× Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask a question
Top Posters
Since Sunday
g
3
3
2
J
2
p
2
m
2
h
2
s
2
r
2
d
2
l
2
a
2
Home Q & A Board Humanities Legal Studies
Criminology, paralegal studies, law, policing, etc. foundations, etc.
New Topic  
Subject
Last post
Ferri refined Lombroso's criminaloid categories by adding ________ and _________ criminals.
Ferri refined Lombroso's criminaloid categories by adding ________ and _________ criminals.
Ferri refined Lombroso's criminaloid categories by adding ________ and _________ criminals.
prpnum1   55   1 Reply
A year ago
The Positive School's thinking was based on distinguishing the difference between criminals and ...
The Positive School's thinking was based on distinguishing the difference between criminals and ...
The Positive School's thinking was based on distinguishing the difference between criminals and non-criminals.

▸ true

▸ false
rosenrot   48   1 Reply
A year ago
The assumptions of biological theory in criminology are mostly the opposite of commonly-held ideas ...
The assumptions of biological theory in criminology are mostly the opposite of commonly-held ideas ...
The assumptions of biological theory in criminology are mostly the opposite of commonly-held ideas about biology and crime.

▸ true

▸ false
MrsSmitty   49   1 Reply
A year ago
Some biological theories of crime date back centuries.
Some biological theories of crime date back centuries.
Some biological theories of crime date back centuries.

▸ true

▸ false
jack bopp   50   1 Reply
A year ago
Researchers have identified less than 1 percent of men as having the XYY chromosome?
Researchers have identified less than 1 percent of men as having the XYY chromosome?
Researchers have identified less than 1 percent of men as having the XYY chromosome?

▸ true

▸ false
bundlecrap   38   1 Reply
A year ago
Researchers have been unable to investigate genetic underpinnings to behaviors.
Researchers have been unable to investigate genetic underpinnings to behaviors.
Researchers have been unable to investigate genetic underpinnings to behaviors.

▸ true

▸ false
mitch44   36   1 Reply
A year ago
Males with an XYY chromosome condition are likely to be responsible for the majority of all crime ...
Males with an XYY chromosome condition are likely to be responsible for the majority of all crime ...
Males with an XYY chromosome condition are likely to be responsible for the majority of all crime that is committed.

▸ true

▸ false
arpylzr75   40   1 Reply
A year ago
Lombroso believed that criminals need to be studied on a case-by-case basis.
Lombroso believed that criminals need to be studied on a case-by-case basis.
Lombroso believed that criminals need to be studied on a case-by-case basis.

▸ true

▸ false
onlineerica   45   1 Reply
A year ago
Lombroso and his followers identified the physical characteristics associated with all criminals, ...
Lombroso and his followers identified the physical characteristics associated with all criminals, ...
Lombroso and his followers identified the physical characteristics associated with all criminals, not particular types of criminals.

▸ true

▸ false
jdot   38   1 Reply
A year ago
Just because a certain factor is seen more frequently among known criminals does not necessarily ...
Just because a certain factor is seen more frequently among known criminals does not necessarily ...
Just because a certain factor is seen more frequently among known criminals does not necessarily mean that the factor is a cause of crime.

▸ true

▸ false
greyfrost   37   1 Reply
A year ago
Joseph Hibblen's research on nutritional intake indicated mothers who eat diets rich in fatty acids ...
Joseph Hibblen's research on nutritional intake indicated mothers who eat diets rich in fatty acids ...
[html]Joseph Hibblen's research on nutritional intake indicated mothers who eat diets rich in fatty acids are likely to have children who later test low on IQ tests, have under developed fine-motor skills, and have greater likelihood to be involved i
dex0388   43   1 Reply
A year ago
Genetic theories take the position that there might be entire "bad" families that produce criminal ...
Genetic theories take the position that there might be entire "bad" families that produce criminal ...
Genetic theories take the position that there might be entire "bad" families that produce criminal offspring?

▸ true

▸ false
jason23   37   1 Reply
A year ago
Decades of research have shown that boys are in general more aggressive than girls, even at very young ages.
Decades of research have shown that boys are in general more aggressive than girls, even at very young ages.
Decades of research have shown that boys are in general more aggressive than girls, even at very young ages.

▸ true

▸ false
ssi15   41   1 Reply
A year ago
Both physiognomy and phrenology were relatively short-lived scientific endeavors.
Both physiognomy and phrenology were relatively short-lived scientific endeavors.
Both physiognomy and phrenology were relatively short-lived scientific endeavors.

