Exam 8: Social Conflict, Critical Criminology, and Restorative Justice

Define patriarchy and discuss the differences between a paternalistic family and an egalitarian family.

The roots of critical criminology can be traced to the social philosopher _____________, who identified the economic structures in society that control all human relations.

In  Restorative Justice , Sullivan and Tifft reaffirm their belief that society must seek ___________ forms of justice without resorting to brutal punishment.

Instrumentalists view criminal law and the criminal justice system solely as an instrument for controlling the elite members of society.

_______________ believe that the law is not the exclusive domain of the rich but instead is used to maintain the long-term interests of the capitalist system.

In egalitarian families, fathers assume the traditional role of breadwinners, while mothers tend to have menial jobs or remain at home to supervise domestic matters.

Conflict theorists are concerned with:

Advocates of restorative justice support methods of punishment such as probation and imprisonment.

According to Bonn, the ________ administration initiated a campaign to convince the U.S. public  and the world that Iraq was involved in the attacks of 9/11 as an example of state-ordered crime.

Restorative processes generally include which basic elements?

When nations engage in violence to maintain their power over dissident groups, it is a type of _____________,

Instrumental theorists consider it essential to ______ law and justice.

Which is the best example of a role-exit behavior?

Some critics of critical theory argue that it refuses to address the problems and conflicts that exist in _____ countries.

According to instrumental theorists, unmasking the true purpose of law and justice is said to _____________ it.

Productive forces include which of the following?

Which key element of power-control theory has been supported by research?

By 1847, Marx and Friedrich   Engels had joined with a group of primarily German socialist revolutionaries known as the __________________.

______________________view criminal law and the criminal system as instruments for controlling the poor, have-not members of society.

______________ holds that street criminals prey on the poor and disenfranchised, thus making the poor doubly abused, first by the capitalist system and then by members of their own class.