Question 1

Which of the following types of offenses is said to directly harm no one but the offenders?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which of the following is the most common of all serious crimes tracked by the FBI?

Accepted Answer

A) aggravated assault 
B) larceny-theft 
C) burglary 
D) robbery 
A) aggravated assault 
B) larceny-theft 
C) burglary 
D) robbery

Question 3

If you believe that a solution to the problem of guns and violence is enacting laws that make guns harder to get, you are probably

Accepted Answer

A) liberal. 
B) conservative. 
C) not very political. 
D) on the far-right politically. 
A) liberal. 
B) conservative. 
C) not very political. 
D) on the far-right politically.

Question 4

Rick has been charged with an offense that carries a maximum penalty of a 90-day jail sentence; he has been charged with a

Accepted Answer

A) status offense. 
B) misdemeanor. 
C) vice crime. 
D) felony. 
A) status offense. 
B) misdemeanor. 
C) vice crime. 
D) felony.

Question 5

Which of the following terms refers to subsequent offenses committed by people previously convicted of crimes?

Accepted Answer

A) criminal recidivism 
B) specific deterrence 
C) mens rea 
D) shock probation 
A) criminal recidivism 
B) specific deterrence 
C) mens rea 
D) shock probation

Question 6

Which of the following is a crime against property?

Accepted Answer

A) murder 
B) burglary 
C) assault 
D) manslaughter 
A) murder 
B) burglary 
C) assault 
D) manslaughter

Question 7

The presence of so much violence in the mass media

Accepted Answer

A) has resulted in effective government action to eliminate it. 
B) appears to have little effect on the people who view violence. 
C) may have the effect of desensitizing us all to violence. 
D) was a major issue debated during the 2012 presidential election. 
A) has resulted in effective government action to eliminate it. 
B) appears to have little effect on the people who view violence. 
C) may have the effect of desensitizing us all to violence. 
D) was a major issue debated during the 2012 presidential election.

Question 8

In terms of absolute numbers, most arrest for serious crimes involve offenders who are

Accepted Answer

A) white. 
B) African American. 
C) Hispanic. 
D) Asian American. 
A) white. 
B) African American. 
C) Hispanic. 
D) Asian American.

Question 9

Travis Hirschi argues in his control theory that what discourages crime is

Accepted Answer

A) being in the middle class or the upper social class. 
B) having strong social ties that integrate the person within the community. 
C) having good genes. 
D) not being labeled as likely to commit crimes. 
A) being in the middle class or the upper social class. 
B) having strong social ties that integrate the person within the community. 
C) having good genes. 
D) not being labeled as likely to commit crimes.

Question 10

Which of the following serious crimes is both a property crime and a violent crime?

Accepted Answer

A) robbery 
B) aggravated assault 
C) rape 
D) murder 
A) robbery 
B) aggravated assault 
C) rape 
D) murder

Which of the following types of offenses is said to directly harm no one but the offenders?

Which of the following is the most common of all serious crimes tracked by the FBI?

If you believe that a solution to the problem of guns and violence is enacting laws that make guns harder to get, you are probably

Rick has been charged with an offense that carries a maximum penalty of a 90-day jail sentence; he has been charged with a

Which of the following terms refers to subsequent offenses committed by people previously convicted of crimes?

Which of the following is a crime against property?

The presence of so much violence in the mass media

In terms of absolute numbers, most arrest for serious crimes involve offenders who are

Travis Hirschi argues in his control theory that what discourages crime is

Which of the following serious crimes is both a property crime and a violent crime?

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Exam 6: Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Which of the following types of offenses is said to directly harm no one but the offenders?

Which of the following is the most common of all serious crimes tracked by the FBI?

If you believe that a solution to the problem of guns and violence is enacting laws that make guns harder to get, you are probably

Rick has been charged with an offense that carries a maximum penalty of a 90-day jail sentence; he has been charged with a

Which of the following terms refers to subsequent offenses committed by people previously convicted of crimes?

Which of the following is a crime against property?

The presence of so much violence in the mass media

In terms of absolute numbers, most arrest for serious crimes involve offenders who are

Travis Hirschi argues in his control theory that what discourages crime is

Which of the following serious crimes is both a property crime and a violent crime?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Economic Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

Filters