Question 1

The following is an example of a Status Offense

Truancy.

Shoplifting

Vandalism

None of the Above

Question 2

The NIBRS is an effective tool for reporting of criminal activity for federal agencies only and statistical analysis of crime.

True

False.

Question 3

Part II crimes as reported in the UCR include the following information

Arrest data.

Location of the offense

Party responsible for reporting the crime

Reported to the FBI Compilation Center

Question 4

Strain Theory as promulgated by Merton indicates

People are born neither "bad" or "good"

People are inherently undisciplined

People are influenced by the values of society.

All of the above

Question 5

Glueck and Glueck determined that single parent homes were a risk factor for the development of delinquency.

True.

False

Question 6

Authoritative Parent Styles are characterized by

To shape and control child's life.

No control and extremely few restrictions on a child

To be rational and apply reasonable restrictions

Detached and unengaged in the child's life

Question 7

Research demonstrates that there is no relationship between sibling criminal activity and the onset of delinquency.

True

False.

Question 8

A lack of empathy is indicative of conscience/super ego deficiency

True.

False.

Question 9

There is an inverse relationship between IQ and the commission of crime

True.

False.

Question 10

Diagnostic criteria for Conduct Disorder from the DSM identify include

Incorrigibility

Bed Wetting

Animal Cruelty

a & c

Question 11

Conduct Disorder diagnosed children/adolescents are also commonly diagnosed as ADHD, but the reverse is not as common.

True.

False.

Question 12

Biological predisposition to develop deviant behavior includes

Neurological abnormalities

Genetics

In Utero experiences

All of the above

Question 13

B.F. Skinner's Theory of the origin of criminal etiology excludes

Behavior Modeling

Extinction.

Rewards

Situationism

Question 14

Instrumental Learning requires

Classical conditioning

Social Modeling

Presence of Rewards and Punishments.

Humans act in a monotonous routine manner without active intelligence.

Question 15

The Milgram study demonstrated

Social Learning Theory

Fundamental Attribution Error

Crimes of Obedience.

Classical Conditioning

Question 16

Deindividuation explains the phenomena of

Cognitive decision making on individual behaviors

Operant Conditioning.

Looting

Authority

Question 17

The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrates

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Moral Disengagement

Crowd Violence

Question 18

Sutherland's Theory of Differential Association demonstrates

Influence of intimate personal groups

Norms

Definitions of unlawful v. lawful behavior

All of the Above

Question 19

Akers, in contrast to Sutherland, attempts to explain the origin of crime by combining aspects of Bandura and Freud theoretical perspectives in his Differential Association - Reinforcement Theory.

True

False

Question 20

Examples of ethological viewpoints on aggression include

Gang Graffiti painted on the back of stop signs.

Serving as a subordinate to a dominant gang member

Serving as a member of the school student council

None of the above

Question 21

Status Offenses are the best predictor of future criminal behavior.

True

False.

Question 22

Research has demonstrated that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

True

False

Question 23

R.D. Hare defined Psychopathy as

Primary Psychopaths

Sociopaths

Anti-Social Personality Disorder

All of the Above

Question 24

Psychopaths demonstrate symptoms of

Worry and anxiety

Empathy for others

Conscience Deficiency

Depression

Question 25

Other traits of Psychopaths include

Egocentricity

Pathological Lying

Irresponsible

All of the Above

Question 26

Research does not demonstrate that psychopaths are not more likely than other offenders to derive pleasure from both the nonsexual and sexual suffering of others.

True

False

Question 27

The interpersonal behaviors demonstrated by psychopaths include

Lack of personal goals

Persistent criminal activity

Promiscuous sexual behavior

callousness

Question 28

The antisocial tendencies of a Psychopath include:

Grandiose self-worth

Shallow emotions

Poor self-regulation

Manipulation of others.

Question 29

Which of the following is considered a possible biological origin of Psychopathy?

Frontal Lobe Dysfunctions

Maturation Retardation Hypothesis

Hemisphere Asymmetry

All of the Above

Question 30

The higher the level of intelligence of a Psychopath, the more overt his behaviors.

True.

False.