Criminology Unit VI Assessment Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1

Community volunteers chose a run-down and crime-ridden block in town and cleaned it up by improving the lighting , fixing and repainting storefronts , and clearing out garbage and debris . These volunteers likely ascribe to which approach to crime causation_________

environmental criminology

broken windows thesis

strain theory

differential opportunity theory

Question 2 4 points Save

Which social structure program promoted boycotts against schools protests against welfare policies , rent strikes against slum landlords and lawsuits to ensure poor people 's rights and voter registration

D .A .R .E

p The Chicago Area Project

Mobilization for Youth

Mapping and Analysis Program

Question 3 4 points Save

Rush Limbaugh , famed radio talk-show host and outspoken critic of drug users , surprised his listeners when he was arrested for using prescription drugs illegally . This illustrates the concept of_________

reintegrative shaming

dramaturgy

containment

differential association

Question 4 4 points Save

The strain theory of crime focuses on people 's __________ as a factor in criminal behavior , while social disorganization theory is focused on issues with an offender 's ___________

level of self-control biological traits

childhood experiences conditioning

goals values

stress level peer group

Question 5 4 points Save

When Max committed a robbery , the community was shocked because he attended a good ' school , lived in a good ' neighborhood , and had good ' parents . Such an approach to crime causation is reflective of which major grouping of criminological theories

biological criminological theories

classical criminological theories

psychological criminological theories

sociological criminological theories

Question 6 4 points Save

One of the...