Question 1

Rates of intimate partner violence have increased over the past two decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

_______ said that rape was the ultimate physical threat to women.

Accepted Answer

A)  Smith 
B)  Phillips 
C)  Brownmiller 
D)  Strauss 
A)  Smith 
B)  Phillips 
C)  Brownmiller 
D)  Strauss C

Question 3

The word "homicide" means to kill someone illegally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Of the four stages that lead one to be a violent offender, which one involves experiencing physical coercion to submit to authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brutalization 
B)  Belligerency 
C)  Violent performances 
D)  Virulency 
A)  Brutalization 
B)  Belligerency 
C)  Violent performances 
D)  Virulency

Question 5

More than half of murder offenders and victims:

Accepted Answer

A)  are strangers 
B)  are intimate with one another (married, cohabitating, dating) 
C)  are acquaintances (friends, neighbors, causal acquaintances) 
D)  more than half are not in any one category 
A)  are strangers 
B)  are intimate with one another (married, cohabitating, dating) 
C)  are acquaintances (friends, neighbors, causal acquaintances) 
D)  more than half are not in any one category

Question 6

What is the subcultural theory of violence? Do you think there is strong empirical support for it? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The subcultural theory of violence sugge

Question 7

Rape shares a number of characteristics with what other crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drug crimes 
B)  Vandalism and auto theft 
C)  Burglary and other property crimes 
D)  Crimes of interpersonal violence 
A)  Drug crimes 
B)  Vandalism and auto theft 
C)  Burglary and other property crimes 
D)  Crimes of interpersonal violence

Question 8

Male victims of rape are less likely to report rape to the police than female victims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Criminal justice officials handle spouse abuse cases as instances of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  endangerment 
B)  assault 
C)  stalking 
D)  aggravated kidnapping 
A)  endangerment 
B)  assault 
C)  stalking 
D)  aggravated kidnapping

Question 10

Another term for conventional or street crimes is:

Accepted Answer

A)  white-collar crime 
B)  common-law crime 
C)  delinquency 
D)  petty crime 
A)  white-collar crime 
B)  common-law crime 
C)  delinquency 
D)  petty crime

Question 11

A criminal career includes which of the following roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  A commitment to crimes as a social role and characteristic activity. 
B)  Identification with crime. 
C)  Progression in crime through the development of increasingly complex and sophisticated criminal techniques and attitudes. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  A commitment to crimes as a social role and characteristic activity. 
B)  Identification with crime. 
C)  Progression in crime through the development of increasingly complex and sophisticated criminal techniques and attitudes. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 12

When comparing rates of child abuse internationally, we find that the U.S. rate of abuse:

Accepted Answer

A)  is higher than in other countries 
B)  Is higher than in other countries 
C)  are comparable to those in other countries 
D)  international comparative studies have not been conducted 
A)  is higher than in other countries 
B)  Is higher than in other countries 
C)  are comparable to those in other countries 
D)  international comparative studies have not been conducted

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a reason why rape victims may not report the crime to the police?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victims sometimes must deny implications that they consented by either resisting too weakly or by leading on their assailant. 
B)  Rape is an emotionally upsetting and humiliating experience 
C)  Rape victims have faced embarrassing questioning by the police and prosecutors to verify details of crimes. 
D)  All of the above are reasons why rape is underreported 
A)  Victims sometimes must deny implications that they consented by either resisting too weakly or by leading on their assailant. 
B)  Rape is an emotionally upsetting and humiliating experience 
C)  Rape victims have faced embarrassing questioning by the police and prosecutors to verify details of crimes. 
D)  All of the above are reasons why rape is underreported

Question 14

A ______ criminal is one who displays no identification or commitments and does not have a criminal self concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Career criminal 
B)  Semi-professional criminal 
C)  Professional criminal 
D)  Non-career criminal 
A)  Career criminal 
B)  Semi-professional criminal 
C)  Professional criminal 
D)  Non-career criminal

Question 15

A national incidence survey found that the percentage of husbands victimized exceeded the percentage of wives victimized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following would be considered a part of the sociological conception of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behaviors that violate a specific criminal statute, such as robbery. 
B)  Violations of regulatory law created by agencies of the federal government such as the Federal Trade Commission. 
C)  Odd behavior on city streets and elevators, which may not be considered against the law of a government, but still disrupt social order. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  Behaviors that violate a specific criminal statute, such as robbery. 
B)  Violations of regulatory law created by agencies of the federal government such as the Federal Trade Commission. 
C)  Odd behavior on city streets and elevators, which may not be considered against the law of a government, but still disrupt social order. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 17

Sociologists can apply no universal standard for judging cases of child abuse and neglect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a way that we can distinguish criminals from one another?

