Question 1

What term is used to describe concentrations of social ills like poverty, poor health, and unemployment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concentrated suffering 
B)  Concentrated disadvantage 
C)  De facto segregation 
D)  Disinvestment 
A)  Concentrated suffering 
B)  Concentrated disadvantage 
C)  De facto segregation 
D)  Disinvestment

Question 2

What is a potential negative consequence of neighborhood organization against crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adults spent too much time organizing and forget to supervise their own children 
B)  The lack of a drug trade can hurt the local economy 
C)  Unwanted people and activities are pushed to other neighborhoods 
D)  There are no negative consequences 
A)  Adults spent too much time organizing and forget to supervise their own children 
B)  The lack of a drug trade can hurt the local economy 
C)  Unwanted people and activities are pushed to other neighborhoods 
D)  There are no negative consequences

Question 3

What is the tendency of neighborhoods to know and help one another, acting for the good of the whole neighborhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anomie 
B)  Neighborhood cohesion 
C)  Selective trust 
D)  Official labeling 
A)  Anomie 
B)  Neighborhood cohesion 
C)  Selective trust 
D)  Official labeling

Question 4

What is coverage inequality? Why is it a problem for community-based crime interventions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a mark of an urban village?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strong local identity 
B)  Transient residents 
C)  Low-rise homes 
D)  Clear sight lines between homes 
A)  Strong local identity 
B)  Transient residents 
C)  Low-rise homes 
D)  Clear sight lines between homes

Question 6

What term is used to describe bad experiences that people have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Favorable stimuli 
B)  Displaced aggression 
C)  Aversive stimuli 
D)  Accommodation 
A)  Favorable stimuli 
B)  Displaced aggression 
C)  Aversive stimuli 
D)  Accommodation

Question 7

How is disorder infectious?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a neighborhood feature that is conducive to crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population density 
B)  Mixed land use 
C)  Population stability 
D)  Dilapidation 
A)  Population density 
B)  Mixed land use 
C)  Population stability 
D)  Dilapidation

Question 9

What is true about mapping analyses using mainframe computers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Computer programs were hardwired 
B)  Crime data had to be punched onto cards digit by digit 
C)  Analysis was slow 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Computer programs were hardwired 
B)  Crime data had to be punched onto cards digit by digit 
C)  Analysis was slow 
D)  All of the above

Question 10

What term is exemplified by the following statement: "I believe in building prisons, but not near my home."

Accepted Answer

A)  Nimbyism 
B)  Redlining 
C)  Anomie 
D)  Urban villages 
A)  Nimbyism 
B)  Redlining 
C)  Anomie 
D)  Urban villages

Question 11

A person knocks over your drink at the bar and does not apologize. You become angry at this person and retaliate. What kind of aggression is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Misdirected aggression 
B)  Dispute-related aggression 
C)  Displaced aggression 
D)  Conventional aggression 
A)  Misdirected aggression 
B)  Dispute-related aggression 
C)  Displaced aggression 
D)  Conventional aggression

Question 12

According to Shaw and McKay's zonal map, where is the delinquency area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Central business district 
B)  Zone of transition 
C)  Working-class zone 
D)  Residential zone 
A)  Central business district 
B)  Zone of transition 
C)  Working-class zone 
D)  Residential zone

Question 13

What is the goal of community-based interventions like the Chicago Area Project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Build more hospitals in poor communities 
B)  Prevent victimization by encouraging residents to never leave their homes 
C)  Reduce crime by fostering neighborhood cohesion 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Build more hospitals in poor communities 
B)  Prevent victimization by encouraging residents to never leave their homes 
C)  Reduce crime by fostering neighborhood cohesion 
D)  None of the above

Question 14

What type of accommodation occurs when a youth tries to steer clear of offenders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid 
B)  Adapt 
C)  Assist 
D)  Adopt 
A)  Avoid 
B)  Adapt 
C)  Assist 
D)  Adopt

Question 15

How is crime distributed among youths in a tough neighborhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  All youths commit equal amounts of crime 
B)  Female youths commit more crime than males 
C)  Youths commit no more crime than residents of other ages 
D)  Relatively few youths do more than their share of crime 
A)  All youths commit equal amounts of crime 
B)  Female youths commit more crime than males 
C)  Youths commit no more crime than residents of other ages 
D)  Relatively few youths do more than their share of crime

Question 16

Which principle of crime distribution says that crime incidents are concentrated in very few blocks, intersections, and addresses?