▸ true

▸ false
Kss612   43   1 Reply
A year ago
Behavior genetic theory identifies the amount of genetic overlap between two individuals and ...
Behavior genetic theory identifies the amount of genetic overlap between two individuals and ...
Behavior genetic theory identifies the amount of genetic overlap between two individuals and hypothesizes that two people who share more genes will be more similar to one another compared to others who share less genes.

▸ true

▸ false
jwalker824   47   1 Reply
A year ago
According to equal environmental assumption (EEA), research indicates identical twins are more ...
According to equal environmental assumption (EEA), research indicates identical twins are more ...
According to equal environmental assumption (EEA), research indicates identical twins are more likely to be treated the same than fraternal twins.

▸ true

▸ false
becky28   77   1 Reply
A year ago
Who was the best known of the early biological theorists-known for his ideas regarding atavism?
Who was the best known of the early biological theorists-known for his ideas regarding atavism?
Who was the best known of the early biological theorists-known for his ideas regarding atavism?

▸ Richard Dugdale

▸ Johan Caspar Lavater

▸ Cesare Lombroso

▸ Sarnoff Mednick
tennisalex   44   1 Reply
A year ago
Who was it that scientifically tested Lombroso's ideas and found them seriously lacking?
Who was it that scientifically tested Lombroso's ideas and found them seriously lacking?
Who was it that scientifically tested Lombroso's ideas and found them seriously lacking?

▸ Richard Dugdale

▸ Albert Englewood

▸ Enrico Ferri

▸ Charles Goring
vurt777   46   1 Reply
A year ago
Which theoretical perspective argues that differences in our individual makeup are believed to ...
Which theoretical perspective argues that differences in our individual makeup are believed to ...
Which theoretical perspective argues that differences in our individual makeup are believed to account for the differences in our behavior?

▸ Positivism

▸ Conflict

▸ Control

▸ Functionalism
tmason   39   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following statements best summarizes the barriers facing biological theories in criminology?
Which of the following statements best summarizes the barriers facing biological theories in criminology?
[html]Which of the following statements best summarizes the barriers facing biological theories in criminology?

▸ They have some of the most rigorous scientific support behind them.

▸ They are suitable for explaining some crimes, but not for others
snowga   41   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following modern lines of research faces the criticism that it may have cause and ...
Which of the following modern lines of research faces the criticism that it may have cause and ...
Which of the following modern lines of research faces the criticism that it may have cause and effect order reversed?

▸ DNA profiling

▸ Hormone levels

▸ Diet and nutrition

▸ CNS functioning
urraberry   39   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following is NOT one of the core assumptions of positivist thinking in criminology?
Which of the following is NOT one of the core assumptions of positivist thinking in criminology?
[html]Which of the following is NOT one of the core assumptions of positivist thinking in criminology?

▸ All persons are alike

▸ Differences in make-up account for differences in behavior

▸ Similarities in make-up can be environmental in origin

▸
trixr4kids   48   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following is a form of science, made popular in the 1790's and early 1800's that ...
Which of the following is a form of science, made popular in the 1790's and early 1800's that ...
[html]Which of the following is a form of science, made popular in the 1790's and early 1800's that interpreted bumps or protrusions on an individual's skull as indicators of criminality?

▸ Biosocial theory

▸ Phrenology

▸ Physiognomy

▸ Atavism[/h
alireads   38   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following is a form of science that sought to identify distinct facial features of ...
Which of the following is a form of science that sought to identify distinct facial features of ...
Which of the following is a form of science that sought to identify distinct facial features of people who committed crime?

▸ Biosocial theory

▸ Phrenology

▸ Physiognomy

▸ Atavism
pjw1979   36   1 Reply
A year ago
Which individual is credited with first using the term criminology in the United States?
Which individual is credited with first using the term criminology in the United States?
Which individual is credited with first using the term criminology in the United States?

▸ Raffaele Garofalo

▸ Cesare Lombroso

▸ Arthur MacDonald

▸ Edwin Sutherland
tsk   38   1 Reply
A year ago
What was the term that Lombroso used to describe the less-evolved physical characteristics found ...
What was the term that Lombroso used to describe the less-evolved physical characteristics found ...
What was the term that Lombroso used to describe the less-evolved physical characteristics found among criminals?

▸ Atavism

▸ Throwbacks

▸ Stigmata

▸ Criminogenesis
unrendezvous   48   1 Reply
A year ago
What do genetic researchers study when examining whether identical and fraternal twins, for example, ...
What do genetic researchers study when examining whether identical and fraternal twins, for example, ...
What do genetic researchers study when examining whether identical and fraternal twins, for example, exhibit the same behaviors?

▸ Cohabitation rates

▸ Concordance rates

▸ Variance inflation factors

▸ Fraternal criminality patterns
merrisara   46   1 Reply
A year ago
The most important set of adoption studies in criminology took place in what part of the world?
The most important set of adoption studies in criminology took place in what part of the world?
The most important set of adoption studies in criminology took place in what part of the world?

