Criminal behavior is behavior in violation of the criminal laws of society.

A. True
B. False

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Unlike the conflict perspective, which views society as having an overall unity that is impaired by conflict, the consensus approach has as its starting point the diversity, heterogeneity, and lack of uniformity in contemporary society.

A. True
B. False

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A criminologistโ€™s research design precisely defines the kinds of data to be collected but not the sources to be used in gathering the data.

A. True
B. False

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Any proposed social or political policy or treatment program for dealing with crime is based on some type of theory.

A. False
B. True

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The chance of being a victim of a crime is greater than that of being hurt in a car accident.

A. False
B. True

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_______ law deals with noncriminal offenses.

A. Conformity
B. Laws
C. Relative
D. Civil or tort

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Crime is ______ to the factors of time and place.

A. Conformity
B. Laws
C. Relative
D. Civil or tort

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________ to the norms and laws of a community results from a system of internal controls developed within a person during the process of socialization.

A. Conformity
B. Laws
C. Relative
D. Civil or tort

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