Question 1

Which of the following is an example of occupational crime?

Accepted Answer

A) price fixing 
B) antitrust violations 
C) pilferage 
D) security fraud 
A) price fixing 
B) antitrust violations 
C) pilferage 
D) security fraud

Question 2

All of the following are examples of corporate crime except

Accepted Answer

A) security fraud. 
B) antitrust violations. 
C) embezzlement. 
D) price fixing. 
A) security fraud. 
B) antitrust violations. 
C) embezzlement. 
D) price fixing.

Question 3

Due to shortcomings of the data, ________ may be a better indicator of what police are doing than what criminals are doing.

Accepted Answer

A) self-report offender surveys 
B) self-report arrest and release surveys 
C) official crime statistics 
D) victimization surveys 
A) self-report offender surveys 
B) self-report arrest and release surveys 
C) official crime statistics 
D) victimization surveys

Question 4

In Hirschi's control theory, all of the following are elements of social bonds that constrain individuals from committing crimes except

Accepted Answer

A) attachment to significant others. 
B) fear of formal punishments. 
C) involvement in conventional activities. 
D) belief in the moral standards of society. 
A) attachment to significant others. 
B) fear of formal punishments. 
C) involvement in conventional activities. 
D) belief in the moral standards of society.

Question 5

Explain the ways in which labeling theory views criminal activity using at least two examples to illustrate your explanation.

Accepted Answer

Labeling theory views criminal activity

Question 6

Feminist criminology focuses on all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the relationship between women's subordinate position in society and their criminal behavior. 
B) the relationship between women's subordinate position in society and their crime victimization. 
C) public policy changes that can help reduce female victimization. 
D) crimes that women commit against other women. 
A) the relationship between women's subordinate position in society and their criminal behavior. 
B) the relationship between women's subordinate position in society and their crime victimization. 
C) public policy changes that can help reduce female victimization. 
D) crimes that women commit against other women.

Question 7

___________ accounts for more than two-thirds of all property arrests.

Accepted Answer

A) Burglary 
B) Arson 
C) Larceny 
D) Robbery 
A) Burglary 
B) Arson 
C) Larceny 
D) Robbery

Question 8

Criminal activity may be more prevalent among younger rather than older people because

Accepted Answer

A) younger people are more likely to be employed. 
B) younger people have less mobility than older people, which increases opportunity for criminal behavior. 
C) juveniles are insulated from many legal penalties of criminal behavior. 
D) juveniles today are exposed to crime on television. 
A) younger people are more likely to be employed. 
B) younger people have less mobility than older people, which increases opportunity for criminal behavior. 
C) juveniles are insulated from many legal penalties of criminal behavior. 
D) juveniles today are exposed to crime on television.

Question 9

What is aggravated assault?

Accepted Answer

Aggravated assault is a legal term used

Question 10

High crime rates in large urban areas are

Accepted Answer

A) linked to large concentrations of poor, unemployed, and minority individuals. 
B) a new phenomenon. 
C) a myth. 
D) explained by the higher number of women in cities. 
A) linked to large concentrations of poor, unemployed, and minority individuals. 
B) a new phenomenon. 
C) a myth. 
D) explained by the higher number of women in cities.

Question 11

In recent decades, gangs and gang membership have

Accepted Answer

A) increased due to increased availability of guns and the expanding drug trade. 
B) increased due to increased urbanization. 
C) decreased due to stricter gun control laws. 
D) decreased due to successful outcomes of the war on drugs. 
A) increased due to increased availability of guns and the expanding drug trade. 
B) increased due to increased urbanization. 
C) decreased due to stricter gun control laws. 
D) decreased due to successful outcomes of the war on drugs.

Question 12

Property values tend to go down in high-crime neighborhoods.This reflects which of these costs of crime?

Accepted Answer

A) ​controlling crime 
B) ​transferring property 
C) ​illegal expenditures 
D) ​prevention and protection 
A) ​controlling crime 
B) ​transferring property 
C) ​illegal expenditures 
D) ​prevention and protection

Question 13

Which of the following refers to the crime of attacking a person with the intent to cause serious bodily injury?

Accepted Answer

A) aggravated assault 
B) vice crime 
C) acquaintance injury 
D) frustration aggression 
A) aggravated assault 
B) vice crime 
C) acquaintance injury 
D) frustration aggression

Question 14

An American who accepts a lifestyle of hard work but rejects the cultural goal of monetary rewards is engaged in

Accepted Answer

A) conformity. 
B) innovation. 
C) retreatism. 
D) ritualism. 
A) conformity. 
B) innovation. 
C) retreatism. 
D) ritualism.