Accepted Answer

A)  General concentration principle 
B)  Toxic-block principle 
C)  Tucked-away principle 
D)  Mainframe principle 
A)  General concentration principle 
B)  Toxic-block principle 
C)  Tucked-away principle 
D)  Mainframe principle

Question 17

Which theory claims that minor disorder sets the stage for major crimes to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strain theory 
B)  Situational inducement theory 
C)  Broken windows theory 
D)  Social disorganization theory 
A)  Strain theory 
B)  Situational inducement theory 
C)  Broken windows theory 
D)  Social disorganization theory

Question 18

Which of the following is a type of disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Well-kept buildings and lawns 
B)  Streets littered with hypodermic needles 
C)  Absence of youths loitering on street corners 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Well-kept buildings and lawns 
B)  Streets littered with hypodermic needles 
C)  Absence of youths loitering on street corners 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

What is prison cycling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prisoners constantly get transferred between prisons 
B)  Judges sentence convicted defendants to prison on a strict rotation 
C)  Prisoners get adequate exercise in prison 
D)  Prisoners go back and forth between prison and a high-arrest neighborhood 
A)  Prisoners constantly get transferred between prisons 
B)  Judges sentence convicted defendants to prison on a strict rotation 
C)  Prisoners get adequate exercise in prison 
D)  Prisoners go back and forth between prison and a high-arrest neighborhood

What term is used to describe concentrations of social ills like poverty, poor health, and unemployment?

What is a potential negative consequence of neighborhood organization against crime?

What is the tendency of neighborhoods to know and help one another, acting for the good of the whole neighborhood?

What is coverage inequality? Why is it a problem for community-based crime interventions?

Which of the following is NOT a mark of an urban village?

What term is used to describe bad experiences that people have?

How is disorder infectious?

Which of the following is NOT a neighborhood feature that is conducive to crime?

What is true about mapping analyses using mainframe computers?

What term is exemplified by the following statement: "I believe in building prisons, but not near my home."

A person knocks over your drink at the bar and does not apologize. You become angry at this person and retaliate. What kind of aggression is this?

According to Shaw and McKay's zonal map, where is the delinquency area?

What is the goal of community-based interventions like the Chicago Area Project?

What type of accommodation occurs when a youth tries to steer clear of offenders?

How is crime distributed among youths in a tough neighborhood?

Which principle of crime distribution says that crime incidents are concentrated in very few blocks, intersections, and addresses?

Which theory claims that minor disorder sets the stage for major crimes to occur?

Which of the following is a type of disorder?

What is prison cycling?

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Exam 5: Overt Crime Areas

What term is used to describe concentrations of social ills like poverty, poor health, and unemployment?

What is a potential negative consequence of neighborhood organization against crime?

What is the tendency of neighborhoods to know and help one another, acting for the good of the whole neighborhood?

What is coverage inequality? Why is it a problem for community-based crime interventions?

Which of the following is NOT a mark of an urban village?

What term is used to describe bad experiences that people have?

How is disorder infectious?

Which of the following is NOT a neighborhood feature that is conducive to crime?

What is true about mapping analyses using mainframe computers?

What term is exemplified by the following statement: "I believe in building prisons, but not near my home."

A person knocks over your drink at the bar and does not apologize. You become angry at this person and retaliate. What kind of aggression is this?

According to Shaw and McKay's zonal map, where is the delinquency area?

What is the goal of community-based interventions like the Chicago Area Project?

What type of accommodation occurs when a youth tries to steer clear of offenders?

How is crime distributed among youths in a tough neighborhood?

Which principle of crime distribution says that crime incidents are concentrated in very few blocks, intersections, and addresses?

Which theory claims that minor disorder sets the stage for major crimes to occur?

Which of the following is a type of disorder?

What is prison cycling?

The Crime Challenge

Four Types of Crime Control

Realistic Justice

Risky Ages

Risky Settings for Women

Crime Enhancers

Exploring Social Problems, Crime Reduction, and Control Processes

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