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Quiz 2

Welcome to your Quiz 2

1. 
Beccaria's work can be summarized as arguing that:

2. 
Jeremy Bentham advocated for "the greatest happiness shared by the greatest number." The term that refers to this approach is:

3. 
Which of the following theoretical perspectives is based on the premise that human behavior is primarily hedonistic in nature?

4. 
The key factor of deterrence is:

5. 
The Panopticon prison design consists of ______.

6. 
______ collect data by asking respondents to provide information about themselves, usually as to whether they have engaged in certain forms of illegal behavior.

7. 
Any individuals ______ and older are eligible to participate in the NCVS survey.

8. 
What is a fundamental tenet of positivism in criminology?

9. 
How does positivism in criminology view the nature of criminal behavior?

10. 
How has the historical application of eugenics been viewed in retrospect by the majority of the scientific community?

11. 
Which statement best reflects the current consensus in the field regarding the relationship between heredity and criminality?

12. 
Cesare Lombroso is best known in criminology for introducing which concept?

13. 
Lombroso's theory of the "born criminal" was largely based on:

14. 
How is Lombroso's approach to criminology viewed by contemporary criminologists?

15. 
Which early biological theory in criminology posited that the shape and size of a person's skull could determine their propensity for criminal behavior?

16. 
The body type theory, advanced by William Sheldon, proposed that individuals with a particular body type, termed as "mesomorph," were:

17. 
The XYY chromosome theory suggested that:

18. 
Which statement best encapsulates the essence of the Rational Choice Theory in criminology?

19. 
The Routine Activities Theory emphasizes which of the following elements as necessary for a crime to occur?

20. 
How does the Rational Choice Theory primarily view the deterrence of criminal behavior?