Exam 9: Social Conflict Theories

Adversarial court proceedings are based on the principle of dispute resolution.

Early feminist criminologists, such as Adler and Simon, explained gender differences in crime rates as being due primarily to _____________.

Convict criminology tends to be very personal and issue-based

__________ criminologists argue that the only effective way to reduce conflict in society is to replace the existing capitalist system in the U.S. with a socialist economic structure.

A peace model is based on

Which of the following is not a major contribution made by feminist scholarship and practice to criminological thinking?

Left realism sees the criminal justice system and its agents as pawns of the powerful.

Radical feminists would suggest that the elimination of male domination would reduce rates of female crime and male violence against women.

Extreme radical-Marxist criminologists feel that the only effective way to reduce conflict is to replace the existing capitalist system with a socialist economic structure.

Dispute resolution centers are based on

What are the five strands of feminist thought that inform feminist criminology today? Outline the main ideas of each of these perspectives.

________criminology emphasizes practical applications of the principles of conflict resolution.

Explain how radical and critical criminology differ and how they are similar.

Donald Black sees the fundamental cause of conflict as the movement of social time.

Miami's drug court is an example of a(n) __________ program.

The major goal of _________ is to achieve a just and orderly society through a practical emphasis on social justice.

Which of the following crime control policies probably would not be supported by a left realist?

Richard Quinney suggests that the problem of crime will be solved only by the creation of