Unit 2: Who commits Crime?
Test Review
1. Cesare Lombroso: his crime theory?
2. William Sheldon: his crime theory?
Beliefs about:
Endomorphs
Ecotomorphs
Mesomorphs
3. What is Neurophysiology?
4. What has neurophysiology shown us what about crime?
5. Charles Whitman: Who is he and what is his link to neurophysiology?
6. What was the basis for the Twinkie Defense?
7. How successful was the Twinkie defense (i.e. dimished capacity)?
8. What was the belief about the link between Steroids and Crime? What was the reality?
9. Twins and Crime. How did twin studies relate to the Nature v. Nurture debate?
10. What findings were made about twins separated at birth that later showed criminal behavior:
Identical?
Fraternal?
11. Describe some characteristics of a Sociopath and how they came to be that way:
12. Describe some characteristics of a Psychopath and how they came to be that way?
13.Serial Killers
Organized: Description of their criminal behavior? Real world example?
Disorganized: Description of their criminal behavior? Example?
14. What is the DSM IV and how is it used?
15. What are some of the most frightening characteristics of Conduct Disorder and who gets diagnosed with it:
16. What are some of the characteristics of Antisocial Personality Disorder and who gets diagnosed with it?
17. We know that women commit relatively few murders. Describe the types of crimes listed that are frequently associated with women:
Munchausen by Proxy
Angels of Mercy / Death
Black Widows
18. Who was Aileen Wornous and why is she unique?
19. Juvenile Crime: What type of crimes do juvenile commit frequently?
20. What is the goal of juvenile justice and how is that goal achieved?
21. What is the NJ-JJC?
22. What was the purpose of Reform School?
23. How did Flash Mobs become criminal in Philadelphia and South Orange?
24. Identify the following criminal organizations (type, ethnicity, location, etc):
Hells Angels
Pagans
Aryan Brotherhood
MS 13
Bloods
Crips
25. Why have Scared Straight programs been largely unsuccessful?
26. What populations do benefit from Scared Straight? Why?
27. Why do so many states keep their Scared Straight programs?
27a. What was Sigmund Freud’s theory about the origin of criminal behavior?
27b. What does RICO stand for and how was it used to disrupt gang activity?
28. What might be the neurological reason women commit less crime?
29. What did the case of Roper v. Simmons say about juveniles?
30. How did juveniles benefit from the case of in re Gault (1967)?