Test Questions in Intro to Criminology

TEST QUESTIONS IN CRIMINAL SOCIOLOGY AND ETHICS 1. It refers to a body of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon. A. Penology B. Criminology C. Sociology D. Psychology

2. The study of criminology involves the study of many disciplines in the collection of knowledge about criminal action, thereby it is: A. Scientific B. Multidisciplinary C. Psychiatric D. Economics

3. It is a subfield in the study of criminology which focused on the group of people and society as a whole and the examination of their relationship to crimes. A. Sociology B. Demography C. Anthropology D. Psychology

4. It refers to the study of human populations and group variables and its relationship to crime. A. Demography B. Socioeconomic C. Anthropology D. Census

5. It refers to the science of behaviour and mental processes of the criminal; how it is acquired, evoked, maintained, and modified. A. Psychology of the criminal B. Psychological criminology C. Criminal Psychology D. All of the above

6. The word modified means: A. Makes changes to something B. Change its meaning C. Makes something less severe D. All of the above

7. It refers to the science that deals with the study of crime through forensic sciences, or the study of criminal behaviour in terms of the scientific analysis of the causes of crime. A. Psychiatry B. Psychiatric criminology C. Criminal Psychiatry D. All of the above

8. It is a scope of the study of criminology which refers to the scientific analysis of the causes of crime. A. Aetiology of law B. Criminal aetiology C. Criminalistics D. All of the above

9. A scope of the study of criminology which refers to the study of the punishment and treatment of criminals. A. Corrections B. Victimology C. Criminalistics D. All of the above

10.Criminology as an applied science uses other fields of interest in the examination why they exist. A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Not sure

11.In its legal sense, crime is defines as: A. An act that is harmful or detrimental to the norms of society; B. The unacceptable acts in violation to the rules and regulations of the society; C. The undesirable act caused by maladaptive or abnormal behaviour; D. An act or omission in violation of a criminal law.

12.It refers to the generic name of crime. A. Offense B. Felony C. Delinquency or misdemeanour D. All of the above

13.It refers to an act or omission punishable by special laws such as a Republic Act, Presidential Decree, Executive Order, and Memorandum Circular. A. Offense B. Felony C. Misdemeanour D. Delinquency

14.It refers to an act or omission punishable by the Revised Penal Code, the criminal law in the Philippines. A. Felony B. Offense C. Misdemeanour D. Delinquency

15.It refers to acts that are in violation of simple rules and regulations usually referring to acts committed by minor offenders. A. Offense B. Delinquency C. Offense D. Felony

16.A criminological classification of crime where the offender acquires something as a consequence of his criminal act. A. Acquisitive

B. Seasonal C. Situational D. Episodic

17.A criminological classification of crime which also means serial crimes. A. Acquisitive B. Episodic C. Seasonal D. Situational

18.This refers to crimes committed with intent and the offender is in full possession of his mental faculties. A. Rational B. Logical C. Reasonable D. Available

19.This refers to crimes committed by persons of responsibility and of upper socioeconomic class in the course of their occupational activities. A. White collar B. Syndicated C. Organized D. Blue collar

20.This refers to crimes committed through rendition of a service to satisfy desire of another. A. Career crimes B. Service crimes C. Crimes by passion D. Underworld crimes

21.Rebellion is an example of a crime: A. Against Public Order B. Against Public Interest C. Against Public Morals D. Committed by Public Officers

22.Gambling and betting is an example of crimes: A. Against Public Morals B. Against Public Order C. Against Public Interest D. Committed by Public Officers

23.Malfeasance and misfeasance are examples of crimes: A. Committed y Public Officers B. Against Public order C. Against Public Morals D. Against Public Interest

24.Kidnapping is an example of crimes: A. Against Personal Liberty and Security B. Against Honour C. Against Persons D. Against Chastity

25.Concubinage and Adultery are examples of crimes: A. Against Chastity B. Against Personal Liberty and Security C. Against Persons D. Against Honour

26.In its legal definition, a criminal is: A. a person who committed a crime and convicted by a court of the violation of a criminal law;

B. a person who violated a social norm or one who have an antisocial act; C. a person who violated the rules of conduct due to behavioural maladjustments; D. All of the above

27.A person who is engaged in criminal activities with a high degree of skill. A. Professional criminal B. Career criminal C. Organized criminal D. Blue collar criminal

28.They are criminals who are normal in behaviour but defective in their socialization process or development. A. Active criminals B. Passive-inadequate criminals C. Socialized criminals D. Juvenile delinquents

29.Based on legal classification, he is a person who, within a period of 10 years from the date of his release or last conviction of the crimes of serious or less serious physical injuries, robbery, estafa, or falsification, is found guilty of any of the said crimes for a third time or oftener. A. Habitual criminal B. Delinquent C. Recidivist D. Escapee

