Criminology The Core 5th Edition by Larry J. Siegel – Test Bank
1. Criminology is an academic discipline that uses scientific methods to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior.
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2. The criminological enterprise subarea of victimology is concerned with specific criminal behavior systems such as white-collar crime and violent crime.
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3. The mid-eighteenth-century belief stressing that the relationship between crime and punishment should be balanced and fair can be traced to Cesare Beccaria.
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4. Use of the scientific method to conduct research in an objective, universal, and culture-free fashion is an element of classical criminology.
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5. Chicago School sociologists argued that social forces operating in urban areas created a crime-promoting environment; some areas were “natural areas” for crime.
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