Which practice accounts in part for the fact that ethnic minorities are disproportionately
represented in arrest statistics?
A) Racial profiling
B) Geographic profiling
C) Psychological autopsy
D) Criminal profiling
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According to the text, although myths about rape are changing, college students
continue to hold myths about ________ rape.
A) acquaintance
B) marital
C) homosexual
D) statutory
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The Drug Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996 was designed to
prohibit the use of
A) ecstasy.
B) marijuana.
C) Rohypnol.
D) oxycodone.
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Robert Hare’s research studies have found that criminal psychopaths appear to be
deficient in
A) linguistic processing.
B) common sense.
C) intelligence.
D) logic.
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Recent research indicates that an unknown number of youth experiment with drugs but
do not continue with regular use. This process is called
A) experimental substance use.
B) adolescent drug experimentation.
C) gateway drug curiosity.
D) curiosity substance abuse.
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Compared to the cumulative risk model, the developmental cascade model
A) considers risk factors only.
B) emphasizes the interaction among risk factors.
C) focuses heavily on a child’s developmental trajectory.
D) addresses parental discipline strategies.
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The majority of terrorist attacks that occur in the United States have been carried out by
A) former military personnel.
B) international terrorist organizations.
C) al-Qaeda.
D) lone wolves.
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“The intentional inflicting of serious bodily injury on another” is a sufficient definition
of which of the following offense?
A) Simple assault
B) Aggravated assault
C) Assault with a deadly weapon
D) Murderous assault
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Which statement accurately reflects research findings on intelligence and delinquency?
A) The little variability among average IQ scores of racial and ethnic groups suggests
no relationship between intelligence and delinquency.
B) There is no evidence that, as a group, delinquents score lower on standard
intelligence tests than nondelinquents.
C) As a group, delinquents are less intelligent than nondelinquents.
D) There is an inverse relationship between IQ scores and the tendency toward
delinquency.
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How does larceny-theft differ from burglary?
A) It doesn’t involve unlawful entry.
B) It doesn’t involve violent crime.
C) It is committed by professionals.
D) It is almost always carefully planned.
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Which term refers to the idea that all complex behavior can be broken down into simple
stimulus-response behavior?
A) Interactionism
B) Deindividuation
C) Reductionism
D) Extinction
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Current research suggests that symptoms most commonly reported among adolescents
and adults who were molested are
A) depression and PTSD.
B) schizophrenia and auditory hallucinations.
C) fear and sleep problems.
D) phobias and psychosomatic complaints.
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The rapist motivated by anger-retaliation in the MTC:R3 is similar to the ________
type described in the original MTC.
A) compensatory
B) impulsive
C) sexually-aggressive
D) displaced-aggression
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Compare and contrast a) overt and covert acts of aggression; b) reactive and proactive
aggression.
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The term pedophilia is derived from the
A) Spanish word for children.
B) Latin word for love of feet.
C) Greek word for child lover.
D) French word for paraphilia.
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Which statement is true of kleptomania?
A) It is highly prevalent among female shoplifters.
B) It is highly prevalent among male shoplifters.
C) It has not been strongly substantiated by the available research.
D) It is a disease specific to Caucasian females over age forty.
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Which status offense has substantially increased in recent years?
A) Cocaine use
B) Incorrigibility
C) Underage drinking
D) Truancy
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Malicious gossip is an example of what type of human aggression?
A) Direct active verbal
B) Indirect active verbal
C) Direct passive verbal
D) Indirect passive verbal
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Recent research using factor analysis on the behavioral characteristics suggests that
there appear(s) to be ________ that adequately describe(s. the behavioral dimensions of
psychopaths.
A) only two factors
B) three or more factors
C) hundreds of factors
D) two or three factors
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An incident in which the offender commits serious physical or bodily harm to several
workers within an organization is called
A) workplace violence.
B) workplace aggression.
C) occupational violence.
D) occupational aggression.
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Operant and social learning originated from a school of psychological thought called
A) psychoanalysis.
