Exam 5: Crime and Violence

Money laundering by terrorist and organized crime groups and identity theft fall under the heading of __________.

The usual "rehabilitation" that prisoners receive while within the walls of the prison is __________.

Sociologists believe that the recent decline in crime rates is a result of __________.

__________ views the formation of delinquent gangs (a delinquent subculture)as an effort to alleviate the hardships of being at the bottom of the status ladder.

Sample surveys of Americans indicate that crimes reported to the police account for about __________ percent of actual offenses.

The philosophy of crime control based on the idea that offenders should be "paid back" with suffering in return for the suffering they caused others is termed __________.

__________ advanced the argument that every society has a problem with criminality;i.e.,crime is normal in society.

Most judicial determinations of guilt are achieved by agreement that produces a guilty plea in return for considerations such as a reduced sentence.This is known formally as __________.

There are three major sources of data on crime.Describe these sources and compare and contrast their findings.

The chapter on crime and violence considers numerous types of crimes and criminals.What social policy changes would you recommend to improve our societal response to these types of crimes and offenders?

The theory of differential association and the subcultural approach to juvenile delinquency exemplify which approach to the explanation of crime?

__________ studies of crime ask respondents to report their own criminal involvement through an anonymous questionnaire.

__________ is defined as an act (or omission of an act)for which the state can apply sanctions.

Which of the following is the CORRECT order (from highest to third-highest)of the sources of illegal revenue of organized crime?

The idea of __________ rests on the concept of crime as a social aberration and the offender as a social misfit whose aberrant behavior can be modified to conform to society's norms.

Prostitution,gambling,vagrancy,and disorderly conduct are all forms of __________ crime.

There are several purposes for which criminal punishment can be applied.Define them.How closely do we approximate each of these purposes?

Some modern theorists,like Wilson and Herrnstein,defend the identification of biological characteristics that appear to be __________ in criminal behavior.

Of the following crimes,__________ is NOT found on the official crime index.

For many decades,researchers have been able to show that whatever the punishment,__________ is the greatest deterrent to crime.