Criminology Quiz: Criminal Types and Behavior

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What are the elements of a Suitable Target?

  • Value, Independence, Visibility, Accessible
  • Value, Infinity, Vincibility, Accessory
  • Value, Inertia, Visibility, Accessibility (correct)
  • Value, Inertia, Visibility, Absence

What is the element associated with Melancholic?

  • Air
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Earth (correct)

Phlegmatic is under what element?

  • Fire
  • Air
  • Water (correct)
  • Earth

Who is the author of The Varieties of Human Physique?

<p>Charles Goring (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory states that crime is a social phenomenon comparable to a disaster?

<p>Positivist Theory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What theory describes crime as a consequence of social rather than individual pathology?

<p>Sociological Positivism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What stage is crucial for developing a child's attitude towards authority?

<p>Phallic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which criminologist rejected the classical view of free will, arguing that criminals were slaves to impulses?

<p>Raffaele Garofalo (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the duration of the Latency stage?

<p>Puberty to adulthood (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Karl Christiansen's study of twins, what percentage does dizygotic twins score in criminality?

<p>25 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Genital stage occurs during which span?

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What term is used to describe twins who are born from two separate egg cells?

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At what age does the Phallic stage start?

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Is the statement 'The evolution of Superego can be passed on to whoever a person spends his/her time with' correct?

<p>False (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is part of a cell that carries hereditary information to future offspring?

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Who stated that 'the physical and mental constitution of both criminal and law-abiding persons, of the same age, stature, class, and intelligence, are identical'?

<p>Charles Buckman Goring (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What component is responsible for telling us that controlling the ID will ultimately be beneficial?

<p>Superego (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component combines judgment and self-control?

<p>Ego (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Galton's study of twins, do twins have the same social reaction to their social environment?

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Which theory by Sheldon categorizes people according to their body types and links these to their criminal behavior?

<p>Somatotyping theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Gumamela's decision to pursue Pollen exemplify?

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In the scenario of Otlum, which element of Routine Activity Theory allowed the offender to steal the phone easily?

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How many stages did Sigmund Freud propose in the Psychosexual Theory?

<p>5 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What stage do parents start to potty train their children?

<p>Anal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the Oral stage, where is the libido being centered?

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Jealousy is a normal feeling that a person could get depending on the situation. But how old does a child start to conceive it?

<p>3-6 years old (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ego and Superego are crucial at this age as individuals channel their sexual energy into studies, friends, and pastimes.

<p>Latency (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which temperament is associated with Yellow bile?

<p>Choleric (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents a characteristic used by Phrenologists?

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Which theory is associated with the statement: 'crime is an abnormal condition'?

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What categorizes a Criminal by Passion?

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What is the temperament that is both weak in emotions and unchangeable?

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Who, among the provided options, is described as having motivated the offender characteristic?

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In Social Darwinism, people are categorized as

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According to the provided context, which of the following describes Craniology?

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On what occasion is an infant's birth day celebrated?

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Who primarily influences the formation of the superego?

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What complex describes the unusual attachment of the father to his daughter?

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Which level of awareness is associated with selfish traits?

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Which process deals with the unconscious urges of the mind through delayed gratification?

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Which theory includes the concepts of ID, Ego, and Superego?

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How many egg cells do monozygotic twins come from?

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Who was known as the famous preacher with a family of no criminal records during the colonial period?

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Margaret 'Ada' Jukes was known as what?

<p>The Mother of Criminals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed Physiognomy if Lavater founded it?

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What are the characteristics of a Phlegmatic person?

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Which criminological theory was being practiced when Mary was given the death penalty for stealing?

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What are the characteristics of a Choleric person?

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Which prison was designed by Jeremy Bentham with 360-degree visual observation?

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Which mind level consists of all the mental processes that we are aware of?

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What is the 'back of our mind' also known as?

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If consciousness is synonymous to remembering, what is being described?

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Which of these makes us aware of what we should think or do?

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According to Freud, which part of the psyche contains repressed ideas and primitive desires?

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What term describes dreams and slips of the tongue that reveal the unconscious?

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Which impacts are associated with the unconscious mind?

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What are key components of psychological theories?

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Study Notes

Criminology

  • Types of criminals according to Garofalo: Occasional Criminals, Insane Criminals, Deficient Criminals, Born Criminals
  • Raffaele Garofalo rejected the classical view of free will, stating that criminals are slaves to impulses out of their own accord
  • Karl Christiansen's study of twins found that dizygotic twins score 20% in criminality
  • Types of twins: Monozygotic (identical, coming from a single egg cell), Dizygotic (fraternal, coming from two separate egg cells)

Routine Activity Theory

  • The absence or lack of a capable guardian enables the offender to commit a crime (e.g., Otlum scenario)

Criminological Theories

  • Positivist Theory: states that crime is a consequence of social rather than individual pathology; crime is a social phenomenon comparable to a disaster
  • Sociological Positivism: regards crime as a consequence of social rather than individual pathology
  • Biosocial Theory: a combination of social and biological theories; contemporary biosocial theories take a more in-depth look at human biology

Physiology and Crime

  • Somatotyping Theory: a theory by Sheldon that categorizes people according to their body types, linking them to their criminal behavior
  • Constitutional Theory: a theory that states that the physical and mental constitution of both criminal and law-abiding persons are identical
  • Phrenology: a method that believes external cranial characteristics dictate which areas of the brain control physical activity
  • Craniology: a method that determines the personality and development of mental and moral faculties based on the external shape of the skull

Temperaments

  • Sanguine: associated with Air, Strong Emotions, and Unchangeable
  • Choleric: associated with Fire, Strong Emotions, and Unchangeable
  • Melancholic: associated with Earth, Weak Emotions, and Unchangeable
  • Phlegmatic: associated with Water, Weak Emotions, and Unchangeable

Social Darwinism

  • People are described as normal and abnormal

Psychology

  • Sigmund Freud: Father of Psychoanalytic Theory
  • Psychoanalytic Theory: states that behavior is the result of unconscious psychological forces
  • ID: a selfish trait, always follows pleasure without regards to people and situations
  • Superego: tells us that controlling the ID will ultimately be of benefit
  • Ego: a combination of judgment and self-control
  • Topographic Model: an illustration of the different levels of awareness, with the Unconscious at the deepest part
  • Latency Stage: a stage in which the child develops their attitude towards authority
  • Genital Stage: a stage that circulates from puberty to adulthood

Eugenics

  • A study applied by Gumamela, aiming to produce a better generation through selective breeding

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