30.It is the study of victims and their contributory role, if any, in crime causation. A. Victimology B. Epidemology C. Demography D. Demonology

31.An approach to the study of crime that deals mainly in the biological explanation of crimes particularly on the form of abnormalities that exist in the individual criminal before, during and after the commission of the crime. A. Subjective approach B. Objective approach

C. Cartographic School D. Anthropological approach

32.An objective approach concerned with the biotic groupings of men resulting to migration, co petition, social dissemination and social conflict. A. Ecological approach B. Economic approach C. Geographical approach D. Socio-cultural approach

33.The School of Thought advocated by Cesare Beccaria together with Jeremy Bentham who proposed “Utilitarian Hedonism”. A. Classical B. Neo-Classical C. Positivist D. Chicago School

34.The School of Thought which argued that situations and circumstances that made it impossible to exercise free will are reasons to exempt the accused from convictions. A. Neo-Classical B. Classical C. Positivist D. Chicago School

35.The School of Thought which maintains that crime, as a social and moral phenomenon, cannot be treated and checked by the imposition of punishment but rather rehabilitation or the enforcement of individual measures. A. Positivist School B. Classical School C. Neo-Classical School D. Chicago School

36.The two students of Cesare Lombroso.

A. Garofalo and Ferri B. Beccaria and Bentham C. Cohen and Park D. Bandura and Sutherland

37.The Italian leader of the Positivist School and the “Father of Modern Criminology.” A. Cesare Lombroso B. Raffaele Garofalo C. Cesare Beccaria D. Jeremy Bentham

38.The following are the classification of criminals according to Cesare Lombroso, except one: A. Born criminals B. Criminoloid C. Insane criminals D. Delinquent

39.One of the best known associate of Lombroso whose greatest contribution was his attack on the Classical doctrine of Freewill. A. Enrico Ferri B. Cesare Beccaria C. Jeremy Bentham D. Raffaelle Garofalo

40.A follower of Lombroso who rejected the doctrine of Freewill and supported the position that the only way to understand crime was to study it by scientific method. A. Raffaele Garofalo B. Enrico Ferri C. Cesare Beccaria D. Jeremy Benntham

41.He advocated the Theory of Anomie and focused on the sociological point of the Positivist School which explains that the absence of norms in a society provides a setting conducive to crimes and other antisocial acts. A. David Emile Durkheim

B. Sigmund Freud C. Robert Erza Park D. Ernest Kretschmer

42.He advocated the Theory of Human Ecology which studies the interrelationship of people and their environment. A. Robert Erza Park B. David Emile Durkheim C. Sigmund Freud D. Ernest Kretschmer

43.The idea of somatotyping was originated from his work which distinguished three principal types of physique. A. Ernest Kretschmer B. Robert Erza Park C. Sigmund Freud D. David Emile Durkheim

44.He became popular of his own Somatotyping Theory whose key ideas are concentrated on the principle of “Survival of the Fittest,” as a behavioural science. He combined the biological and psychological explanation to understand deviant behaviours. A. William Sheldon B. Ernest Kretschmer C. Edwin Sutherland D. Sigmund Freud

45.He has been referred to as the most important criminologist of the 20th century and considered as the Dean of Modern Criminology. He said that crime is learned and not inherited. A. Edwin Sutherland B. William Sheldon C. Sigmund Freud D. Cesare Lombroso

46.A theory which maintain that the society is composed of different groups or organizations having criminalistic and anti-criminalistic traditions and that the criminal behaviour is learned through the process of communication which includes technique of committing the crime, motive and attitude. A. Differential Association Theory B. Cultural Deviation Theory C. Social Class Conflict and Capitalism Theory D. Containment Theory

47.A theory which assumes that for every individual there exist a containing external structure and a protective internal structure which provide defence, protection or insulation against crime or delinquency. A. Containment Theory B. Differential Association Theory C. Cultural Deviation Theory D. Social Conflict and Capitalism Theory

48.They are the proponents of the Social Class Conflict and Capitalism Theory who claimed that the ruling class in a capitalist society is responsible for the creation of criminal law and their sociological basis in the interpretation and enforcement of the law. A. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels B. Enrico Ferri and Raffaele Garofalo C. Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham D. Cesare Lombroso and Sigmund Freud

49.He is the premier sociologist of the modern days who advocated the “Strain Theory,” a theory which maintains that the failure of man to achieve a higher status of life caused them to commit crimes in order for their goal or status to be attained. A. Robert Merton B. Albert Cohen C. Gresham Sykes D. William Sheldon

