A. legislative
B. individual
C. criminal
D. social
Related Mcqs:
- In the British Crime survey, who had high levels of worry about burglary and violent crime?
A. Professionals
B. Women
C. Men
D. Those over 75 years- of age - The percentage of people who report being a victim of particular sort of crime in the previous year is known as the_____rate, as it opposed to the frequency of crimes being committed in one year which is known as______rates.
A. prevalence; prevalence
B. victim; criminal
C. incidence; prevalence
D. prevalence; incidence - Which of the following sources provide information about crime in society?
A. The media
B. Personal experience
C. Crime statistics, research data such as that found on the internet
D. All of the above - ”Crime is learned in Associations” Who said this:
A. Paul B Horton
B. Edwin Sutherland
C. Wright Mills
D. George Simmel - A researcher determines that the crime rate in a large city fluctuates with the phases of the moon. He concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences human behavior. He has committed what error?
A. He incorrectly inferred correlation from causation
B. He incorrectly inferred causation from correlation
C. He failed to measure the gravitational pull to test his hypothesis
D. He has overlooked the placebo effect - Ehsan has a job that pays well, and he recently moved to a neighborhood where there is a little crime. Lately he finds that he is thinking seriously about finding the right person to settle down with, and raising a family. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, at this point in time Ehsan is most likely motivated by:
A. belongingness and love needs
B. aesthetic needs
C. the need for self-actualization
D. esteem needs - People with opposing views of capital punishment reviewed mixed evidence regarding its effectiveness as a crime deterrent. As a result, their opposing views differed more strongly than ever. This best illustrates:
A. the farming effect
B. the availability heuristic
C. the representativeness heuristic
D. belief perseverance - Which of the following sources provide information about crime in society?
A. The media
B. Personal expenses
C. Crime statistics, research data such as that found on the internet
D. All of the above - Statutory rape is:
A. penile penetration of any child below the age of consent to sexual intercourse
B. rape of a female adult
C. any form of sexual act that a woman may not wish
D. rape of someone under mitigating circumstances - Which of the following is correct?
A. Rapists should be primarily of reproductive age. This is some evidence to support this hypothesis. It would support the evolutionary theory
B. Societal trends towards sexual egalitarianism should be associated with few rapes. This hypothesis has some evidence in support, e.g. Baron and Straus. This would support feminist theory
C. Rapists should hold attitudes that are more favorable towards rape and towards violence than other men. This would support social- learning theory. But this hypothesis is not clearly supported, e.g. Oberholser and Beck
D. All of them are correct
