Lombroso Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Forensic Psychology Ch.1-3 Exam 1 |100 Questions| With Complete Solutions Graded A+ Any application of psychological research, methods, theory, and practice to a task faced by the legal system -Answer-Forensic Psychology The research of human behavior related to the legal process -Answer-Forensic Psychology The professional practice of psychology within or in consultation with the legal system -Answer- Forensic Psychology How does developmental psychology contribute to forensics? -Answer...

APCO Police Communications Final Exam Study Question with complete solutions 2023In what year was the British Columbia Provincial Police absorbed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? 1950 The English system was imposed on French areas of Lower Canada after 1859. False Which of the following choices best describes the typical sequence of a law enforcement response? Dispatch, arriving on scene, making reasonable inquiries, and determining enforcement action. During the col...

WJEC-CRIMINOLOGY LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA-UNIT 2, 2.1-BIOLOGICAL THEORIES AND EVALUATION TEST ACTUAL EXAM SET Name genetic theories - CORRECT ANSWER-Jacob et al-XYY Twin studies Adoption studies Name physiological theories - CORRECT ANSWER-Lombroso's atavistic features Sheldon's somatotypes Outline what Jacob et al found - CORRECT ANSWER-15 per 1,000 in prison had XYY 1 per 1,000 in general population had XYY Strengths of XXY study - CORRECT ANSWER-Jacob et al found significant number of ...

CRIMINOLOGY WJEC UNIT ONE EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) What is social policy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Social policy consists of guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive of human welfare, such as their quality of life. What causes a change in social policies? - CORRECT ANSWER-Social policies change due to social change. An example of this could be the feminist movement. The feminist movement caused changes in policy so that women were abl...

How does positive reinforcement explain criminal behaviour? - correct answer Being praised for fighting or anti-social behaviour can cause us to have more criminal behaviour How does negative reinforcement explain criminal behaviour? - correct answer We are likely to be aggressive and commit crimes if repeating that behaviour gets rid of something unpleasant. How does positive punishment prevent criminal behaviour? - correct ans...

What is deviant in one place or in one time period may not be deviant in other places or in other time periods. - CORRECT ANS True One of the most common research methods in criminology is which of the following? - CORRECT ANS Surveys Insanity pleas do not happen as often in real life as on television. - CORRECT ANS True Deviance is simply any act which violates what? - CORRECT ANS Society's norms The Uniform Crime Reports involve giving a survey to individuals to see if...

Criminology - Understanding Crime & Criminology (1-2) (Answered) With Complete verified Solution 28. The academic discipline of criminology uses scientific methods to study the__________ of criminal behavior. a. nature, extent, cause, and control b. history, economics, and control c. prevalence, placement, and reduction d. economics, politics, and policies ANSWER: a 29. Marvin Wolfgang's 1958 study Patterns in Criminal Homicide is an example of which subarea of the criminological enter...

C108 - Elementary Science Methods. Exam Review questions, rated A+ Classical School - -- Influenced by Age of Enlightenment (cost/benefit) - Cesare Beccaria; normal, rational. Crime = immediate, certain, proportionate Biological Theory - -- Charles Darwin; theory of evolution and natural selection - Cesare Lombroso; "genetic throwback" "born criminals" "Positive School" of Criminology - -There are factors outside of individual control and free will that determines crime and behavi...

WJEC CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 2 STUDY ACTUAL EXAM Lombroso's Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-Criminals are born criminal with Atavistic Features which define if they are criminal or not. Criminals are a primative species which are not fully developed. Strengths of Lombroso's theory - CORRECT ANSWER-Charles Goring (1913) found that criminals have low intelligence rates meaning that it is linked to genetics. Ceasare Lombroso is the father of modern criminology meaning that he has started criminolo...

XYY Theory - CORRECT ANSWER an extra Y chromosome in males leads to crime monozygotic twins - CORRECT ANSWER identical twins dizygotic twins - CORRECT ANSWER fraternal twins Twin Studies - CORRECT ANSWER monozygotic twins are more likely to commit crime than dizygotic twins Christiansen (1977) - CORRECT ANSWER Conducted the twin study by looking at 3586 twin pairs in the eastern part of Denmark between 1881 and 1910 35% - CORRECT ANSWER Male Monozygotic Concordance Rate 13% - CORRECT AN...