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A micro-level theory usually focuses on demographic compositional differences (e.g., age, gender, ...
A micro-level theory usually focuses on demographic compositional differences (e.g., age, gender, ...
A micro-level theory usually focuses on demographic compositional differences (e.g., age, gender, and ethnic composition) more so than a macro-level theory.

▸ true

▸ false
mariasmakatof   51   1 Reply
A year ago
A dependent variable is the cause while an independent variable is the effect.
A dependent variable is the cause while an independent variable is the effect.
A dependent variable is the cause while an independent variable is the effect.

▸ true

▸ false
scigeekalic   63   1 Reply
A year ago
A correlation that is near zero indicates a weak relationship between the independent and dependent ...
A correlation that is near zero indicates a weak relationship between the independent and dependent ...
A correlation that is near zero indicates a weak relationship between the independent and dependent variable(s).

▸ true

▸ false
pjw1979   57   1 Reply
A year ago
Which sociological perspective has conditioned criminology in ways where looking at value conflicts ...
Which sociological perspective has conditioned criminology in ways where looking at value conflicts ...
Which sociological perspective has conditioned criminology in ways where looking at value conflicts and inequalities are seen as fruitful?

▸ Functionalism

▸ Conflict

▸ Interactionism

▸ Egalitarianism
manonvsb   56   1 Reply
A year ago
Which philosophers emphasized free will over blind faith and superstition?
Which philosophers emphasized free will over blind faith and superstition?
Which philosophers emphasized free will over blind faith and superstition?

▸ Rousseau

▸ Voltaire

▸ Locke

▸ All of the above
courtneyjuma   45   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following statements would represent an example of where a positive correlation would ...
Which of the following statements would represent an example of where a positive correlation would ...
[html]Which of the following statements would represent an example of where a positive correlation would most typically be found?

▸ A social group’s level of drug use and level of involvement in crime

▸ A social group’s level of educational attainm
aznhermit101   47   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following perspectives has influenced several theories including learning theory, ...
Which of the following perspectives has influenced several theories including learning theory, ...
Which of the following perspectives has influenced several theories including learning theory, reintegrative shaming, and routine activities theory?

▸ Symbolic interactionism

▸ Functionalism

▸ Conflict

▸ Realism
itpf04   37   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following make up the criteria necessary to be met in order for a program, treatment ...
Which of the following make up the criteria necessary to be met in order for a program, treatment ...
[html]Which of the following make up the criteria necessary to be met in order for a program, treatment modality, or practice to be considered evidence based?

▸ Causality, lack of spurious, logical based

▸ Previous implementation and delivery, scie
Jchanis15   42   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements required for causation in the context of ...
Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements required for causation in the context of ...
[html]Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements required for causation in the context of scientific theorizing?

▸ Appropriate locale for locating a sample to study

▸ Logical basis for believing a causal relationship exists

▸ A time se
RHCP12   44   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following is an example of a research question that primarily addresses the dependent ...
Which of the following is an example of a research question that primarily addresses the dependent ...
[html]Which of the following is an example of a research question that primarily addresses the dependent variable of criminality, not locale?

▸ Why are rates of gun ownership and crime more correlated in Southern states?

▸ Why is there more homicid
wilcoxj49   31   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following is an example of a principle underlying the concept of deterrence?
Which of the following is an example of a principle underlying the concept of deterrence?
Which of the following is an example of a principle underlying the concept of deterrence?

▸ Certainty

▸ Severity

▸ Celerity

▸ All of the above
gyoku2302   41   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following concerns the process of actually identifying how you are going to measure ...
Which of the following concerns the process of actually identifying how you are going to measure ...
Which of the following concerns the process of actually identifying how you are going to measure theoretical concepts?

▸ Conceptualization

▸ Operationalization

▸ Characterization

▸ All of the above
billafin   39   1 Reply
A year ago
Which historical legacy of the Classical School continues to push for the achievement of deterrence ...
Which historical legacy of the Classical School continues to push for the achievement of deterrence ...
Which historical legacy of the Classical School continues to push for the achievement of deterrence as an objective of the criminal justice system?

▸ Neoclassicism

▸ The Enlightenment

▸ Positivism

▸ Determinism
nikki1992   36   1 Reply
A year ago
Which group believed that isolation, labor, and Bible reading would result in repentance, or rehabilitation?
Which group believed that isolation, labor, and Bible reading would result in repentance, or rehabilitation?
[html]Which group believed that isolation, labor, and Bible reading would result in repentance, or rehabilitation?

