Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

Rates of crime are:

When people are ____ they are negatively evaluated because of a marker that distinguishes them from others.

Although corporate crimes may kill more people than street crimes,most members of the American public are:

Until recently,many types of crimes ____ were largely ignored in the United States and most other parts of the world.

A controversial finding among some researchers is that the recent decline in crime started nineteen years after:

How does conflict theory consider deviance and crime?

Which country has more people behind bars that any other country on earth?

Increased public awareness of the extent of sexual harassment has probably made it less common.However,for some,sexual harassment is now considered a ____ ,even though many people consider it a crime under most circumstances.

Which type of crime results in relatively few prosecutions and even fewer convictions?

What is white-collar crime?

What kind of crimes are committed disproportionately by people from the lower classes?

Many sociologists believe that ____ crimes are costlier than ____ crimes.

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of deviance and crime according to John Hagan?

Methods of ensuring conformity are known as:

What are victimless crimes?

When people receive severe punishment because they broke a law they receive:

Between 1960 and 1992,the United States experienced roughly a ____ increase in the rate of violent crime,including murder and non-negligent manslaughter,rape,robbery,and aggravated assault.

According to the text,which group does NOT benefit from a moral panic?

After trials and appeals,a typical execution costs the taxpayer only a sixth as much as a 40-year stay in a maximum-security prison.

Social constructionism emphasizes that various social problems,including crime,are not inherent in certain actions.