Question 1

A developmental focus on early childhood risk factors that will help reduce delinquency and adult crime would include:

Accepted Answer

A)  the expansion of school choice in minority neighborhoods. 
B)  the increased hiring of minority and female police officers. 
C)  a reduction in police brutality and racial profiling. 
D)  the expansion of prenatal and postnatal nutrition and other health services. 
A)  the expansion of school choice in minority neighborhoods. 
B)  the increased hiring of minority and female police officers. 
C)  a reduction in police brutality and racial profiling. 
D)  the expansion of prenatal and postnatal nutrition and other health services.

Question 2

Which of the following occurs after an illness has begun or an injury has occurred and "seeks to minimize the long-term consequences" of the health problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary prevention 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Tertiary prevention 
D)  Quaternary prevention 
A)  Primary prevention 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Tertiary prevention 
D)  Quaternary prevention

Question 3

Police departments should develop _____ for discrimination and brutality and take every step possible to identify and remove the officers responsible for them.

Accepted Answer

A)  tertiary control policies 
B)  zero-tolerance policies 
C)  mitigating circumstance policies 
D)  aggravating circumstance policies 
A)  tertiary control policies 
B)  zero-tolerance policies 
C)  mitigating circumstance policies 
D)  aggravating circumstance policies

Question 4

United States prenatal and postnatal programs are currently inadequate,leaving many poor children at risk for _____ impairment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of United States prenatal and postnatal programs are...

Question 5

Which of the following should help to reduce street crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improving the physical conditions of urban neighborhoods 
B)  Concentrating the poor into public housing projects 
C)  Increasing urban neighborhood dilapidation 
D)  Allowing the expansion of income inequality 
A)  Improving the physical conditions of urban neighborhoods 
B)  Concentrating the poor into public housing projects 
C)  Increasing urban neighborhood dilapidation 
D)  Allowing the expansion of income inequality

Question 6

Unemployment lines indicate a social problem-_____-that contributes to the crime rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  the failure of individuals to seek out available jobs 
B)  the absence of a sufficient number of decent-paying jobs for the poor 
C)  the success of socialism and government intervention in the economy 
D)  the success of racial segregation 
A)  the failure of individuals to seek out available jobs 
B)  the absence of a sufficient number of decent-paying jobs for the poor 
C)  the success of socialism and government intervention in the economy 
D)  the success of racial segregation

Question 7

Providing prenatal and postnatal nutrition and other health related services is a quandary prevention approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the secondary forms of prevention do you think would be most effective?

Accepted Answer

To determine which secondary form of pre

Question 9

Which of the following tries to prevent disease or injury from occurring at all by focusing on aspects of the social or physical environment that contribute to the disease or injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quaternary prevention 
B)  Tertiary prevention 
C)  Secondary prevention 
D)  Primary prevention 
A)  Quaternary prevention 
B)  Tertiary prevention 
C)  Secondary prevention 
D)  Primary prevention

Question 10

_____ prevention aims to identify practices and situations that put certain individuals at risk for illness or injury.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ prevention aims to identify practices and...

Question 11

Police brutality and racial profiling should be abolished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide affordable, high-quality child day care for all parents who need it to work outside the home and flexible work schedules to allow parents to spend more time with children. 
B)  Establish well-funded early childhood intervention programs for high-risk children and their families. 
C)  Provide government economic aid for people who cannot find work or who find work but still cannot lift themselves out of poverty. 
D)  Expand "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory imprisonment policies. 
A)  Provide affordable, high-quality child day care for all parents who need it to work outside the home and flexible work schedules to allow parents to spend more time with children. 
B)  Establish well-funded early childhood intervention programs for high-risk children and their families. 
C)  Provide government economic aid for people who cannot find work or who find work but still cannot lift themselves out of poverty. 
D)  Expand "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory imprisonment policies.

Question 13

Racial segregation in housing remains extensive and has serious consequences for African-Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expand "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory imprisonment policies. 
B)  Utilize more school choice in order to improve schools in urban areas. 
C)  Reduce reliance on imprisonment and put more emphasis on community corrections. 
D)  Reduce the number off authority-oriented school programs such as D.A.R.E. 
A)  Expand "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory imprisonment policies. 
B)  Utilize more school choice in order to improve schools in urban areas. 
C)  Reduce reliance on imprisonment and put more emphasis on community corrections. 
D)  Reduce the number off authority-oriented school programs such as D.A.R.E.

