Question 1

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply:

Accepted Answer

A)  during the late teenage years. 
B)  in the late twenties. 
C)  during the middle thirties. 
D)  over age forty. 
A)  during the late teenage years. 
B)  in the late twenties. 
C)  during the middle thirties. 
D)  over age forty.

Question 3

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed containment theory, which claims that a strong superego helps boys stay out of trouble.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The concept criminal recidivism refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  young people growing up in a criminal environment. 
B)  efforts by police to enlist help from people in a local community. 
C)  later offenses by people previously convicted of crimes. 
D)  the idea that crime does "pay." 
A)  young people growing up in a criminal environment. 
B)  efforts by police to enlist help from people in a local community. 
C)  later offenses by people previously convicted of crimes. 
D)  the idea that crime does "pay."

Question 6

Crime is only one type of deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Using Robert Merton's strain theory, how would you classify a low-paid, yet compulsively conforming bank teller who never seems to want to get ahead but never seems to do anything wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  innovator 
B)  ritualist 
C)  retreatist 
D)  rebel 
A)  innovator 
B)  ritualist 
C)  retreatist 
D)  rebel

Question 8

"Due process" means handling alleged offenders within the bounds of the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Organized crime refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  illegal actions by people with white-collar jobs. 
B)  illegal actions on the part of a corporation or large business. 
C)  crime involving the cooperation of two or more businesses. 
D)  any business that supplies illegal goods or services. 
A)  illegal actions by people with white-collar jobs. 
B)  illegal actions on the part of a corporation or large business. 
C)  crime involving the cooperation of two or more businesses. 
D)  any business that supplies illegal goods or services.

Question 10

In terms of racial categories, most people arrested for a violent crime in the United States are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  white 
B)  African American 
C)  people of mixed race 
D)  of Hispanic ancestry 
A)  white 
B)  African American 
C)  people of mixed race 
D)  of Hispanic ancestry

Question 11

What is criminal recidivism?

Accepted Answer

Criminal recidivism refers to the tenden

Question 12

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz claimed that "good boys" have the ability to rein in deviant impulses. They called their analysis:

Accepted Answer

A)  differential opportunity theory. 
B)  containment theory. 
C)  libido theory. 
D)  differential association theory. 
A)  differential opportunity theory. 
B)  containment theory. 
C)  libido theory. 
D)  differential association theory.

Question 13

A hate crime is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  any crime against a person who is a minority. 
B)  any crime involving anger or other powerful emotion. 
C)  a criminal act motivated by race or other bias. 
D)  any violation of antidiscrimination laws. 
A)  any crime against a person who is a minority. 
B)  any crime involving anger or other powerful emotion. 
C)  a criminal act motivated by race or other bias. 
D)  any violation of antidiscrimination laws.

Question 14

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply:

Accepted Answer

A)  during the late teenage years. 
B)  in the late twenties. 
C)  during the middle thirties. 
D)  over age forty. 
A)  during the late teenage years. 
B)  in the late twenties. 
C)  during the middle thirties. 
D)  over age forty.

Question 15

Of all the serious crimes discussed in the text chapter, one occurs far more than all the others. Which one is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  motor-vehicle theft 
B)  larceny-theft 
C)  robbery 
D)  forcible rape 
A)  motor-vehicle theft 
B)  larceny-theft 
C)  robbery 
D)  forcible rape

Question 16

Organized crime refers to supplying legal goods and services at below market prices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Victimization surveys show that the actual amount of crime in the United States is about _____ what official reports indicate.

Accepted Answer

A)  half as great as 
B)  the same as 
C)  three times greater than 
D)  ten times greater than 
A)  half as great as 
B)  the same as 
C)  three times greater than 
D)  ten times greater than

Question 18

Which of the following concepts refers to "the recognized violation of cultural norms"?

Accepted Answer

A)  deviance 
B)  crime 
C)  legal infraction 
D)  juvenile delinquency 
A)  deviance 
B)  crime 
C)  legal infraction 
D)  juvenile delinquency

Question 19

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is:

Accepted Answer

A)  deterrence. 
B)  retribution. 
C)  social protection. 
D)  rehabilitation. 
A)  deterrence. 
B)  retribution. 
C)  social protection. 
D)  rehabilitation.

Question 20

Gender figures into the study of deviance because:

Accepted Answer

A)  women account for most arrests for serious crimes in the United States. 
B)  every society in the world applies stronger normative controls to females than to males. 
C)  most researchers in this area are women. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  women account for most arrests for serious crimes in the United States. 
B)  every society in the world applies stronger normative controls to females than to males. 
C)  most researchers in this area are women. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Exam 9: Deviance

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply:

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed containment theory, which claims that a strong superego helps boys stay out of trouble.

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

The concept criminal recidivism refers to:

Crime is only one type of deviance.

Using Robert Merton's strain theory, how would you classify a low-paid, yet compulsively conforming bank teller who never seems to want to get ahead but never seems to do anything wrong?

"Due process" means handling alleged offenders within the bounds of the law.

Organized crime refers to:

In terms of racial categories, most people arrested for a violent crime in the United States are _____.

What is criminal recidivism?

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz claimed that "good boys" have the ability to rein in deviant impulses. They called their analysis:

A hate crime is defined as:

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply:

Of all the serious crimes discussed in the text chapter, one occurs far more than all the others. Which one is it?

Organized crime refers to supplying legal goods and services at below market prices.

Victimization surveys show that the actual amount of crime in the United States is about _____ what official reports indicate.

Which of the following concepts refers to "the recognized violation of cultural norms"?

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is:

Gender figures into the study of deviance because:

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