorism?

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A)   illicit arms trafficking
B)   money laundering
C)   animal poaching
D)   computer crime

Question 6

In the early twentieth century, criminal behavior was attributed to

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A)   opportunity.
B)   feeblemindedness.
C)   heredity.
D)   maliciousness.

Question 7

Criminology generally focuses on the study of

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A)   decision-making processes.
B)   the efficiency of the criminal justice system.
C)   correctional systems.
D)   criminality.

Question 8

Which of the following transnational crimes is not related to the financial support of terrorism?

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A)   illicit drug trafficking
B)   destruction of cultural property
C)   money laundering
D)   infiltration of legal business

Question 9

The term "deviance"describes behavior that violates social norms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Conflict theorists view society as a stable entity in which laws are created for the general good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Criminal justice generally focuses on all of the following areas except

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A)   the just treatment of offenders.
B)   the needs of victims.
C)   crime.
D)   the effect of sentencing philosophy. C

Question 12

In saying that criminologists have to study the process of lawbreaking, Edwin H. Sutherland meant that they should particularly determine whether someone has violated the criminal law.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Criminologists distinguish between which two conflicting perspectives on the origin of criminal law?

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A)   political and scientific
B)   sociological and psychological
C)   criminological and criminal justice
D)   conflict and consensus

Question 14

The conflict model of law assumes that

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A)   certain acts are deemed so threatening to the society's survival that they are designated crimes.
B)   the criminal law expresses the values of the ruling class in a society.
C)   members of a society by and large agree on what is right.
D)   society is a stable entity in which laws are created for the general good.

Question 15

Who generated the most widely accepted definition of criminology?

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A)   Cesare Beccaria
B)   Edwin Sutherland
C)   Cesare Lombroso
D)   Raffaele Garofalo B

Question 16

Which of the following is not a characteristic of terrorism?

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A)   It involves the use or threat of violence.
B)   It is politically motivated.
C)   It is generally local in nature.
D)   It is related to a host of transnational crimes.

Question 17

Explain the seven forms of transnational criminality that are in the wheel of terrorism, and explain their relationship to terrorism.

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The seven forms of transnational crimina...

Question 18

A crime is any human conduct that violates a criminal law and is subject to punishment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Scientists who study the criminal justice system are referred to as

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A)   sociologists.
B)   criminologists.
C)   criminalists.
D)   criminal justice specialists.

Question 20

According to Emile Durkheim, an act can be considered criminal if it violates or offends the

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A)   criminal law.
B)   civil law.
C)   collective conscience.
D)   natural law.

Exam 1: The Changing Boundaries of Criminology

Edwin H. Sutherland mandated that criminologists, like all other scientists, collect information for study and analysis in accordance with

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The consensus model of law assumes that

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Which of the following disciplines is related to criminology?

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Contrast the consensus model and conflict model of law and crime.

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According to the wheel of terrorism, which is not a transnational crime that is directly relevant to terrorism?

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In the early twentieth century, criminal behavior was attributed to

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Criminology generally focuses on the study of

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Which of the following transnational crimes is not related to the financial support of terrorism?

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The term "deviance"describes behavior that violates social norms.

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Conflict theorists view society as a stable entity in which laws are created for the general good.

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Criminal justice generally focuses on all of the following areas except

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Criminologists distinguish between which two conflicting perspectives on the origin of criminal law?

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of terrorism?

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Explain the seven forms of transnational criminality that are in the wheel of terrorism, and explain their relationship to terrorism.

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A crime is any human conduct that violates a criminal law and is subject to punishment.

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Scientists who study the criminal justice system are referred to as

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