Question 1

Which of the following should help to reduce street crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improving the physical conditions of urban neighborhoods 
B)  Concentrating the poor into public housing projects 
C)  Increasing urban neighborhood dilapidation 
D)  Allowing the expansion of income inequality 
A)  Improving the physical conditions of urban neighborhoods 
B)  Concentrating the poor into public housing projects 
C)  Increasing urban neighborhood dilapidation 
D)  Allowing the expansion of income inequality

Question 2

According to Kozol (1991),schools in urban areas are beset by "_____" that generate criminogenic conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Vicious egalitarianism 
B)  Savage inequalities 
C)  Demonic democracy 
D)  Terse variations 
A)  Vicious egalitarianism 
B)  Savage inequalities 
C)  Demonic democracy 
D)  Terse variations

Question 3

Racial _____ in housing remains extensive and has serious consequences for African-Americans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Racial _____ in housing remains extensive and...

Question 4

Building even more prisons will cost the nation _____ of dollars but will not reduce crime significantly.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Building even more prisons will cost the...

Question 5

What are the three types of prevention?

Accepted Answer

The three types of prevention are primar

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduce urban dilapidation 
B)  Establish well-funded early childhood intervention programs for high-risk children and their families 
C)  Eliminate the death penalty but only in states with histories of discrimination 
D)  Expand "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory imprisonment policies 
A)  Reduce urban dilapidation 
B)  Establish well-funded early childhood intervention programs for high-risk children and their families 
C)  Eliminate the death penalty but only in states with histories of discrimination 
D)  Expand "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory imprisonment policies

Question 7

Provide several examples of secondary prevention.

Accepted Answer

Several examples might include: establis

Question 8

Which of the primary forms of prevention do you think would be most effective?

Accepted Answer

The effectiveness of primary forms of pr

Question 9

Currently,the United States lags behind many _____ nations that already provide government sponsored day care and flexible work schedules.

Accepted Answer

A)  South American 
B)  European 
C)  Polynesian 
D)  Arabic 
A)  South American 
B)  European 
C)  Polynesian 
D)  Arabic

Question 10

Which of the following occurs after an illness has begun or an injury has occurred and "seeks to minimize the long-term consequences" of the health problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary prevention 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Tertiary prevention 
D)  Quaternary prevention 
A)  Primary prevention 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Tertiary prevention 
D)  Quaternary prevention

Question 11

Expanding the network of battered women's shelters and rape crisis centers is not a secondary prevention approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A secondary prevention approach fails to recognize that serious crime is proportionately committed by a small group of chronic offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expand "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory imprisonment policies 
B)  Utilize more school choice in order to improve schools in urban areas 
C)  Reduce reliance on imprisonment and put more emphasis on community corrections 
D)  Reduce the number off authority-oriented school programs such as D.A.R.E. 
A)  Expand "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory imprisonment policies 
B)  Utilize more school choice in order to improve schools in urban areas 
C)  Reduce reliance on imprisonment and put more emphasis on community corrections 
D)  Reduce the number off authority-oriented school programs such as D.A.R.E.

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of primary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consider repealing at least some of the present drug laws 
B)  Undertake social policies to create decent-paying jobs for the poor, especially those in urban communities 
C)  Change male socialization practices so that notions of masculinity move away from violence and other criminogenic attitudes and values 
D)  Reduce social and economic inequality between women and men 
A)  Consider repealing at least some of the present drug laws 
B)  Undertake social policies to create decent-paying jobs for the poor, especially those in urban communities 
C)  Change male socialization practices so that notions of masculinity move away from violence and other criminogenic attitudes and values 
D)  Reduce social and economic inequality between women and men

Question 15

The huge number of _____ in the United States is an important reason for our high number of homicides.

Accepted Answer

A)  Minorities 
B)  Elderly 
C)  Handguns 
D)  Knives 
A)  Minorities 
B)  Elderly 
C)  Handguns 
D)  Knives

Question 16

Unemployment lines indicate a social problem-_____-that contributes to the crime rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  The failure of individuals to seek out available jobs 
B)  The absence of a sufficient number of decent-paying jobs for the poor 
C)  The success of socialism and government intervention in the economy 
D)  The success of racial segregation 
A)  The failure of individuals to seek out available jobs 
B)  The absence of a sufficient number of decent-paying jobs for the poor 
C)  The success of socialism and government intervention in the economy 
D)  The success of racial segregation

Question 17

Which of the following stresses the need to identify the social and other causes of disease so that efforts can be launched to target these causes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The public health model 
B)  The crime control model 
C)  The infection cure model 
D)  The fitness test model 
A)  The public health model 
B)  The crime control model 
C)  The infection cure model 
D)  The fitness test model

Which of the following should help to reduce street crime?

According to Kozol (1991),schools in urban areas are beset by "_____" that generate criminogenic conditions.

Racial _____ in housing remains extensive and has serious consequences for African-Americans.

Building even more prisons will cost the nation _____ of dollars but will not reduce crime significantly.

What are the three types of prevention?

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

Provide several examples of secondary prevention.

Which of the primary forms of prevention do you think would be most effective?

Currently,the United States lags behind many _____ nations that already provide government sponsored day care and flexible work schedules.

Which of the following occurs after an illness has begun or an injury has occurred and "seeks to minimize the long-term consequences" of the health problem?

Expanding the network of battered women's shelters and rape crisis centers is not a secondary prevention approach.

A secondary prevention approach fails to recognize that serious crime is proportionately committed by a small group of chronic offenders.

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?

Which of the following is not an example of primary prevention?

The huge number of _____ in the United States is an important reason for our high number of homicides.

Unemployment lines indicate a social problem-_____-that contributes to the crime rate.

Which of the following stresses the need to identify the social and other causes of disease so that efforts can be launched to target these causes?

Criminology and the Sociological Perspective

Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem

The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

Victims and Victimization

Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives

Biological and Psychological Explanations

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process

Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives

Violent Crime: Homicide,assault,and Robbery

Violence Against Women

Property Crime and Fraud

White-Collar and Organized Crime

Political Crime

Consensual Crime

Policing: Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society

Prosecution and Punishment

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Exam 18: Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime

Which of the following should help to reduce street crime?

According to Kozol (1991),schools in urban areas are beset by "_____" that generate criminogenic conditions.

Racial _____ in housing remains extensive and has serious consequences for African-Americans.

Building even more prisons will cost the nation _____ of dollars but will not reduce crime significantly.

What are the three types of prevention?

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

Provide several examples of secondary prevention.

Which of the primary forms of prevention do you think would be most effective?

Currently,the United States lags behind many _____ nations that already provide government sponsored day care and flexible work schedules.

Which of the following occurs after an illness has begun or an injury has occurred and "seeks to minimize the long-term consequences" of the health problem?

Expanding the network of battered women's shelters and rape crisis centers is not a secondary prevention approach.

A secondary prevention approach fails to recognize that serious crime is proportionately committed by a small group of chronic offenders.

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?

Which of the following is not an example of primary prevention?

The huge number of _____ in the United States is an important reason for our high number of homicides.

Unemployment lines indicate a social problem-_____-that contributes to the crime rate.

Which of the following stresses the need to identify the social and other causes of disease so that efforts can be launched to target these causes?

Criminology and the Sociological Perspective

Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem

The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

Victims and Victimization

Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives

Biological and Psychological Explanations

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process

Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives

Violent Crime: Homicide,assault,and Robbery

Violence Against Women

Property Crime and Fraud

White-Collar and Organized Crime

Political Crime

Consensual Crime

Policing: Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society

Prosecution and Punishment

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