Question 15

A criminal offender is "funneled" out of the criminal justice system if he or she

Accepted Answer

A) evades arrest. 
B) escapes from prison. 
C) gets out of prison on parole. 
D) receives probation instead of a prison sentence. 
A) evades arrest. 
B) escapes from prison. 
C) gets out of prison on parole. 
D) receives probation instead of a prison sentence.

Question 16

Which of the following is a vice crime?

Accepted Answer

A) prostitution 
B) arson 
C) robbery 
D) rape 
A) prostitution 
B) arson 
C) robbery 
D) rape

Question 17

Americans have a disproportionate concept of crime rates.Their inflated fear of victimization constitutes a

Accepted Answer

A) fight or flight instinct 
B) social reality 
C) psychological cost 
D) functionalist approach 
A) fight or flight instinct 
B) social reality 
C) psychological cost 
D) functionalist approach

Question 18

Some argue that changes in female criminality over the last decade are a result of

Accepted Answer

A) increased gender profiling. 
B) increased economic marginalization. 
C) get-tough policies that target women. 
D) increased economic equality. 
A) increased gender profiling. 
B) increased economic marginalization. 
C) get-tough policies that target women. 
D) increased economic equality.

Question 19

Clearance rates measure the percentage of cases in which

Accepted Answer

A) an arrest and official charge have been made and turned over to the courts. 
B) an arrest has been made but the prosecutor decided not to officially charge the suspect. 
C) the offender has been found guilty by a jury verdict. 
D) the individual officially charged with a crime has been found not guilty by a judge or jury. 
A) an arrest and official charge have been made and turned over to the courts. 
B) an arrest has been made but the prosecutor decided not to officially charge the suspect. 
C) the offender has been found guilty by a jury verdict. 
D) the individual officially charged with a crime has been found not guilty by a judge or jury.

Question 20

Self-report surveys reveal that

Accepted Answer

A) most adults have never engaged in any type of criminal activity. 
B) about 25% of adults have engaged in some type of criminal activity. 
C) about 50% of adults have engaged in some type of criminal activity. 
D) virtually every adult has engaged in some type of criminal activity. 
A) most adults have never engaged in any type of criminal activity. 
B) about 25% of adults have engaged in some type of criminal activity. 
C) about 50% of adults have engaged in some type of criminal activity. 
D) virtually every adult has engaged in some type of criminal activity.

Which of the following is an example of occupational crime?

All of the following are examples of corporate crime except

Due to shortcomings of the data, ________ may be a better indicator of what police are doing than what criminals are doing.

In Hirschi's control theory, all of the following are elements of social bonds that constrain individuals from committing crimes except

Explain the ways in which labeling theory views criminal activity using at least two examples to illustrate your explanation.

Feminist criminology focuses on all of the following EXCEPT

___________ accounts for more than two-thirds of all property arrests.

Criminal activity may be more prevalent among younger rather than older people because

What is aggravated assault?

High crime rates in large urban areas are

In recent decades, gangs and gang membership have

Property values tend to go down in high-crime neighborhoods.This reflects which of these costs of crime?

Which of the following refers to the crime of attacking a person with the intent to cause serious bodily injury?

An American who accepts a lifestyle of hard work but rejects the cultural goal of monetary rewards is engaged in

A criminal offender is "funneled" out of the criminal justice system if he or she

Which of the following is a vice crime?

Americans have a disproportionate concept of crime rates.Their inflated fear of victimization constitutes a

Some argue that changes in female criminality over the last decade are a result of

Clearance rates measure the percentage of cases in which

Self-report surveys reveal that

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Exam 4: Crime and Social Control

Which of the following is an example of occupational crime?

All of the following are examples of corporate crime except

Due to shortcomings of the data, ________ may be a better indicator of what police are doing than what criminals are doing.

In Hirschi's control theory, all of the following are elements of social bonds that constrain individuals from committing crimes except

Explain the ways in which labeling theory views criminal activity using at least two examples to illustrate your explanation.

Feminist criminology focuses on all of the following EXCEPT

___________ accounts for more than two-thirds of all property arrests.

Criminal activity may be more prevalent among younger rather than older people because

What is aggravated assault?

High crime rates in large urban areas are

In recent decades, gangs and gang membership have

Property values tend to go down in high-crime neighborhoods.This reflects which of these costs of crime?

Which of the following refers to the crime of attacking a person with the intent to cause serious bodily injury?

An American who accepts a lifestyle of hard work but rejects the cultural goal of monetary rewards is engaged in

A criminal offender is "funneled" out of the criminal justice system if he or she

Which of the following is a vice crime?

Americans have a disproportionate concept of crime rates.Their inflated fear of victimization constitutes a

Some argue that changes in female criminality over the last decade are a result of

Clearance rates measure the percentage of cases in which

Self-report surveys reveal that

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

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