The use of amnesia as a defense has been largely unsuccessful in the United States.
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Kraemer, Lord, and Heilbrun (2004) found that serial offenders often prefer guns, while
single victim offenders prefer hands on killing.
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Research studies have found that viewing violence and playing violent video games
have the same detrimental effects on adults.
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In Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1974., the Supreme Court of
California held that a psychotherapist has an obligation to use reasonable care to protect
potential victims of a patient.
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Antisocial behavior is synonymous with criminal behavior.
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Next to deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents, fires are the leading cause of death
among young children.
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Child abuse is an example of a status offense.
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Adjudicative competence is now the standard term for not guilty by reason of insanity.
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In studies examining gender differences and juvenile crime, recent research has shown
that the gender gap for drug and violent offenses is getting smaller.
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All terrorist activities are criminal.
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The research community is sharply divided on the long-term effects of violent media on
aggressive behavior.
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Peer influence is often the primary reason for joining a terrorist group.
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According to the text, in order to fully understand criminal behavior, it is important to
regard all individuals as passive participants in their environment.
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Extremely high levels of arousal seem to mitigate aggressive behavior in certain
situations.
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Psychological profiling is the psychological description of criminal and noncriminal
persons.
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The developmental histories of most terrorists are fraught with mental instability and
antisocial behavior.
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We know far too little about girls’ crime, the reasons it is committed, and the social and
developmental factors that precipitate it.
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Current research on gender differences of psychopaths suggests that women far
outnumber men.
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The adolescent-limited delinquent is most likely to be involved in offenses that
symbolize adult privilege.
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Mental health courts are alternative, specialized courts that are designed to treat
offenders with a history of substance abuse.
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In general, terrorists are a heterogeneous group.
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Al-Qaeda would be considered a cohesive group with loyal members.
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Data on shoplifting is difficult to obtain because store personnel have wide discretion in
whether or not to report the incidents.
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The typical medication prescribed for ADHD is in the form of stimulants.
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There is no all-encompassing psychological explanation for crime.
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Pseudo-narcotic is a major classifications of narcotic drugs.
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Most antisocial behaviors go undetected by law enforcement.
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According to crime experts, the dark figure represents the most violent crimes.
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The Stockholm syndrome is a rare occurrence.
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Several studies have found a strong association between animal cruelty and violent
behavior.
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Female delinquency has steadily decreased since 1995.
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Skinner argued that the most effective way to eliminate behavior was through
extinction.
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The textbook states that domestic terrorism
A) does not exist.
B) is more violent than international terrorism.
C) can be understood in much the same way as international terrorism.
D) involves radically different psychological principles than international terrorism.
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Increasing desired behavior by distributing rewards is known as
A) extinction.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) punishment.
D) positive reinforcement.
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Which of the following is not one of the four primary motivations of rapists outlined in
the revised MTC:R3 classification scheme?
A) Sexual gratification
B) Pervasive hatred
C) Opportunity
D) Vindictiveness
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Milgram’s obedience studies found that ________ of people are willing to shock a
victim with high levels of electric shock primarily on the basis of request from an
experimenter.
A) a majority (or about two-thirds)
B) a small portion (less than 10%)
C) about 25 percent
D) about half
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According to Groth, the smallest percentage of rapists fall under which category?
A) Control rape
B) Power rape
C) Anger rape
D) Sadistic rape
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Juvenile sex offenders mostly victimize
A) females.
B) males.
C) adolescents.
D) children.
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The process of becoming a terrorist is best described as
A) gradual.
B) quick.
C) haphazard.
D) crude.
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Joe Harris is a professional burglar who has targeted the Livingston family home at 57
Mulberry Lane. On the day of the burglary, Joe notices Mrs. Livingston’s car is
unexpectedly parked in the driveway. Joe decides to burglarize another home on
Mulberry Lane instead. Joe is using
A) occupancy cues.
B) burglar ease.
C) integrated transference.
D) systematic skill.
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It is generally acknowledged that approximately ________ percent of the fires set by
juveniles are reported.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 25
D) 30
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In order for the Stockholm syndrome to occur all of the following must occur except
A) the hostage must somehow resist the hostage taker.
B) the hostage must be in direct social contact during the incident.
C) the hostage taker must treat the hostages kindly.
D) the hostage taker and victim must be together for a significant length of time.
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Social control theory is an example of
A) the conformity perspective.
B) the confirmation perspective.
C) Merton’s strain perspective.
D) the nonconformist perspective.
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According to the text, criminal profiling is currently most useful in identifying the
perpetrator of what type of offense?
A) Serial homicide
B) Drug-induced crime
C) Political crimes
D) Serial rape
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The behavior of the psychopath appears to be primarily an attempt to
A) receive sexual satisfaction.
B) obtain adequate stimulation.
C) relive his or her childhood.
D) avoid punishment.
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All of the following have been found to predict recidivism for child sex offenders
except
A) anger.
B) paraphilias.
C) social isolation.
D) sexual fixation.
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Prevention and treatment programs that are designed to foster and maintain resilience in
youth are also known as
A) strength-based programs.
