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Which of the following phrases does not define criminology?

A. it is a scientific study of making laws and the breaking of laws
B. it is a subjective view of why crime occurs
C. it is society’s reaction to the breaking of law
D. it adopts methods of study from all the social and behavioral sciences

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For Durkheim, there is no society that is not confronted with the problem of criminality.

A. True
B. False

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Laws that prohibit such behaviors as murder and rape are referred to as mala prohibita.

A. True
B. False

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Violation of laws termed misdemeanors involve substantial penalties, such as heavy fines and/or imprisonment.

A. True
B. False

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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 criminologist’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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