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

1. The classical school of criminological theory is also referred to as the statistical, geographic, or cartographic school.
2. Human ecology deals with the interrelationship between human organisms and the physical environment.
3. Quetelet’s theory that violent crime increases toward the equator is referred to as thermic law of crime.
4. Cesare Lombroso is the undisputed “father of criminology.”
5. Lieber and Sherin’s (1972) research focused on tidal waves and homicides.


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

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