B) power-based programs.
C) selective programs.
D) individual-oriented programs.
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Which of the following statements is not correct?
A) The number of prevention, intervention, and treatment programs that have been tried
with delinquents and children at risk over the past three decades is overwhelming.
B) Serious forms of antisocial behavior in school-aged children and adolescents have
been particularly resistant to change.
C) To date, virtually no prevention programs have been highly successful in eliminating
antisocial behavior and reducing delinquent behavior.
D) One-on-one psychotherapy that treats the juvenile without involving the social
environment is generally ineffective.
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Consuming five or more drinks within a very brief period of time or on one occasion is
known as
A) alcohol abuse.
B) tranquilizing effect.
C) alcoholism.
D) binge drinking.
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All of the following standards or rules to determine insanity are or have been
represented in various state or federal legal systems except the
A) Dayton Rule.
B) M’Naghten Rule.
C) Brawner Rule.
D) Product Test.
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Which type of prevention consists of working with children and adolescents who
demonstrate some early signs of aggressive, antisocial, conduct disorder, or delinquent
behavior but have not yet been formally classified as delinquent?
A) Primary
B) Multisystemic
C) Tertiary
D) Secondary
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Available evidence on cannabis indicates
A) a moderate relationship between cannabis and crime.
B) a strong relationship between cannabis usage and crime.
C) no significant relationship between cannabis and crime.
D) a weak, but significant relationship between cannabis and crime.
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The most common abuse of the elderly by caretakers is
A) physical abuse.
B) emotional abuse.
C) neglect.
D) a combination of emotional abuse and neglect.
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An individual who joins a terror group to lash out against dire circumstances is
displaying the ________ response pattern to helplessness.
A) reproach
B) attack
C) avoidance
D) reactive
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What has been learned about a) recidivism and b) treatment of the criminal psychopath?
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Which term is central to the psychodynamic approach?
A) Motive
B) Personality
C) Trait
D) Heredity
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The cognitive shortcuts people use to make quick inferences about their world is known
as
A) coercion.
B) cognitive reframing.
C) cognitive ease.
D) availability heuristic.
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Which type of crime is rarely examined in white-collar crime research?
A) Political crime
B) Embezzlement
C) Antitrust violations
D) Fraud
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Neonaticide refers to the killing of
A) an infant.
B) a child older than 24 hours.
C) a child within the first 24 hours after birth.
D) a child by the mother.
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According to Steinberg’s dual systems model of risk-taking, when are adolescents most
vulnerable to considerable risk?
A) Upon entering middle school
B) When they are with peers
C) After turning 25 years old
D) When they spend time at home alone
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A program designed to prevent delinquent behavior before any signs of the behavioral
pattern emerge is called
A) secondary prevention.
B) universal prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) selective prevention.
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What is the essential difference between occupational crime and corporate crime?
A) Occupational crime involves large sums of money; whereas corporate crime
involves smaller amounts of money.
B) In occupational crime, the individual benefits; whereas in corporate crime, the
corporation benefits from the crime.
C) Corporate crime is illegal, occupational crime is legal.
D) The perpetrator of corporate crime almost always is wealthy, which is not so in
occupational crime.
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Which sentence best summarizes the primary goal of a professional profiler?
A) The primary goal of a professional profiler is to provide information to investigators
and law enforcement that is based on solid behavioral science.
B) The primary goal of a professional profiler is to enter the evil mind of the serial
offender.
C) The primary goal of a professional profiler is to solve the most serious and heinous
crimes.
D) The primary goal of a professional profiler is to support victims of serial murder and
serial sexual assaults.
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The typical juvenile is far more likely to be the ________ of a violent crime.
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After summarizing the research on juvenile psychopathy, explain why this construct is
so controversial.
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What does the current research suggest about the effects of violent video games on
aggressive behavior?
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Both the number of robberies reported to police and the robbery rate have ________ in
recent years.
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The notion that the presence of aggressive stimuli in the external environment increases
the probability of aggressive responses is known as the ________ effect.
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Recent research clearly indicates that psychopathy is not a category but exists on a(n)
________.
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Carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will is referred to as the UCRs
________ definition of rape.
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Families characterized by continual cycles of intrafamilial physical aggression and
violence are known as ________ families.
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Excitation transfer theory is based on the assumption that physiological arousal
________ over time.
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The research suggests that psychopaths may be more likely than other offenders to
derive ________ from both the nonsexual and sexual suffering of others.
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Learning the consequences of one’s behavior is the basis of ________ learning.
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List and describe the four categories of homicide generated by Roberts, Zgoba, and
Shahidullah (2007).
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Explain factors that may put someone at risk for sexual victimization. Why is it helpful
to identify these factors and what is the danger in emphasizing these factors?
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Methamphetamine has traditionally been the drug of preference when the user
________ the substance directly into the bloodstream.
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Compare and contrast behavior and molecular genetics.
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Steinberg and his associates have demonstrated that adolescents as a group reach a peak
of logical reasoning at approximately age 16, a time when their ________ maturity is
far less developed.
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