Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

One of John Hagan's classifications of the various types of deviance and crime is "severity of response."

In the past,people who committed various crimes were paraded through the village and detained in full view of the public,where villagers could hurl insults and worse at them.From a functionalist perspective,what purpose did the public nature of this practice serve?

Janis needs money to buy groceries for her children and shoplifts some bread and cheese from the local grocery store.What type of crime is Janis guilty of committing?

Which of the following is the criterion that determines whether or not an act should be considered deviant or criminal by a community?

Which of the following does the textbook note is a controversial factor in changing crime rates?

Are "consensus crimes" such as homicide defined identically in all societies at all times? Why or why not? Defend your position through the use of examples.

Raj is from a poor home and dreams of becoming a doctor.He does not have good enough grades to gain entrance to university however,and instead gives up his dream and works a series of menial jobs for the rest of his life.In strain theory terms,what is Raj?

Describe what social constructionism is and use an example to illustrate how it works.

You have just been elected prime minister.Your first campaign pledge was to do something to reduce the rate of crime.Explain what you would do to fulfill this pledge.

In comparison to official crime statistics,how much "less serious crime" is reported using self-report measures?

Negatively assessing a person and labelling the person as undesirable based on his or her ethnic background,gender,or disability is characteristic of which of the following?

Which of the following people is most likely to be stopped and searched by police while driving in a Canadian city?

Willie is from a poor home and dreams of becoming a doctor.He wins a full scholarship and is able to afford university,and he graduates at the top of his class.In strain theory terms,what is Willie?

Based on incarceration data,who is most likely to be sentenced to custody in a prison in Canada?

Which of the following terms refers to crimes such as robbery and assault?

Which of the following is believed to compensate for the shortcomings of official crime statistics?

Labelling theory holds that deviance results not only from the actions of the deviant but also from the responses of others.

Liam works as a sex trade worker,soliciting customers at a specific corner downtown. Which type of deviance are his actions characterized as?

"Zorro," a local dealer,cooks meth and deals it and other drugs from the basement of his mother's home.What type of crime is he guilty of committing?

Which of the following views of punishment is characterized by the idea that if criminals are imprisoned they will not be free to do more societal harms?