test bank for Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction 11th Edition by Frank Schmalleger
TEST BANK FOR
Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction, 11th edition Frank Schmalleger
Chapter 1-15
Chapter 1 What Is Criminology?
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The view of crime as human conduct that violates the criminal law is drawn from a
________ perspective.
A) political
B) sociological
C) psychological
D) legalistic
Answer: C
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
2) ―Human conduct that is in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government,
or a local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws‖ is a definition of ________.
A) criminology
B) crime
C) criminal
D) deviance
Answer: B
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic
3) The belief that crime is an antisocial act of such a nature that repression is necessary to
preserve the existing system of society is the basis of the ________ perspective on crime
A) legal
B) political
C) sociological
D) psychological
Answer: C
Objective: What is crime? What is the definition of crime that the author of this text has
chosen to use?
Level: Basic