50.He advocated the Sub-Culture Theory of Delinquency which claims that the lower class cannot socialize effectively in what is considered appropriate middle class

behaviour. Thus the lower class gathered together, share their common problem, forming a subculture that rejects middle class values. A. Albert Cohen B. Robert Merton C. Greham Sykes D. William Sheldon

51.He advocated the Neutralization Theory which maintains that an individual will obey or disobey societal rules depending upon his or her ability to rationalize whether he is protected from hurt or destruction. A. Greham Sykes B. Albert Cohen C. Robert Merton D. William Sheldon

52.Lloyd Ohlin advocated this theory that explained that there is differential opportunity or access to success in goals by both legitimate and illegitimate means depending on the specific location of the individual within the social structure. A. Differential Opportunity Theory B. Differential Association Theory C. Labelling Theory D. Neutralization Theory

53.A theory that explains about social reaction to behaviour and maintains that the original cause of crime cannot be known. No behaviour is intrinsically criminal but behaviour becomes criminal if it is labelled as such. A. Labelling Theory B. Differential Opportunity Theory C. Differential Association Theory D. Neutralization Theory

54.In the Theory of Evolution, he claimed that humans like other animals, are parasite, having an animalistic behaviour that is dependent on other animals for survival. A. Charles Darwin B. Charles Goring C. Ernest Hooton D. Adolphe Quetelet

55.He is a medical officer in prison in England who contradicted the idea of Cesare Lombroso that criminality can be seen through features alone. A. Charles Goring B. Charles Darwin C. Ernest Hooton D. Edwin Sutherland

56.An anthropologist who found out that “Tall, thin men tend to commit forgery and fraud; undersized men are thieves ad burglars; short, heavy person commit assault, rape, and other sex crimes; whereas mediocre physique flounder around among other crimes. A. Ernest Hooton B. Edwin Sutherland C. Lloyd Ohlin D. Charles Goring

57.A Belgian statistician who pioneered Cartography and The Cartographical School of Criminology and discovered that crimes against persons, basing on his research, increased during summer and against property tends to increase during winter. A. Adolphe Quetelet B. Ernest Hooton C. Lloyd Ohlin D. Charles Goring

58.Considered as the lowest form of criminal in a criminal career. He doesn’t stick to crime as a profession but rather pushed to commit cries due to great opportunity. A. Ordinary criminal B. Acute criminal C. Chronic criminal D. Criminals of passion

59.The most common legal grounds for termination of parental rights also a form of child abuse in most states is: A. Abandonment B. Abuse C. Maltreatment

D. Discrimination

60.It is a phase of delinquency proceeding similar to sentencing phase of adult trial. The judge must consider alternative, innovative, and individualized treatment rather than imposing standard sentences. A. Disposition B. Diversion C. Rehabilitation D. Alternative

61.An alternative to trial decided upon at intake to refer the child to counselling or other social services. A. Diversion B. Disposition C. Rehabilitation D. Alternative

62.It refers to the independence of the child or minor from his or her parents before reaching the age of majority. A. Emancipation B. Independence C. Separation D. Stow away

63.A legal doctrine prevention unemancipated children from suing their parents. A. Family Immunity Doctrine B. Family Purpose Doctrine C. Equal Protection of the Law D. Unfit Parent 64. A legal doctrine holding parents liable for injuries caused by a child’s negligent driving or other actions. A. Family Purpose Doctrine B. Family Immunity Doctrine C. Equal Protection of the Law D. Unfit Parent

65.A temporary care of children and minor funded by the State and arranged by a child welfare agency in order to allow receipt lof adequate food, clothing, shelter, education and medical treatment. A. Foster care B. Stepparent C. Guardianship D. Ward

66.A phrase which means “For the Proceeding” referring to adults who look after the welfare of a child and represent their legal interests. A. Guardian Ad Litem B. Parens Patriae C. Guard D. Ward

67.A court order giving an individual or organization legal authority over a child. A. Guardianship B. Guardian Ad Litem C. Guard D. Ward

68.A status of being born to unmarried parents. It also limits inheritance rights. A. Illegitimacy B. In Loco Parents C. Guardianship D. Guardian ad Litem

69.Refers to teachers, administrators and babysitters who are viewed as having some temporary parental rights and obligations. A. In Loco Parents B. Illegitimacy C. Guardianship D. Guardian Ad Litem

70.A procedure prior to preliminary hearing in which a group of people talk and decide whether to handle the case formally or informally.

