Question

There are many biological theories of crime. Which theory addresses issues such as hormones, brain structure, and brain chemistry to understand why some individuals commit crime?
A.) Biochemistry
B.) Chromosome theory
C.) Somatotyping
D.) Atavism

The average woman makes 75 cents for every dollar a man makes in the workforce. This statistic would fall under which of the following emergent theories?

A.) Marxism
B.) Integrated theories
C.) Feminist theory
D.) Postmodern criminology

Which major crime is most frequently reported to the police according to the UCR? NIBRS?

A.) Robbery
B.) Aggravated Assault
C.) Arson
D.) Larceny-Theft

Most hate crimes are motivated by

A.) Racial Hatred
B.) Religious bias
C.) Sexual bias
D.) National Origin

In the mid-1700s ____________ wrote nine principles that still guide many of our ideas about criminal justice today.

A.) Jeremy Bentham
B.) Cesare Beccaria
C.) Joel Best
D.) Sigmund Freud

The theory of crime that tries to explain criminal behavior by focusing on the mind without considering the influence of the body is

A.) Biological
B.) Emergent.
C.) Sociological
D.) Psychological

Answer 1

There are many biological theories of crime. Which theory addresses issues such as hormones, brain structure, and brain chemistry to understand why some individuals commit crime? 

A.) Biochemistry

The average woman makes 75 cents for every dollar a man makes in the workforce. This statistic would fall under which of the following emergent theories?

C.) Feminist theory

Which major crime is most frequently reported to the police according to the UCR? NIBRS?

D.) Larceny-Theft

Most hate crimes are motivated by

A.) Racial Hatred 

In the mid-1700s ____________ wrote nine principles that still guide many of our ideas about criminal justice today.

B.) Cesare Beccaria

The theory of crime that tries to explain criminal behavior by focusing on the mind without considering the influence of the body is 

D.) Psychological