Question 1

Explain the cradle to prison pipeline and note what can be done to stop it. Use specific examples and theories.
Ideal

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Outline the cradle to prison pipeline concept.
2. Use examples to illustrate the danger.
3. Apply theories of crime to analyze the outcomes of this pipeline.

Question 2

The death penalty is administered fairly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following is most likely to show up in the Uniform Crime Report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tax fraud 
B)  Embezzlement 
C)  Bribery 
D)  Assault 
A)  Tax fraud 
B)  Embezzlement 
C)  Bribery 
D)  Assault D

Question 4

Corporate or __________ crime is not punished by society in direct proportion to the costs of the crimes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Corporate or __________ crime is not punished...

Question 5

What is the authors' explanation for the relationships between social class and the justice system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The kinds of crimes listed by the FBI are those of the upper classes. 
B)  The police and others in the criminal justice system assume that upper-class people are criminal. 
C)  Economic deprivation may induce people to turn to crime to ease their situations. 
D)  People in the lower classes have social networks that help them to avoid detection and prosecution. 
A)  The kinds of crimes listed by the FBI are those of the upper classes. 
B)  The police and others in the criminal justice system assume that upper-class people are criminal. 
C)  Economic deprivation may induce people to turn to crime to ease their situations. 
D)  People in the lower classes have social networks that help them to avoid detection and prosecution.

Question 6

Which of the following is considered to be a political crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insider trading 
B)  Government involvement in a secret action to overthrow a legitimate government in another country 
C)  Conflicts of interest 
D)  Price-fixing in order to ensure a lack of competition among corporations 
A)  Insider trading 
B)  Government involvement in a secret action to overthrow a legitimate government in another country 
C)  Conflicts of interest 
D)  Price-fixing in order to ensure a lack of competition among corporations

Question 7

White-collar crime refers to crime that is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  committed by people from working-class backgrounds 
B)  often termed "hustles" 
C)  committed by middle- and upper-middle-class people in the course of their business and social activities 
D)  committed by the Mafia 
A)  committed by people from working-class backgrounds 
B)  often termed "hustles" 
C)  committed by middle- and upper-middle-class people in the course of their business and social activities 
D)  committed by the Mafia

Question 8

Billy knows that the tires his company is making are not as safe as they need to be because there is a defect in the manufacturing process, but he bribed a customs official to allow them into the country anyway. Billy is engaging in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  organized crime 
B)  street crime 
C)  white-collar crime 
D)  corporate crime 
A)  organized crime 
B)  street crime 
C)  white-collar crime 
D)  corporate crime

Question 9

In order to stop the cradle to prison pipeline __________ must be instituted to deal with inherent institutional inequalities that put people at risk of committing crimes and being detected and prosecuted for those crimes.

Accepted Answer

A)  more humane prisons 
B)  a prison-industrial complex 
C)  a uniform crime report 
D)  early childhood intervention programs 
A)  more humane prisons 
B)  a prison-industrial complex 
C)  a uniform crime report 
D)  early childhood intervention programs

Question 10

Vagrancy is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  how our justice system is dominated by special interest groups 
B)  how our laws discriminate against some classes 
C)  police mistreatment 
D)  a political crime 
A)  how our justice system is dominated by special interest groups 
B)  how our laws discriminate against some classes 
C)  police mistreatment 
D)  a political crime

Question 11

In 2010, women represented __________ percent of all arrests.

Accepted Answer

A)  about 10 
B)  about 15 
C)  almost 25 
D)  50 
A)  about 10 
B)  about 15 
C)  almost 25 
D)  50

Question 12

Use examples to describe the phenomenon called "white-collar crime" and discuss why that form of crime is treated more leniently than street crime.
Ideal

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Expl

Question 13

Laws against moral issues such as pornography, drug use, and gambling illustrate __________ as the powerful try to coerce others into accepting dominant morals.

Accepted Answer

A)  the political nature of law creation 
B)  the lack of accountability for corporations 
C)  how rare political crimes really are 
D)  the violence inherent in the justice system 
A)  the political nature of law creation 
B)  the lack of accountability for corporations 
C)  how rare political crimes really are 
D)  the violence inherent in the justice system

Question 14

Because the law is an inherently apolitical institution, a violation of law means that the crime is ultimately an act that has negative effects for society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

__________ is an act that breaks the law regardless of whether it breaks a social norm.

Accepted Answer

A)  Violence 
B)  A crime 
C)  Secondary deviance 
D)  Racial profiling 
A)  Violence 
B)  A crime 
C)  Secondary deviance 
D)  Racial profiling

Question 16

The Uniform Crime Reports focus on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  crimes reported to the police 
B)  organized crime 
C)  political crime 
D)  corporate crime 
A)  crimes reported to the police 
B)  organized crime 
C)  political crime 
D)  corporate crime

Question 17

Regardless of whether the case is heard by a judge or a jury, the outcome of a trial will be the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the demographic characteristics of people arrested for crimes. In what way does social class impact these trends?