Question 15

Which of the following is not an example of primary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consider repealing at least some of the present drug laws. 
B)  Undertake social policies to create decent-paying jobs for the poor, especially those in urban communities 
C)  Change male socialization practices so that notions of masculinity move away from violence and other criminogenic attitudes and values. 
D)  Reduce social and economic inequality between women and men. 
A)  Consider repealing at least some of the present drug laws. 
B)  Undertake social policies to create decent-paying jobs for the poor, especially those in urban communities 
C)  Change male socialization practices so that notions of masculinity move away from violence and other criminogenic attitudes and values. 
D)  Reduce social and economic inequality between women and men.

Question 16

Currently,the United States lags behind many _____ nations that already provide government sponsored day care and flexible work schedules.

Accepted Answer

A)  South American 
B)  European 
C)  Polynesian 
D)  Arabic 
A)  South American 
B)  European 
C)  Polynesian 
D)  Arabic

A developmental focus on early childhood risk factors that will help reduce delinquency and adult crime would include:

Which of the following occurs after an illness has begun or an injury has occurred and "seeks to minimize the long-term consequences" of the health problem?

Police departments should develop _____ for discrimination and brutality and take every step possible to identify and remove the officers responsible for them.

United States prenatal and postnatal programs are currently inadequate,leaving many poor children at risk for _____ impairment.

Which of the following should help to reduce street crime?

Unemployment lines indicate a social problem-_____-that contributes to the crime rate.

Providing prenatal and postnatal nutrition and other health related services is a quandary prevention approach.

Which of the secondary forms of prevention do you think would be most effective?

Which of the following tries to prevent disease or injury from occurring at all by focusing on aspects of the social or physical environment that contribute to the disease or injury?

_____ prevention aims to identify practices and situations that put certain individuals at risk for illness or injury.

Police brutality and racial profiling should be abolished.

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

Racial segregation in housing remains extensive and has serious consequences for African-Americans.

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?

Which of the following is not an example of primary prevention?

Currently,the United States lags behind many _____ nations that already provide government sponsored day care and flexible work schedules.

Criminology and the Sociological Perspective

Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem

The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

Victims and Victimization

Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives

Biological and Psychological Explanations

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process

Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives

Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery

Violence Against Women

Property Crime and Fraud

White-collar and Organized Crime

Political Crime

Consensual Crime

Policing: Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society

Prosecution and Punishment

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Exam 18: Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime?

A developmental focus on early childhood risk factors that will help reduce delinquency and adult crime would include:

Which of the following occurs after an illness has begun or an injury has occurred and "seeks to minimize the long-term consequences" of the health problem?

Police departments should develop _____ for discrimination and brutality and take every step possible to identify and remove the officers responsible for them.

United States prenatal and postnatal programs are currently inadequate,leaving many poor children at risk for _____ impairment.

Which of the following should help to reduce street crime?

Unemployment lines indicate a social problem-_____-that contributes to the crime rate.

Providing prenatal and postnatal nutrition and other health related services is a quandary prevention approach.

Which of the secondary forms of prevention do you think would be most effective?

Which of the following tries to prevent disease or injury from occurring at all by focusing on aspects of the social or physical environment that contribute to the disease or injury?

_____ prevention aims to identify practices and situations that put certain individuals at risk for illness or injury.

Police brutality and racial profiling should be abolished.

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

Racial segregation in housing remains extensive and has serious consequences for African-Americans.

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?

Which of the following is not an example of primary prevention?

Currently,the United States lags behind many _____ nations that already provide government sponsored day care and flexible work schedules.

Criminology and the Sociological Perspective

Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem

The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

Victims and Victimization

Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives

Biological and Psychological Explanations

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process

Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives

Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery

Violence Against Women

Property Crime and Fraud

White-collar and Organized Crime

Political Crime

Consensual Crime

Policing: Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society

Prosecution and Punishment

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