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Violence : The Enduring Problem 3rd Edition (Test Bank) Chapter 4: Assault & Murder: A Continuum of Violence, Exams of Criminology

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Chapter 4: Assault and Murder: A Continuum of Violence
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. The final justification for capital punishment is ______ and has nothing to do with public safety—it is a
moral justification.
a. incapacitation
b. general deterrence
c. retribution
d. deliberation
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
2. The ______ for capital punishment is that executing those who commit murder is the only effective way
to keep them from ever killing again.
a. death deterrence justification
b. incapacitation justification
c. general deterrence
d. specific deterrence
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
3. The ______ argument argues that people generally refrain from committing murder because they fear
execution.
a. capital punishment deterrence
b. federal government deterrence
c. specific deterrence
d. general deterrence
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
4. _____ is the most extreme form of punishment that states and the federal government can hand down
as a sanction for murder.
a. capital punishment
b. incarceration
c. probation
d. parole
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
5. ______ appears to be the least common of the three types of multicide.
a. mass murder
b. spree murder
c. homicide
d. mission killers
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
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Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3rd Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2017
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Chapter 4: Assault and Murder: A Continuum of Violence

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

  1. The final justification for capital punishment is ______ and has nothing to do with public safety—it is a moral justification. a. incapacitation b. general deterrence c. retribution d. deliberation Ans: C Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  2. The ______ for capital punishment is that executing those who commit murder is the only effective way to keep them from ever killing again. a. death deterrence justification b. incapacitation justification c. general deterrence d. specific deterrence Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. The ______ argument argues that people generally refrain from committing murder because they fear execution. a. capital punishment deterrence b. federal government deterrence c. specific deterrence d. general deterrence Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  4. _____ is the most extreme form of punishment that states and the federal government can hand down as a sanction for murder. a. capital punishment b. incarceration c. probation d. parole Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  5. ______ appears to be the least common of the three types of multicide. a. mass murder b. spree murder c. homicide d. mission killers Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge

Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3 rd^ Edition SAGE Publishing, 2017

Difficulty Level: easy

  1. ______ killers are rare because they suffer from some form of psychosis: They frequently perceive voices or images that command them to kill. a. power/control b. mission c. visionary d. thrill Ans: C Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  2. ______ killers murder to obtain a sense of domination and total control over their victims. a. power/control b. comfort c. mission d. visionary Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. A ______ murderer is one who kills on at least three occasions, with what can be called an emotional cooling-off period between the incidents. a. triad b. mass c. spree d. serial Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  4. ______ is generally understood to have taken place when someone kills four or more victims in one location at one general point in time a. serial murder b. felony murder c. mass murder d. spree murder Ans: C Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  5. Mass murders are likely to take place in ______. a. an airport b. a school setting c. an office building d. a federal building e. all of the above Ans: E Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  6. There are three broad types of multicide: mass murder, spree murder, and ______. a. serial murder b. heinous murder c. felony murder d. terrorism

Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3 rd^ Edition SAGE Publishing, 2017

  1. ______ are accidental or unintentional killings that did not occur because of negligence or recklessness. a. justifiable homicides b. excusable homicides c. criminal homicides d. murder Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  2. ______ are killings judged to be legally acceptable because they occurred in defense of life or property. a. murders b. criminal homicides c. justifiable homicides d. excusable homicides Ans: C Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. A(n) ______ assault is defined as “an attack or attempted attack with a weapon, regardless of whether or not an injury occurred and attack without a weapon when serious injury results.” a. Uniform Crime Report b. violent crime c. simple d. aggravated Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  4. A ______ assault is an “attack without a weapon resulting either in no injury, minor injury (for example, bruises, black eyes, cuts, scratches, or swelling), or an undetermined injury requiring less than 2 days of hospitalization.” a. aggravated b. simple c. Uniform Crime Report d. violent crime Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy

True/False

  1. Although there are many different factors that influence violent assaults, the majority of homicides appear to be sparked by relatively minor conflicts and disagreements. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  2. Most of us use the terms murder and homicide interchangeably, but they are really distinct categories of killing. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium

Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3 rd^ Edition SAGE Publishing, 2017

  1. Generally, involuntary manslaughter makes up the majority of nonlethal violent crime victimizations. Ans: F Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  2. Other factors that frequently appear in the histories of serial killers include what has been termed the homicidal triad: bed-wetting past an appropriate age, cruelty to animals, and fire setting. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: application Difficulty Level: medium
  3. In 2015, the death penalty was authorized as punishment for capital murder in 31 states, by the federal government, and by the U.S. military. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  4. John Douglas, who has studied the effects of childhood abuse, suggests that violent offending may arise in adolescence and adulthood because those victimized as children learn destructive coping mechanisms, including skills in manipulation and denial as well as violent behavior Ans: F Cognitive Domain: comprehension Difficulty Level: medium
  5. Mass murder is generally understood to have taken place when someone kills four or more victims in one location at one general point in time. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  6. John Douglas and Mark Olshaker define a serial murderer as one who kills on at least three occasions, with what can be called an emotional cooling-off period between the incidents. This cooling-off period can last days, weeks, months, or years. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium

Short Answer/Essay

  1. Holmes and Holmes classify serial killers into six typologies, based on the explicit or implicit motives of the killer. List and provide a brief overview of each typology. Cognitive Domain: application Difficulty Level: medium
  2. Discuss the characteristics of serial murderers. Cognitive Domain: comprehension Difficulty Level: medium
  3. Why was the BTK killer classified as a serial murderer? Discuss the characteristics that surround Dennis Rader and the crimes he committed. Cognitive Domain: application Difficulty Level: medium

Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3 rd^ Edition SAGE Publishing, 2017