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22 Cards in this Set
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According to the biological theories of crime causation, gender and racial differences in rates and types of criminality may be the result of personal choice.
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False
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Gall located the roots of personality in the brain.
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True
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Positivism is based upon an acceptance of free will.
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False
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Criminaloids are offenders who have surrendered to intense emotions and commit crimes of passion.
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False
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According to Ernst Kretshmer, schizoids committed mostly violent crimes.
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True
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The role of food and diet in producing criminal behavior has been well established.
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False
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Low brain levels of serotonin have been linked to impulsive crimes.
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True
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Research has found temperature to be correlated only with violent crime.
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False
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The number of crimes committed by men is significantly greater than the number committed by women in almost every category.
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True
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Wilson and Hernstein stated that body type does not contribute to crime.
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False
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The scientific study of the relationship between human physical characteristics and criminality is known as
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Criminal anthropology
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__________ brought phrenological theory to the United States and helped to spread its influence.
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Johann Spurzheim
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According to Cesare Lombroso, which of the following traits would best predict a violent criminal career?
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A strong jaw and teeth
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__________ conducted a study of Lombrosos’s theory and concluded that it was fundamentally unsound.
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Charles Goring
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Constitutional theories explain criminality by references to an offender’s
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Body type
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According to Sheldon, __________ have the greatest likelihood of becoming criminal offenders.
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Mesomorphs
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Aggressive behavior has been found to be related to the male sex hormone
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Testosterone
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Which of the following variables may moderate the relationship between temperature and criminal behavior?
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Season of the year
Time of day Day of the week All of the above |
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Studies focusing on inherited mental degeneration led to the development of __________ criminology.
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Eugenic
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The work of __________ contributed to the development of the field of behavioral genetics
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Sir Francis Galton
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Sociobiology combines all but which of the following?
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Psychology
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Which of the following factors was not cited Wilson and Hernstein as contributing to crime?
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Brain Structure
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