A. Intake B. Outreach C. Counselling D. All of them

71.Any official decision or finding of a judge or administrative agency hearing officer upon the respective rights and claims of parties to an action. A. Judgment B. Evaluation C. Resolution D. Petition

72.A legal doctrine granting mother custodial preference after a divorce. A. Maternal Preference Rule B. Paternal Preference Rule C. DNA Profiling D. All of them

73.A parental failure to provide a child with basic necessities when able to do so and encompasses a variety of forms of abuse that do not require the element of intent. A. Neglect B. Abandonment C. Paternity D. Maternity

74.A legal doctrine establishing parental role of the state over welfare of its citizens especially children. A 19th century idea first activated in Prime vs. Massachusetts. A. Parens Patriae B. In Loco Parentis C. Maternal Preference Rule D. Paternity

75.A release of a juvenile delinquent from custodial confinement prior to expiration of sentence; sometimes called aftercare. A. Parole B. Adjudication C. Disposition D. Decision

76.A result of lawsuit forcing a reluctant man to assume obligations of fatherhood. A. Paternity B. Fraternity C. Parens Patriae D. All of the above

77.It refers to the keeping of a juvenile in custody or under a different living arrangement until the time when adjudication can take place. A. Preventive detention B. Preventive Suspension C. Restriction D. Violation

78.It refers to the emergency, temporary custody by a child welfare agency, police agency or hospital for reasons of imminent danger to the child. A. Protective Custody B. Preventive Detention C. Restriction D. Violation

79.A legal doctrine granting custody to the parent whom the child feels the greatest emotional attachment to: A. Psychological Parent Doctrine B. Parens Patriae C. In Loco Parentis D. All of the above

80.A disposition requiring a defendant to pay damages to a victim isA. Restitution B. Civil Damages C. Civil Indemnity D. All of them

81.A federal state law that prohibits anyone under age 16 from employment. A. Rule of Sixteen B. Child Protection Law C. Child Custody D. Child and Youth Welfare Code

82.An activity is illegal when engaged in by a minor but not when done by an adult. This is referred to as: A. Status Offense B. Status Quo C. Delinquency D. Minor Offense

83.It refers to a spouse of a biological parent who has no legal rights or duties to the child other than those which have been voluntarily accepted. A. Stepparent B. Surrogate Parent C. Parens Patriae D. In Loco Parentis

84.A legal doctrine that, unless the mother is unfit, very young children should be placed in custody with their mother following a divorce. A. Tender Years Doctrine B. Tender Juicy C. Unfit Mother D. Unfit Parent

85.It refers to a temporary or permanent termination of parental rights in the best interest of the child usually for reasons of abandonment, abuse or neglect including mental illness, addiction or criminal record. A. Unfit Parent B. Unfit Mother C. Stepparent D. Surrogate Parent

86.It refers to a parent who provided an egg, sperm or uterus with intent of giving the child up for adoption to specific parties. A. Surrogate Parent B. Unfit Parent C. Stepparent D. Unfit Mother

87.The smallest unit of society and one of the most influential environmental factor that may lead a person to either a law abiding of a criminal. A. Home B. Neighbourhood C. School D. Church

88.It refers to a broader social group that could influence the behaviour of a person. A. Neighbourhood B. School C. Church D. Police

89.One of the most powerful and prime mover of the Criminal Justice system and an institution in the community with the broad goals of maintaining peace and order, the protection of life and property and the enforcement of laws. A. Police B. Barangay Tanod C. Security Guard

D. Fireman

90.An institution for information dissemination thereby giving the public needed information to help shape everyday views about crime and its control. A. Mass Media B. Daily Bulletin C. ABS-CBN TV Network D. All of them

91.It refers to any action or course of conduct that deviates from acts approved by the majority of people. A. Delinquency B. Status Offenses C. Truancy D. Vagrancy

92.A term denoting various offences committed by children or youths under the age of 18. A. Juvenile Crime B. Youthful Offender C. Status Offender D. All of them

93.A term used to describe a large number of disapproved behaviours of children or youths. A. Juvenile delinquency B. Criminal Act C. Mala in se D. Mala prohibita

94.One who repeatedly commits an act that is against the norms or mores observed by the society. A. Delinquent B. Delinquency C. Offender D. Minor

95.Are young people who are regarded as immature or one whose mental as well as emotional faculties are not fully developed thus making them incapable of taking full responsibility of their actions. A. Juvenile delinquent B. Misdemeanant C. Felony D. None of these

96.This period is sometimes known as the beginning of Reasons and Humanism. People began to see children as flowers which needed nurturing on order to bloom instead of beatings to stay in line. A. Age of Enlightenment B. Evolution C. Computer Age D. None of these

97.The Child and Youth Welfare Code of the Philippines which took effect six months after its approval in December 10, 1974 applies to persons bellow 18 years of age and referred to as child or minor or youth. A. PD 603 B. PD 1760 C. PD 1179 D. RA 9344

98.