Question 1

Property crime is much more common than violent crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Street crimes are the "meat and potatoes" of positivist criminologists, that is, they are the most exemplary or paradigmatic forms of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

This book takes the approach that a textbook on deviance should not discuss criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Women are more likely to be the victim of a murder than men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The historical period in the US during which the rate of imprisonment was at an all-time high was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the 1940s and 1950s 
B)  the 1960s and 1970s 
C)  during the 1990s 
D)  between 2005 and 2011 
E)  between 2012 and 2016 
A)  the 1940s and 1950s 
B)  the 1960s and 1970s 
C)  during the 1990s 
D)  between 2005 and 2011 
E)  between 2012 and 2016

Question 6

Gambling is a violation of statutory law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Murder victimization is inversely correlated with socioeconomic status (SES)-the higher the SES, the lower the likelihood of being murdered.

Accepted Answer

The statement that murder victimization

Question 8

The drug laws represent an example of a primal crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Worldwide, the countries with the highest rates of criminal homicide tend to be affluent, industrialized countries in the Western world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The positivist's mission with respect to murder is to determine under what circumstances the taking of human life is tolerated, that is, not considered deviant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Rape is an exception to the rule that behavior is socially constructed; rape is not socially constructed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In New York City in the past decade or so, the majority of suspects arrested on marijuana charges have been:

Accepted Answer

A)  white 
B)  black 
C)  Hispanic 
D)  Asian 
E)  of unknown racial origin 
A)  white 
B)  black 
C)  Hispanic 
D)  Asian 
E)  of unknown racial origin

Question 13

Over time, the murder rate of the South:

Accepted Answer

A)  is increasing 
B)  is declining 
C)  has remained the same 
D)  has fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year 
E)  remains unknown and unknowable 
A)  is increasing 
B)  is declining 
C)  has remained the same 
D)  has fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year 
E)  remains unknown and unknowable

Question 14

In the United States, criminologists only study the FBI's Index Crimes

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Young, urban, African-American males have a disproportionately high likelihood of committing robbery, relative to their numbers in the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In New York City, between 2012 and 2018, the number of police stop-and-frisks of suspects:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased substantially. 
B)  decreased substantially. 
C)  remained the same. 
D)  fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year. 
E)  remains unknown and unknowable. 
A)  increased substantially. 
B)  decreased substantially. 
C)  remained the same. 
D)  fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year. 
E)  remains unknown and unknowable.

Question 17

Rape is an act of violence and only an act of violence; sex does not play any part in it at all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Members of the poorest households are more likely to be the victims of a robbery than is true of members of the most affluent households.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

With respect to criminal homicide, when:

Accepted Answer

A)  men are killed, they tend to have been killed by a man; when women are killed, they tend to have been killed by a woman. 
B)  men are killed, they tend to have been killed by a woman; when women are killed, they tend to have been killed by a man. 
C)  men are killed, they tend to have been killed by a man; when women are killed, they tend to have been killed by a man. 
D)  men are killed, they tend to have been killed by a woman; when women are killed, they tend to have been killed by a woman. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  men are killed, they tend to have been killed by a man; when women are killed, they tend to have been killed by a woman. 
B)  men are killed, they tend to have been killed by a woman; when women are killed, they tend to have been killed by a man. 
C)  men are killed, they tend to have been killed by a man; when women are killed, they tend to have been killed by a man. 
D)  men are killed, they tend to have been killed by a woman; when women are killed, they tend to have been killed by a woman. 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

While murder tends to be intraracial--whites tend to kill one another and African Americans tend to kill one another--the same is not quite true of sex or gender. Explain why this is the case. What factors influence racial patterns in criminal homicide? What factors influence sexual or gender patterns in criminal homicide?

Accepted Answer

The difference in racial patterns in cri

Property crime is much more common than violent crime.

Street crimes are the "meat and potatoes" of positivist criminologists, that is, they are the most exemplary or paradigmatic forms of crime.

This book takes the approach that a textbook on deviance should not discuss criminal behavior.

Women are more likely to be the victim of a murder than men.

The historical period in the US during which the rate of imprisonment was at an all-time high was:

Gambling is a violation of statutory law.

Murder victimization is inversely correlated with socioeconomic status (SES)-the higher the SES, the lower the likelihood of being murdered.

The drug laws represent an example of a primal crime.

Worldwide, the countries with the highest rates of criminal homicide tend to be affluent, industrialized countries in the Western world.

The positivist's mission with respect to murder is to determine under what circumstances the taking of human life is tolerated, that is, not considered deviant.

Rape is an exception to the rule that behavior is socially constructed; rape is not socially constructed.

In New York City in the past decade or so, the majority of suspects arrested on marijuana charges have been:

Over time, the murder rate of the South:

In the United States, criminologists only study the FBI's Index Crimes

Young, urban, African-American males have a disproportionately high likelihood of committing robbery, relative to their numbers in the population.

In New York City, between 2012 and 2018, the number of police stop-and-frisks of suspects:

Rape is an act of violence and only an act of violence; sex does not play any part in it at all.

Members of the poorest households are more likely to be the victims of a robbery than is true of members of the most affluent households.

With respect to criminal homicide, when:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

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Exam 5: Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

Property crime is much more common than violent crime.

Street crimes are the "meat and potatoes" of positivist criminologists, that is, they are the most exemplary or paradigmatic forms of crime.

This book takes the approach that a textbook on deviance should not discuss criminal behavior.

Women are more likely to be the victim of a murder than men.

The historical period in the US during which the rate of imprisonment was at an all-time high was:

Gambling is a violation of statutory law.

Murder victimization is inversely correlated with socioeconomic status (SES)-the higher the SES, the lower the likelihood of being murdered.

The drug laws represent an example of a primal crime.

Worldwide, the countries with the highest rates of criminal homicide tend to be affluent, industrialized countries in the Western world.

The positivist's mission with respect to murder is to determine under what circumstances the taking of human life is tolerated, that is, not considered deviant.

Rape is an exception to the rule that behavior is socially constructed; rape is not socially constructed.

In New York City in the past decade or so, the majority of suspects arrested on marijuana charges have been:

Over time, the murder rate of the South:

In the United States, criminologists only study the FBI's Index Crimes

Young, urban, African-American males have a disproportionately high likelihood of committing robbery, relative to their numbers in the population.

In New York City, between 2012 and 2018, the number of police stop-and-frisks of suspects:

Rape is an act of violence and only an act of violence; sex does not play any part in it at all.

Members of the poorest households are more likely to be the victims of a robbery than is true of members of the most affluent households.

With respect to criminal homicide, when:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

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