▸ Central and South America

▸ Far East

▸ Scandinavian countries

▸ The United States
jkim3464   50   1 Reply
A year ago
The idea that it is the task of criminology to distinguish the difference between criminals and ...
The idea that it is the task of criminology to distinguish the difference between criminals and ...
[html]The idea that it is the task of criminology to distinguish the difference between criminals and non-criminals reflects the thinking of:

▸ the Classical School.

▸ the Positive School.

▸ both the Classical and Positive Schools.

▸ neither scho
kickykhalil   36   1 Reply
A year ago
Research found that men with the XYY chromosome pattern were larger, taller, had more masculine ...
Research found that men with the XYY chromosome pattern were larger, taller, had more masculine ...
Research found that men with the XYY chromosome pattern were larger, taller, had more masculine traits, and tended to be lower in ___________.

▸ impulsivity

▸ intelligence

▸ masochism

▸ sensory perception
yandy   39   1 Reply
A year ago
Positivism refers to what?
Positivism refers to what?
Positivism refers to what?

▸ A neoclassical perspective

▸ A theoretical position focused on free will and hedonism

▸ A perspective focused on the effect of crime

▸ A perspective focused on identifying causes of crime
spacemanspliff   39   1 Reply
A year ago
Lombroso suggested that _____ criminals were less developed physically, mentally, and socially than ...
Lombroso suggested that _____ criminals were less developed physically, mentally, and socially than ...
Lombroso suggested that _____ criminals were less developed physically, mentally, and socially than the normal person.

▸ occasional

▸ born

▸ insane

▸ epileptic
luannamw86   41   1 Reply
A year ago
Lombroso later revised his viewpoints to include what type of influences?
Lombroso later revised his viewpoints to include what type of influences?
Lombroso later revised his viewpoints to include what type of influences?

▸ Physical

▸ Psychological

▸ Environmental

▸ All of the above
calcrismore   43   1 Reply
A year ago
Liggio (1969) found that delinquents were likely to eat more _________ than non-delinquents.
Liggio (1969) found that delinquents were likely to eat more _________ than non-delinquents.
Liggio (1969) found that delinquents were likely to eat more _________ than non-delinquents.

▸ red meat

▸ fish and seafood

▸ foods high in starch

▸ vitamins D-containing food
cyberk   58   1 Reply
A year ago
Decades of research have shown that boys in general are more aggressive than girls, ever at young ...
Decades of research have shown that boys in general are more aggressive than girls, ever at young ...
[html]Decades of research have shown that boys in general are more aggressive than girls, ever at young ages. This research has indicated individuals are likely to be involved in violence and crime compared to others when they have higher levels of _
florida1014   49   1 Reply
A year ago
Almost all biological theories of crime are rooted in what perspective?
Almost all biological theories of crime are rooted in what perspective?
Almost all biological theories of crime are rooted in what perspective?

▸ Classical criminology

▸ Positivist criminology

▸ Post-modern assumptions

▸ Psychiatric assumptions
sheila   48   1 Reply
A year ago
Identify and describe the three characteristics that determine the deterrent effectiveness of a ...
Identify and describe the three characteristics that determine the deterrent effectiveness of a ...
Identify and describe the three characteristics that determine the deterrent effectiveness of a punishment. Also, identify which of the characteristics, if any, hold more importance than the others.
Victoria87   35   1 Reply
A year ago
Discuss the similarities and differences between general and specific deterrence and give examples of each.
Discuss the similarities and differences between general and specific deterrence and give examples of each.
Discuss the similarities and differences between general and specific deterrence and give examples of each.
trixr4kids   50   1 Reply
A year ago
In which ways has research been conducted to scientifically test classical theory, and what have ...
In which ways has research been conducted to scientifically test classical theory, and what have ...
In which ways has research been conducted to scientifically test classical theory, and what have been the main findings?
rasnulx   38   1 Reply
A year ago
How is it that classical theory constitutes one of the oldest yet also one of the most contemporary ...
How is it that classical theory constitutes one of the oldest yet also one of the most contemporary ...
How is it that classical theory constitutes one of the oldest yet also one of the most contemporary explanations for crime?
Noar   51   1 Reply
A year ago
New Topic  
Home Q & A Board Humanities Legal Studies
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  1067 People Browsing
 115 Signed Up Today
Start New Topic Take the Tour CoursesNew Study Tools Topics Trending Browse by Textbook
Live Chat
Gallery
  
 513
  
 418
  
 140
Your Opinion
Which is the best fuel for late night cramming?
Votes: 145
Previous poll results: Do you believe in global warming?