Accepted Answer

The demographic characteristics of peopl

Question 19

The police spend the majority of their time regulating __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The police spend the majority of their...

Question 20

An act of force perceived by the powerful as threatening to the status quo is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  violence 
B)  a crime 
C)  secondary deviance 
D)  racial profiling 
A)  violence 
B)  a crime 
C)  secondary deviance 
D)  racial profiling

Explain the cradle to prison pipeline and note what can be done to stop it. Use specific examples and theories. Ideal

The death penalty is administered fairly.

Which of the following is most likely to show up in the Uniform Crime Report?

Corporate or __________ crime is not punished by society in direct proportion to the costs of the crimes.

What is the authors' explanation for the relationships between social class and the justice system?

Which of the following is considered to be a political crime?

White-collar crime refers to crime that is __________.

Billy knows that the tires his company is making are not as safe as they need to be because there is a defect in the manufacturing process, but he bribed a customs official to allow them into the country anyway. Billy is engaging in __________.

In order to stop the cradle to prison pipeline __________ must be instituted to deal with inherent institutional inequalities that put people at risk of committing crimes and being detected and prosecuted for those crimes.

Vagrancy is an example of __________.

In 2010, women represented __________ percent of all arrests.

Use examples to describe the phenomenon called "white-collar crime" and discuss why that form of crime is treated more leniently than street crime. Ideal

Laws against moral issues such as pornography, drug use, and gambling illustrate __________ as the powerful try to coerce others into accepting dominant morals.

Because the law is an inherently apolitical institution, a violation of law means that the crime is ultimately an act that has negative effects for society.

__________ is an act that breaks the law regardless of whether it breaks a social norm.

The Uniform Crime Reports focus on __________.

Regardless of whether the case is heard by a judge or a jury, the outcome of a trial will be the same.

Discuss the demographic characteristics of people arrested for crimes. In what way does social class impact these trends?

The police spend the majority of their time regulating __________.

An act of force perceived by the powerful as threatening to the status quo is called __________.

The Sociological Approach to Social Problems

Wealth and Power: the Bias of the System

World Population and Global Inequality

Demographic Changes in the United States: the Browning and Graying of Society

Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural

Threats to the Environment

Poverty

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Disability and Ableism

Drugs

The Economy and Work

Families

Education

The Health Care System

National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems

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Exam 11: Crime and Justice

Explain the cradle to prison pipeline and note what can be done to stop it. Use specific examples and theories. Ideal

The death penalty is administered fairly.

Which of the following is most likely to show up in the Uniform Crime Report?

Corporate or __________ crime is not punished by society in direct proportion to the costs of the crimes.

What is the authors' explanation for the relationships between social class and the justice system?

Which of the following is considered to be a political crime?

White-collar crime refers to crime that is __________.

Billy knows that the tires his company is making are not as safe as they need to be because there is a defect in the manufacturing process, but he bribed a customs official to allow them into the country anyway. Billy is engaging in __________.

In order to stop the cradle to prison pipeline __________ must be instituted to deal with inherent institutional inequalities that put people at risk of committing crimes and being detected and prosecuted for those crimes.

Vagrancy is an example of __________.

In 2010, women represented __________ percent of all arrests.

Use examples to describe the phenomenon called "white-collar crime" and discuss why that form of crime is treated more leniently than street crime. Ideal

Laws against moral issues such as pornography, drug use, and gambling illustrate __________ as the powerful try to coerce others into accepting dominant morals.

Because the law is an inherently apolitical institution, a violation of law means that the crime is ultimately an act that has negative effects for society.

__________ is an act that breaks the law regardless of whether it breaks a social norm.

The Uniform Crime Reports focus on __________.

Regardless of whether the case is heard by a judge or a jury, the outcome of a trial will be the same.

Discuss the demographic characteristics of people arrested for crimes. In what way does social class impact these trends?

The police spend the majority of their time regulating __________.

An act of force perceived by the powerful as threatening to the status quo is called __________.

The Sociological Approach to Social Problems

Wealth and Power: the Bias of the System

World Population and Global Inequality

Demographic Changes in the United States: the Browning and Graying of Society

Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural

Threats to the Environment

Poverty

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Disability and Ableism

Drugs

The Economy and Work

Families

Education

The Health Care System

National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems

Filters