Curtin University Criminology Questionnaire

1. Which of the below answers is correct? The positivist perspective of offenders is that:

Select one:

a.They are dissimilar to non-offenders

b.Offenders have criminal traits

c.Offenders have certain biological and social characteristics which differentiate them from non-offenders

d.All of the above is correct

e.None of the above is correct

2. Which of the following is not a utilitarian principle?

Select one:

a.Social utility is a sufficient condition for punishment

b.Punishment is determined by how much harm has been committed

c.Good or social utility is achieved by just desert

d.They are all utilitarian principles

e.None of the above are utilitarian principles

3. True or False? When quantifying crime, it is best to use one type of data at a time (only-police data or only-survey data) rather than to triangulate data from all available information.

4. Victims are most likely to report which offence?

a.A sexual assault

b.A violent assault

c.An offence by a family member

d.An offence involving an insurance claim