Chapter Six
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Question 1 Which is NOT true of the Classical School? it was based on social contract theory it advocated a naturalistic understanding of crime individuals were considered free and rational punishment should fit the criminal law could and should be used to control behaviour Question 2 The Classical School is associated with: Lombroso Beccaria Sutherland Ferri Quetelet Question 3 Which is NOT true of the Classical School? it advocated due process safeguards its theory of punishment was based on deterrence it wished to allow discretion for judges it believed too much punishment could be unjust b and c above Question 4 The Statistical School is important because: it deals with crime rates rather than individual offenders it is positivistic it emphasizes the group nature of crime it focuses on structural features of society all of the above Question 5 The Classical School has guided this stream of criminological research and policy study: scientific study of crime deterrence theory rehabilitation theory rational choice theory b and d above Question 6 In somatotyping the ___________ is believed to be most likely to commit crime. atavist endomorph ectomorph mesomorph allomorph Question 7 The theoretical approach focussing on making criminology scientific, accepting cause-effect relationships, and open to discovery, is called : enlightenment a classical approach positivism natural science atavism Question 8 The concept of "atavism" shows the influence of: Darwin Durkheim Comte Galileo Lombroso Question 9 Which is NOT a feature of the Positivist School? criminologists should study individual offenders punishment should fit the criminal crime is caused by factors, which can be discovered criminals are rational choice makers except for some born criminals, the focus should be on reform Question 10 The Gluecks focused their research on: body types IQ atavism social structure cognitive styles Question 11 The policies in North America which led to the institutionalization of the "mentally retarded" and often to forced sterilization, were based on theories of: atavism IQ body type heredity b and d Question 12 Which is true of the Neo-Classical School? It accepted all the beliefs of the Classical School It believed that all individuals were not equally rational It believed in deterrence It thought judges should have no discretion all of the above Question 13 The idea that crime could be controlled if society could design punishment to fit the criminal is an influence of the: Positivist School Classical School Statistical School contract theory none of the above Question 14 Lombroso first postulated two types of criminals: born and occasional born and criminaloids occasional and criminaloids born and criminals of passion criminally insane and occasional Question 15 A criminal type thought to be a throwback to an earlier stage of evolution is known as: criminaloid ectomorph atavistic endomoroph irrational   Back to List of Chapters