Verified Test Bank Explaining Criminal Behavior Chapter.3

1.

Which country uses a brain scanner that produces images of the human mind and is said to reveal signs that a suspect remembers details of the crime in question? 
 

2.

Dan White, the murderer of George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, used the ____________ to defend his actions. 
 

3.

Charles Cullen was charged with ___________________. 
 

4.

Which of the following approaches are not used by psychologists in explaining criminal behavior? 
 

5.

A condition in which a person has no sense of responsibility; shows disregard for the truth, is insincere and feels no sense of shame, guilt, or humiliation is called __________. 
 

6.

What was the final outcome of the Ted Bundy case? 
 

7.

The means and methods by which a crime is committed is called __________. 
 

8.

According to ___________ crime results when the same materialistic goals are held out to all members of society without giving them equal means to achieve them. 
 

9.

Noted sociologists Robert Merton is best associated with _______________. 
 

10.

A subdivision within the dominant culture that has its own norms, beliefs, and values is called ________________. 
 

11.

Robert Merton argued that the number one goal of American society was ______. 
 

12.

According to table 3.1, poverty as a percent of the total population is greatest among ____________. 
 

13.

According to table 3.1, poverty as a percent of the total population is lowest among _________________. 
 

14.

According to table 3.1, the percentage of Asians below the poverty level is _____. 
 

15.

Albert Cohen argued that _______________. 
 

16.

Social control theory is best related to the works of ______________. 
 

17.

Robert Sampson and John Laub found that ___________________. 
 

18.

Travis Hirschi and Michael Gottfredson propose a new model of personal and social control called __________________. 
 

19.

The Head Start program was inaugurated by ______________. 
 

20.

What theory asks the question, who makes these laws, and why? 
 

21.

What theory explains why different behavior and different people are defined as criminal? 
 

22.

______________ argues that society creates criminals through its criminal justice system by passing judgment on some persons as criminals, thereby permanently stigmatizing them. 
 

23.

A model of crime in which the criminal justice system is seen as being used by the ruling class to control the lower class is called ______________. 
 

24.

The number of school related violent deaths is _______ what it was six years ago. 
 

25.

Which of the following is the safest place for your children? 
 

26.

The General Theory of Crime suggests that offenders have ________ control over their own behavior and desires. 
 
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27.

Dan White, the murderer of George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, used the ____________ to defend his actions. 
 
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28.

______________ was charged with the murder of several patients while he was a nurse. 
 
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29.

A condition in which a person has no sense of responsibility; shows disregard for the truth, is insincere and feels no sense of shame, guilt, or humiliation is called __________. 
 
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30.

The means and methods by which a crime is committed is called __________. 
 
________________________________________

31.

According to ___________ crime results when the same materialistic goals are held out to all members of society without giving them equal means to achieve them. 
 
________________________________________

32.

Noted sociologists Robert Merton is best associated with _______________ theory. 
 
________________________________________

33.

Travis Hirschi and Michael Gottfredson propose a new model of personal and social control called __________________. 
 
________________________________________

34.

A subdivision within the dominant culture that has its own norms, beliefs, and values is called a ________________. 
 
________________________________________

35.

Robert Merton argued that the number one goal of American society was ______. 
 
________________________________________

36.

According to table 3.1, poverty as a percent of the total population is greatest among ____________. 
 
________________________________________

37.

According to table 3.1, poverty as a percent of the total population is least among the __________________. 
 
________________________________________

38.

Social control theory is best related to the works of ______________. 
 
________________________________________

39.

Travis Hirschi and Michael Gottfredson propose a new model of personal and social control called a __________________. 
 
________________________________________

40.

The Head Start program was inaugurated by President ______________. 
 
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41.

______________ argues that society creates criminals through its criminal justice system by passing judgment on some persons as criminals, thereby permanently stigmatizing them. 
 
________________________________________

42.

A model of crime in which the criminal justice system is seen as being used by the ruling class to control the lower class is called ______________. 
 
________________________________________

43.

Troops attacked and killed four students in 1970 at _________ University. 
 
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44.

The number of school related violent deaths is _______ what it was six years ago. 
 
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45.

______________ is one of the safest places for young people, safer than the streets or even their homes. 
 
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46.

The General Theory of Crime suggests that crime is a function of poor self-control. 
 
True    False

47.

Violent crime in America's schools has been on the decline in recent years. 
 
True    False

48.

The number of school related violent deaths is twice what it was six years ago. 
 
True    False

49.

School is one of the safest places for young people, safer than the streets or even their homes. 
 
True    False

50.

After the Littleton, Colorado incident, school boards across the country banned trench coats and other oversized garments, apparently to prevent students from hiding weapons on their bodies or in their clothing. 
 
True    False

51.

Ted Bundy received 7 consecutive life sentences for his crimes. The longest combined sentences in Florida's history. 
 
True    False

52.

The means and methods by which a crime is committed is called the actus reas. 
 
True    False

53.

According to strain theory crime results when the same materialistic goals are held out to all members of society without giving them equal means to achieve them. 
 
True    False

54.

The Head Start was started by Ronald Reagan. 
 
True    False

55.

A condition in which a person has no sense of responsibility; shows disregard for the truth, is insincere and feels no sense of shame, guilt, or humiliation is called psychopathy. 
 
True    False