Criminology Part 1

Jeremey Bentham is Most Closely Associated With:

• Classical School of Crime

• Utilitarianism and the Hedonic Calculous Principle

• Law of Averages

• Math and Calculous

The Three Causes of Crime from a Criminology Point of View are (multiple correct answers)

• Biological

• Chemical

• Psychological

• Sociological (environment)

Cesare Beccaria was the father of the Classical School of criminal justice which linked the following theories to this school of thought:

• Fee Will

• Criminals Choose to Commit Crimes

• Crime Deserves Swift Punishment

• Deterrence is the Key to Stopping Crime

• All of these are correct

The Positivist School of Criminology is Associated With (more than one correct answer):

• Criminal Behavior is Pre-Determined

• It Can be Cause by Biological Factors

• Replaces the Classical School of Free Will with Outside Factors as Responsible

• The Positivist School Promotes Serenity

The Cerebellum is the Part of The Brain That Governs Emotions and Empathy

• True

• False

The Pre-Frontal Cortex is Where the Following Emotions Occur

• Planning

• Problem Solving

• Impulse Control

• Reason

• All of these answers are correct

Which one is true:

• psychopaths are always violent and sociopaths are not

• psychopaths are usually born however can be made

• sociopaths are always organized and they plan well ahead of time

• sociopaths have a damaged or mutilated pre-frontal cortex

Sigmund Freud was responsible for the following schools of psychology:

• child psychology

• adult psychology

• criminal justice psychology

• psychoanalysis and psychodynamic factors

Under what school of criminology would this thought fall:

If someone weighs benefit(s) of an illegal act over consequences and decides the benefits outweigh the risks, they are more likely to engage in criminal activity

• Classical School of Thought

• Practical School of Thought

• Positivist School of Thought

• Social School of Thought

In considering Freud's Psychodynamic Factors, Where Would a Psychopath Fall:

• Dominant Superego

• Weak Superego/Dominant Id

• Dominant Superego/Ego

• Weak Id