Test Bank Criminological Theory 7th Edition by Frank Williams
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
- A theory that is assessed by measurement and testing is referred to as:
- Metatheory.
- Quantitative.
- Qualitative.
- Microtheory.
Answer: b
Objective: Summarize ways to classify theories
Page number: 4
Level: Basic
- Qualitative theory excludes which one of the following factors:
- Logical soundness.
- Sensitizing ability.
- The ability to make sense of conflicting positions.
- The ability to be tested statistically.
Answer: d
Objective: Summarize ways to classify theories
Page number: 4
Level: Intermediate
- Theories about theories are known as:
- Unit theories
- Metatheories
- Macrotheories
- Bridging theories
Answer: b
Objective: Explain the difference between a macro- and a mircrotheory
Page number: 6
Level: Basic
- Microtheories are similar to which one of the following:
- Process theories
- Structure theories
- Unit theories
- Bridging theories
Answer: a
Objective: Explain the difference between a macro- and a microtheory
Page number: 7
Level: Intermediate
- Classical theories do not focus on:
- Legal statutes.
- The rights of humans.
- The pathology of criminal behavior.
- Governmental structures.
Answer: c
Objective: Summarize ways to classify criminological theories
Page number: 8
Level: Intermediate
- Structural theories of crime propose that:
- The process of how one becomes a criminal is a crucial focus of the theory.
- Crime rates will vary as social organization changes.
- Theories should be created piece-by-piece like buildings.
- All of the above.
Answer: b
Objective: Summarize various ways to classify theories
Page number: 8
Level: Intermediate
- The most common approach to determining a “good” theory is:
- Degree to which the theory may sensitize people
- Testability and fit to the research evidence
- Logical soundness
- Ability to make sense out of several conflicting positions
Answer: b
Objective: Describe some characteristics of good theory
Page number: 3
Level: Basic
- Which term below applies to a theory that is not really macro or micro but rather in-between?
- Bridging theory
- Combinational theory
- Multi-factor theory
- Synthetic theory
Answer: a
Objective: Explain difference between macro- and microtheory
Page number: 7
Level: Basic
- The textbook suggests that the proper order for solving problems of crime and criminal justice would be:
- Research→ theory→ policy
- Policy → research → theory
- Theory→ research → policy
- Theory → policy → research
Answer: c
Objective: Relationship between theory, research and policy
Page number: 10
Level: Intermediate
- Processual theories of crime generally:
- Propose that people process information rationally.
- Propose that people are largely driven by deterministic factors.
- Are concerned with how people become deviant.
- Are concerned with the forces that generate crime and how the authorities process that information.
Answer: c
Objective: Summarize ways to classify theories
Page number: 8
Level: Intermediate
Chapter 1 True-False
- Thomas Kuhn purported that new theories which get accepted are those which make sense out of conflicting evidence that old theories cannot explain. [p. 5]
- True
- False
Answer: a
Objective: Characteristics of Good Theory
Page number: 5
Level: Basic
- Microtheories are not interested in crime rates or social structure.
- True
- False
Answer: a
Objective: Difference between macro- and microtheory
Page number: 7
Level: Intermediate
- Most of today’s theories are positivist ones.
- True
- False
Answer: a
Objective: Summarize the ways to classify theory
Page number: 8
Level: Basic
- The most common approach to determining a “good” theory is to test it and see how well it fits the research evidence.
- True
- False
Answer: a
Objective: Characteristics of a good theory
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
- The major difference between metatheory and unit theory is that metatheory discusses process and unit theory discusses structure.
- True
- False
Answer: b
Objective: Summarize ways to classify theory
Page number: 6
Level: Intermediate
Chapter 1 Fill in the Blank
- A good theory is one that best fits the research evidence and can be ______.
Answer: tested.
Objective: Describe characteristics of a good theory
Page number: 3
Level: Basic
- Theory context has two major forms social and _________.
Answer: intellectual.
Objective: What is meant by the social context of a crime theory?
Page number: 9
Level: Intermediate
- DeFleur and Quinney referred to a specific form of logic called _______ theory to analyze the internal consistency of one of the more popular theories of criminal behavior.
Answer: set
Objective: What is meant by the social context of a crime theory?
Page number: 5
Level: Intermediate
