Exam 14: Public Order Crime: Sex and Substance Abuse

Discuss the different methods of drug control. Identify the similarities and differences in these methods.

Some argue that if drugs were legalized, price and distribution could be controlled by the ________.

B-girls spend time in bars, drinking and waiting to be picked up by customers. It is common to find B-girls in towns:

Violations of the criminal law without any identifiable evidence of an individual victim who has suffered damage from the crime are termed __________________.

Identify and explain the differences between the various types of prostitutes.

Which involves obtaining sexual pleasure from spying on a stranger while he or she disrobes or engages in sexual behavior with another?

Paying for nonmarital sex is_______________.

Which prostitutes are considered the least attractive, lowest paid, most vulnerable men and women in their profession?

Howard Becker calls individuals who seek to shape the law toward their own way of thinking:

An explanation of drug abuse that posits that users begin with a more benign drug (alcohol or marijuana) and progress to more potent drugs is known as the _____ model. 

Moral crusaders in the early West, called _________, held strict standards of morality that, when they caught their prey, resulted in sure and swift justice.

Public order crimes are behaviors outlawed because they conflict with social policy, prevailing moral rules, and current public opinion.

In international trafficking in prostitution, the most common way for a woman to be recruited is through an organized crime member who gains the woman's confidence.

Prostitutes known as ____________ move around in groups of two or three to lumber, labor, and agricultural camps.

While politically appealing, controlling sex for profit is difficult because:

There are many varieties of drug users. Outwardly _________ adults who are top-level dealers sell large quantities of drugs to support their high-class lifestyles.

Acts that are considered illegal because they threaten the general well-being of society and challenge its social norms, customs, and values are termed __________________.