Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The weaker the collective conscience in a society, the more crime in that community.
2. The notion of collective conscience can be seen as an early form of the idea of social bonding.
3. The idea that criminal behavior is learned was a radical idea at the time it was presented.
4. The assumption that people have innate antisocial tendencies is a controversial one because it is nearly impossible to test.
5. Low self-control theory proposes that individuals either develop self-control by age 10 or do not. Those who do not will manifest criminal or deviant behaviors throughout life.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

________ generally rely on microcomputer technology and can be applied in a wide range of settings

a. Key-operated locks b. Deadbolt locks c. Spring loaded locks d. Keypad locks e. Electronic locks

Criminal Justice

This model describes the court room as a battlefield ______.

A. crime control model B. due process model C. adversarial model D. consensus model

Criminal Justice

Your text gives some examples of homes that are legally considered uninhabited. Name three of these.

What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice

The history of forensic psychology can be traced back to late 19th-century experiments involving which topic?

A. serial murders B. prison violence C. child development D. eyewitness identification

Criminal Justice