▸ The ancient Babylonians

▸ Philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke

▸ Those early Americans who held the Salem Witch Tria
makalisek   46   1 Reply
A year ago
What type of justice system existed prior to an emphasis on reasoning in the evolution of criminology?
What type of justice system existed prior to an emphasis on reasoning in the evolution of criminology?
What type of justice system existed prior to an emphasis on reasoning in the evolution of criminology?

▸ Communal warfare

▸ Family-revenge model

▸ Paid policing model

▸ International law
MasterPriapis   54   1 Reply
A year ago
What does theory provide students investigating crime?
What does theory provide students investigating crime?
What does theory provide students investigating crime?

▸ Provides a scientific orientation for studying crime

▸ Grounds modes of inquiry into systematic analysis

▸ Identifies cause and effect relationships

▸ All of the above
mitch44   43   1 Reply
A year ago
Of the following, which is most likely to make a theory scientific?
Of the following, which is most likely to make a theory scientific?
Of the following, which is most likely to make a theory scientific?

▸ Well-conceptualized variables

▸ Explainable opinions

▸ Falsifiable statements

▸ Consistent premises
wasala18   49   1 Reply
A year ago
Much criminological theorizing generates what kind of research?
Much criminological theorizing generates what kind of research?
Much criminological theorizing generates what kind of research?

▸ Basic

▸ Pure

▸ Advanced

▸ Applied
tls043   45   1 Reply
A year ago
Micro-level is to macro-level as:
Micro-level is to macro-level as:
Micro-level is to macro-level as:

▸ culture is to structure.

▸ culture is to subculture.

▸ individual is to society.

▸ positive is to negative.
Septeos   44   1 Reply
A year ago
Marxist and feminist criminology have been most conditioned by which sociological perspective?
Marxist and feminist criminology have been most conditioned by which sociological perspective?
Marxist and feminist criminology have been most conditioned by which sociological perspective?

▸ Functionalism

▸ Conflict

▸ Interactionism

▸ Egalitarianism
cheesyboots   45   1 Reply
A year ago
How is criminology different from criminal justice science as a field of study?
How is criminology different from criminal justice science as a field of study?
[html]How is criminology different from criminal justice science as a field of study?

▸ Criminology, by definition, is focused on the making of and breaking of laws.

▸ Criminologists have less disagreements among themselves.

▸ Crimin
danyyzz   48   1 Reply
A year ago
Durkheim and Parsons are attributed to the development of which theoretical perspective?
Durkheim and Parsons are attributed to the development of which theoretical perspective?
Durkheim and Parsons are attributed to the development of which theoretical perspective?

▸ Symbolic interactionism

▸ Functionalism

▸ Classicism

▸ Neoconservatism
jkim3464   37   1 Reply
A year ago
During what time period did the Chicago School begin to influence criminological thought?
During what time period did the Chicago School begin to influence criminological thought?
During what time period did the Chicago School begin to influence criminological thought?

▸ 1880-1889

▸ 1900-1919

▸ 1920-1940

▸ 1950-1960
NNF1024   41   1 Reply
A year ago
Determinism takes the position that human behavior may be caused by biological, psychological, ...
Determinism takes the position that human behavior may be caused by biological, psychological, ...
Determinism takes the position that human behavior may be caused by biological, psychological, and/or ______________ factors.

▸ spiritual

▸ environmental

▸ labor market

▸ decision making
texasmade2550   42   1 Reply
A year ago
Criminology is focused on:
Criminology is focused on:
[html]Criminology is focused on:

▸ the actual practices of law enforcement, legal processes, and corrections.

▸ extensive forensic lab testing to understand criminals and crime.

▸ overseeing the operations and organization of the criminal justice
nevermind11111   46   1 Reply
A year ago
Criminality refers to the ____________________ of offending among and between social groups.
Criminality refers to the ____________________ of offending among and between social groups.
Criminality refers to the ____________________ of offending among and between social groups.

▸ extent and frequency

▸ individual differences

▸ constant patterns

▸ definitions
whitedreamerz   52   1 Reply
A year ago
Correlation speaks to the _____________ of two variables, or the direction and strength of ...
Correlation speaks to the _____________ of two variables, or the direction and strength of ...
Correlation speaks to the _____________ of two variables, or the direction and strength of fluctuation in a dependent variable by an independent variable.

