Exam 9: Contesting Crime

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) details crimes reported by police departments across the United States

What is a key difference between deviance and crime?

Barb has always been ambitious. Although sometimes she feels like she's spinning her wheels, the dream that someday she'll be able to afford her own home keeps her motivated to work hard. Which typology describes Barb's mode of adaptation to anomic imbalance?

What is the Thomas Theorem, and how is it relevant to media portrayals of crime?

Criminologists and sociologists who study criminology seek to explain crime by examining root causes.

Ritualists are people who adapt to strain by accepting the goals of financial success and the institutionalized means of achieving those goals.

Homicide, rape, burglary, and arson are crimes that are categorized as ______ in the Uniform Crime Report.

Brett had too much to drink at a dorm party. He exposed himself to one of the young women who also lived in the dorm, and thrust himself in her face when she tried to get away. Which statement best describes Brett's behavior?

Intersectionality is a concept that suggests those social structures, and the way in which they intersect to determine our life chances.

Mores are norms that are closely related to a society's ethics and morals.

What is the difference between Part I crimes and Part II crimes in the Uniform Crime Report?

Compare and contrast street crime to white-collar crime, and explain the differences utilizing the critical criminological approach.

Donald felt like he was not making enough money at his job to live a successful life. After following the rules for a while, he eventually became impatient and started embezzling money from the company. Which typology describes Donald's mode of adaptation to anomic imbalance?

The function of laws is to enforce norms within a society.

Critical theorists believe that the powerful groups in society maintain their power by criminalizing any groups that could challenge their supremacy.

Although more people die from the effects of white-collar crime, our society tends to pay more attention to street crime.

The victim's rights movement and battered women's movement began in response to the publication of which study?

Cesare Beccaria blamed neighborhood disorganization as the underlying cause of crime.

What are "cultural goals" and "institutionalized means," according to Merton's Strain theory?

Strain theory refers to the media-facilitated fascination Americans have with violent crime.