Accepted Answer

A)  commitment 
B)  abstention 
C)  identification 
D)  progression 
A)  commitment 
B)  abstention 
C)  identification 
D)  progression

Question 19

Oliver (1994) noted that men who had committed assaults reported that most of the assaultive episodes resulted from a series of precipitating conditions known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  independent transgressions 
B)  specific transgressions 
C)  cumulative transgressions 
D)  autonomy transgressions 
A)  independent transgressions 
B)  specific transgressions 
C)  cumulative transgressions 
D)  autonomy transgressions

Question 20

The industrialized country with the highest homicide rate is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States 
B)  Finland 
C)  Sweden 
D)  Ireland 
A)  the United States 
B)  Finland 
C)  Sweden 
D)  Ireland

Rates of intimate partner violence have increased over the past two decades.

_______ said that rape was the ultimate physical threat to women.

The word "homicide" means to kill someone illegally.

Of the four stages that lead one to be a violent offender, which one involves experiencing physical coercion to submit to authority?

More than half of murder offenders and victims:

What is the subcultural theory of violence? Do you think there is strong empirical support for it? Why or why not?

Rape shares a number of characteristics with what other crimes?

Male victims of rape are less likely to report rape to the police than female victims.

Criminal justice officials handle spouse abuse cases as instances of ______.

Another term for conventional or street crimes is:

A criminal career includes which of the following roles?

When comparing rates of child abuse internationally, we find that the U.S. rate of abuse:

Which of the following is NOT a reason why rape victims may not report the crime to the police?

A ______ criminal is one who displays no identification or commitments and does not have a criminal self concept?

A national incidence survey found that the percentage of husbands victimized exceeded the percentage of wives victimized.

Which of the following would be considered a part of the sociological conception of crime?

Sociologists can apply no universal standard for judging cases of child abuse and neglect.

Which of the following is NOT a way that we can distinguish criminals from one another?

Oliver (1994) noted that men who had committed assaults reported that most of the assaultive episodes resulted from a series of precipitating conditions known as:

The industrialized country with the highest homicide rate is:

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Deviant Events and Social Control

Becoming Deviant

Major Theories of Deviance

Nonviolent Crime

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Drug Use and Addiction

Drunkenness and Alcoholism

Suicide

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia

Physical Disabilities

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

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Exam 5: Crimes of Interpersonal Violence

Rates of intimate partner violence have increased over the past two decades.

_______ said that rape was the ultimate physical threat to women.

The word "homicide" means to kill someone illegally.

Of the four stages that lead one to be a violent offender, which one involves experiencing physical coercion to submit to authority?

More than half of murder offenders and victims:

What is the subcultural theory of violence? Do you think there is strong empirical support for it? Why or why not?

Rape shares a number of characteristics with what other crimes?

Male victims of rape are less likely to report rape to the police than female victims.

Criminal justice officials handle spouse abuse cases as instances of ______.

Another term for conventional or street crimes is:

A criminal career includes which of the following roles?

When comparing rates of child abuse internationally, we find that the U.S. rate of abuse:

Which of the following is NOT a reason why rape victims may not report the crime to the police?

A ______ criminal is one who displays no identification or commitments and does not have a criminal self concept?

A national incidence survey found that the percentage of husbands victimized exceeded the percentage of wives victimized.

Which of the following would be considered a part of the sociological conception of crime?

Sociologists can apply no universal standard for judging cases of child abuse and neglect.

Which of the following is NOT a way that we can distinguish criminals from one another?

Oliver (1994) noted that men who had committed assaults reported that most of the assaultive episodes resulted from a series of precipitating conditions known as:

The industrialized country with the highest homicide rate is:

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Deviant Events and Social Control

Becoming Deviant

Major Theories of Deviance

Nonviolent Crime

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Drug Use and Addiction

Drunkenness and Alcoholism

Suicide

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia

Physical Disabilities

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

Filters