▸ spuriousness

▸ covariance

▸ constant influence

▸ sequence
unrendezvous   38   1 Reply
A year ago
Contemporary criminology began during what time period?
Contemporary criminology began during what time period?
[html]Contemporary criminology began during what time period?

▸ The time of ancient Babylonia

▸ The Code of Hammurabi time period

▸ The late 18th century age of Enlightenment

▸ The late 20th century[/ht
katerooshkie   32   1 Reply
A year ago
Two police officers talking to each other in the presence of a suspect in a manner designed to ...
Two police officers talking to each other in the presence of a suspect in a manner designed to ...
Two police officers talking to each other in the presence of a suspect in a manner designed to encourage the suspect to make a statement is considered as a(n) ________ by the officers.

▸ interrogation

▸ *
darkfire12   61   1 Reply
A year ago
The arrest by a private person is sometimes referred to as a(n) ________ arrest.
The arrest by a private person is sometimes referred to as a(n) ________ arrest.
The arrest by a private person is sometimes referred to as a(n) ________ arrest.

▸ citizen's

▸ *
Kiyaa   56   1 Reply
A year ago
The ________ rule requires that before a suspect is interrogated while in custody, the suspect must ...
The ________ rule requires that before a suspect is interrogated while in custody, the suspect must ...
The ________ rule requires that before a suspect is interrogated while in custody, the suspect must be advised of his or her rights.

▸ Miranda

▸ *
Baradar   60   1 Reply
A year ago
Since ________ immunity is limited to acts in performance of their duties, the immunity does not ...
Since ________ immunity is limited to acts in performance of their duties, the immunity does not ...
Since ________ immunity is limited to acts in performance of their duties, the immunity does not include members of their families or servants.

▸ consular

▸ *
gisellerol   53   1 Reply
A year ago
Most states have some type of provision in their statutes granting immunity to legislative members, ...
Most states have some type of provision in their statutes granting immunity to legislative members, ...
Most states have some type of provision in their statutes granting immunity to legislative members, but this immunity is ________.

▸ limited

▸ *
kyaramarie318   52   1 Reply
A year ago
Certain individuals are immune from arrest because of ________ regulations.
Certain individuals are immune from arrest because of ________ regulations.
Certain individuals are immune from arrest because of ________ regulations.

▸ statutory

▸ *
hurtmaybe   44   1 Reply
A year ago
An officer may use ________ force to effect an arrest.
An officer may use ________ force to effect an arrest.
An officer may use ________ force to effect an arrest.

▸ reasonable

▸ *
Ryan37sport   48   1 Reply
A year ago
A summons differs from a citation in that a summons is issued by a(n) ________ and either mailed to ...
A summons differs from a citation in that a summons is issued by a(n) ________ and either mailed to ...
A summons differs from a citation in that a summons is issued by a(n) ________ and either mailed to or served upon the accused personally, commanding his or her appearance.

▸ judge

▸ *
Baradar   42   1 Reply
A year ago
A nonfederal law enforcement officers jurisdiction to make an arrest is determined by ________.
A nonfederal law enforcement officers jurisdiction to make an arrest is determined by ________.
A nonfederal law enforcement officerʹs jurisdiction to make an arrest is determined by ________.

▸ State law

▸ *
mitch44   47   1 Reply
A year ago
________ to arrest exists when there is evidence that a crime has probably been committed and that ...
________ to arrest exists when there is evidence that a crime has probably been committed and that ...
________ to arrest exists when there is evidence that a crime has probably been committed and that the person to be arrested committed it.

▸ Probable cause

▸ *
thallium81   56   1 Reply
A year ago
The use of telephonic warrants is not permitted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The use of telephonic warrants is not permitted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The use of telephonic warrants is not permitted by the U.S. Supreme Court.

▸ true

▸ false
Sammyjoe1105   47   1 Reply
A year ago
The Uniform Act of Fresh Pursuit provides that under some circumstances, a peace officer of one ...
The Uniform Act of Fresh Pursuit provides that under some circumstances, a peace officer of one ...
The Uniform Act of Fresh Pursuit provides that under some circumstances, a peace officer of one state may enter another state to arrest a fleeing felon.

▸ true

▸ false
Jchanis15   56   1 Reply
A year ago
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