Exam 8: Sociological Critical Theories and Integrated Theories

The act of committing the crime begins the labeling process.

Which of the following theorists is associated with labeling theory?

Which theorist contributed a framework to describe the political nature of criminal law, and how pluralistic conflict shapes the role of law?

Explain the idea of the "global fallacy." Do you believe that there can be such a thing as a "general theory of crime?" Support your answer.

All of the following were identified by Clinard and Quinney as types of criminal behavior except for ______ crime.

According to Elliott's study, which of the following theories was considered the most predictive?

Meda Chesney-Lind gave voice to the study of female criminality, enhancing the status of such research.

Braithwaite's shaming theory calls for which of the following?

Which of the following brings together criminology with a transcendental or religious approach as it seeks to mediate conflict, assist victims, and reintegrate offenders into the community?

Labeling theory says that individuals are deviant mainly because they have been labeled as deviant by social control agencies and others.

What is the liberation thesis?

Which of the following theories concluded that every step toward economic and social justice is a step that moves us from a system of criminal justice to a system of criminal justice?

Feminist criminology emphasizes all of the following perspectives except for ______.

Symbolic interactionism emphasizes the subjective and interactional nature of human experiences.

______ consists of a variety of perspectives that challenge basic assumptions of mainstream criminology.

Lee, Zang, and Hoover combined routine activities theory with social disorganization theory in profiling weapons used in domestic violence incidents.

"Androcentric bias" refers to the tendency to ______.

What are the policy implications associated with labeling, conflict, feminist, and radical theories? What are the basic assumptions about crime and how would each policy address the crime problem? Are the policies pragmatic? Why or why not?

______ feminism is the dominant approach today in feminist criminology.

Outline the main streams of thought in feminist criminology. What has each contributed to our understanding of crime?