According to the Classical School of Criminology:Group of answer choicespeople are rationale beings who freely choose between right and wrongthe scientific method can be used to determine factors influencing criminal behaviourcrime is equivalent or due to sincrime results from social or cultural forces that are external to the individualcrime results from personality attributes possessed by the potential criminal

According to subcultural explanations of crime, what can lead individuals to turn to criminal behaviour?Group of answer choicesNegative role modelsThe endorsement of cultural values that clash with the conventional rules of societyBiological predispositionA weak moral conscienceA gap between societal goals and means to achieve them

Eyesenck's Biosocial theory of crime proposes all of the following, EXCEPT*1 pointGenetics play a significant role in predicting criminal behaviorDeviant groups reinforce deviant tendencies in childrenEnvironmental factors influence the learning of criminal behaviorThere are some personality types that are more likely to be criminal

According to Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime, the key concept in explaining all forms of criminal behaviour is:intelligenceself-controlsensitivitysocial bonds

Which of the following is NOT true of the use of scientific methods in criminology:Question 15Answera.Focus is on the criminal actor rather than the crimeb.Positive view of the social orderc.Positive interventions to make things betterd.Adopts a spiritual outlook on offending behaviour

______ is a theory advanced by criminologists that harsh penalties will prevent people from committing crimes.Group of answer choicesCriminalist theoryJudicial activist theoryDeterrence theoryPunitive theory