B) determinism.
C) social learning.
D) behaviorism.
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Hebephilia is a distinct, diagnostic category of pedophilia.
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Which of the following is not considered a type of larceny/theft in the UCR?
A) Shoplifting
B) Purse snatching
C) Softlifting
D) Bicycle theft
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While fetishism is not itself a criminal offense, the desire for fetishes often leads to
A) rape.
B) voyeurism.
C) burglary.
D) robbery.
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According to the Vaughn et al. (2008) burglar typology, which class of burglar was the
most violent?
A) The feral threat
B) The young versatile
C) The sexual predator
D) The vagrant dominator
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Which worker would be least at risk for Type I workplace violence?
A) Sandy, who works 6 p.m. until closing at the Burger King counter.
B) David, who works the midnight shift at the Mobil Station.
C) Gretchen, who works 3-11 p.m. as a nursing assistant at the hospital.
D) Al, who owns his own liquor store and often works alone 3 p.m.- midnight.
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The drug which has shown the strongest relationship to criminal behavior, especially
violent behavior, is
A) alcohol.
B) heroin.
C) cocaine.
D) marijuana.
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Which behavioral scientist maintains that human behavior, including criminal behavior,
is acquired primarily through observational learning or modeling?
A) Julian Rotter
B) Albert Bandura
C) Ronald Akers
D) John Watson
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One of the most comprehensive studies on the effects of malnutrition on child
development ever undertaken is called the
A) Barbados Nutrition Study.
B) Early Dizygotic Sample.
C) Money Follows the Person.
D) Bobo Doll Experiment.
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Compared to male psychopaths, female psychopaths
A) commit more property crime.
B) have higher recidivism rates.
C) are less aggressive and violent.
D) have lower recidivism rates.
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Which statement is most accurate about official crime statistics?
A) They overestimate the number of sexual offenses but underestimate property
offenses.
B) They overestimate juvenile crime but underestimate adult crime.
C) They typically overestimate the true incidence of crime.
D) They typically underestimate the true incidence of crime.
Answer:
What does the research tell us about the relationship between neurotransmitters and
aggressive behavior? What treatments may be the most effective and what caution
should one consider when considering this treatment?
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Theories and research that focus on ________ aspects appear to be the most promising
in explaining child sexual offending.
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A quest for significance needs to be specifically ________ by someone or some event
in order for it to influence behavior.
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The leading psychological diagnosis for American children is ________.
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While drug use has decreased among teens in recent years, ________ is the most
commonly used drug among this age group.
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Most developmental experts today believe that temperament has ________
underpinnings that are best identified at birth.
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The dynamic cascade model is distinct from the cumulative risk model in that it
emphasizes the ________ among risk factors and their effect on outcomes over the
course of development.
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The early onset of drug and alcohol use is an important ________ factor for predicting
future substance abuse.
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Sexual ________ appears to be a strong predictor for child molesters who are most
prone to be repeat offenders.
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Patterson’s coercion developmental theory argues that the key predictor of early-onset
offending is the ________ environment in which the child learns to use coercive
behaviors.
Answer:
Risk assessment suggests that clinicians and researchers are more proficient at assessing
the ________ that a given individual will engage in harmful behavior than they are at
outrightly predicting that someone is dangerous or will be violent.
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Carjacking often involves ________ planning and decision making.
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In order to understand the effects of any drug, the ________, psychological,
psychosocial, and interacting variables must be taken into account.
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Although convenience stores have traditionally been a favorite robbery site, ________
restaurants are now becoming a preferred target.
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Briefly explain Bandura’s theory of moral disengagement.
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Discuss the influence of peer groups on delinquent behavior.
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Compare and contrast the Groth typology of rape and the Massachusetts Treatment
Center’s Classification Systems of rapists.
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Recent research suggests that ________ childcare arrangements have negative impacts
on children’s social adjustment.
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Define the three major disengagement practices often employed by terrorists to justify
their actions.
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