Question 1

Some observers,such as Charles Silberman,believe that a major flaw in programs designed to control juvenile delinquency is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) too much emphasis is placed on local community involvement 
B) too little emphasis is placed on government and the deterrent effect of punishment 
C) too much emphasis is placed on the detention and incarceration of juveniles by police,courts,and correctional institutions 
D) too few programs give juveniles an actual taste of what it is like to be imprisoned 
E) too many attempts try to deal with the social conditions in the environments of juveniles while ignoring the rehabilitative effects of individual therapies 
A) too much emphasis is placed on local community involvement 
B) too little emphasis is placed on government and the deterrent effect of punishment 
C) too much emphasis is placed on the detention and incarceration of juveniles by police,courts,and correctional institutions 
D) too few programs give juveniles an actual taste of what it is like to be imprisoned 
E) too many attempts try to deal with the social conditions in the environments of juveniles while ignoring the rehabilitative effects of individual therapies

Question 2

Which of the following statements about mass murderers and serial killers is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Mass murders are those in which four or more people are killed by the same person. 
B) The case of Dennis Rader is a reminder of society's vulnerability to terroristic acts,whether motivated by ideology or committed by psychotic individuals. 
C) Although the number of mass murders and serial killings fluctuate from year to year,some of the worst cases occurred after 1980. 
D) The mentally ill commit murder at the same rate as the general population,but serial killers are seldom psychotic. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Mass murders are those in which four or more people are killed by the same person. 
B) The case of Dennis Rader is a reminder of society's vulnerability to terroristic acts,whether motivated by ideology or committed by psychotic individuals. 
C) Although the number of mass murders and serial killings fluctuate from year to year,some of the worst cases occurred after 1980. 
D) The mentally ill commit murder at the same rate as the general population,but serial killers are seldom psychotic. 
E) None of the above.

Question 3

The Chicago Area Project was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a project designed to develop youth welfare programs that would work after the project leaders moved on 
B) a program testing whether or not urban renewal is associated with a decline in delinquency rates in an area 
C) a study of whether or not the racial and/or ethnic characteristics of residents of neighborhoods affect the crime rate in these areas 
D) a study comparing the crime rates of immigrants and nonimmigrants 
E) a program integrating ex-offenders into work situations in local industries 
A) a project designed to develop youth welfare programs that would work after the project leaders moved on 
B) a program testing whether or not urban renewal is associated with a decline in delinquency rates in an area 
C) a study of whether or not the racial and/or ethnic characteristics of residents of neighborhoods affect the crime rate in these areas 
D) a study comparing the crime rates of immigrants and nonimmigrants 
E) a program integrating ex-offenders into work situations in local industries

Question 4

The text identifies and discusses a variety of major crimes.Select any two of these and compare and contrast their patterns.

Accepted Answer

Two major crimes that can be compared an

Question 5

According to the text,thus far,it appears that punitive "boot camp" correctional programs are __________ in comparison to other types.

Accepted Answer

A) slightly more effective 
B) more effective 
C) much more effective 
D) less effective 
E) no more effective 
A) slightly more effective 
B) more effective 
C) much more effective 
D) less effective 
E) no more effective

Question 6

In 1980,the median age of Americans was about 30;by 2000,it was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 31 
B) 32 
C) 33 
D) 34 
E) over 35 
A) 31 
B) 32 
C) 33 
D) 34 
E) over 35

Question 7

In 2009,teenagers and young adults accounted for about __________ percent of arrests in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) 16 
B) 26 
C) 36 
D) 44 
E) 86 
A) 16 
B) 26 
C) 36 
D) 44 
E) 86

Question 8

__________ refers to the probability that a former inmate will break the law after release and be arrested again.

Accepted Answer

A) Incapacitation 
B) Deterrence 
C) Recidivism 
D) Recommission 
E) Rehabilitation 
A) Incapacitation 
B) Deterrence 
C) Recidivism 
D) Recommission 
E) Rehabilitation

Question 9

The text points out that by the early 1990s,rates of juvenile crimes and the number of juveniles in criminal detention had risen dramatically.These statistics have produced which of the following reactions?

Accepted Answer

A) Victims of these crimes are calling for tougher penalties. 
B) Critics of the trend toward greater punitiveness believe that putting young offenders in prison will simply produce more super-predators. 
C) Some small-scale community-based approaches have been attempted. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Victims of these crimes are calling for tougher penalties. 
B) Critics of the trend toward greater punitiveness believe that putting young offenders in prison will simply produce more super-predators. 
C) Some small-scale community-based approaches have been attempted. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 10

Although there are significant variations from one society to another,a review of numerous studies of crime in different countries concludes that males are __________ times as likely to be arrested as females.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 to 5 
B) 3 to 15 
C) 5 to 50 
D) 10 to 100 
E) 50 to 1,000 
A) 2 to 5 
B) 3 to 15 
C) 5 to 50 
D) 10 to 100 
E) 50 to 1,000

Question 11

According to the delinquent subculture point of view,delinquents form nonutilitarian,malicious,and negativistic subcultures.Delinquents behave in this fashion __________.

Accepted Answer

A) as a way of associating with others who will teach them the techniques of skilled crime 
B) in order to achieve enough power to control certain blocks in their neighborhood 
C) in order to celebrate lower-class values 
D) because through association with each other,they learn definitions favorable to law violation 
E) because as lower-class youth they cannot meet the standards of the "middle-class measuring rod" applied by teachers and others 
A) as a way of associating with others who will teach them the techniques of skilled crime 
B) in order to achieve enough power to control certain blocks in their neighborhood 
C) in order to celebrate lower-class values 
D) because through association with each other,they learn definitions favorable to law violation 
E) because as lower-class youth they cannot meet the standards of the "middle-class measuring rod" applied by teachers and others

Question 12

In Walter Miller's view of delinquency,excitement,autonomy,and toughness are __________.

Accepted Answer

A) characteristics of the delinquent subculture 
B) lower-class focal concerns 
C) each characteristic of the three major lower-class subcultures 
D) dominant cultural values 
E) values invented by lower-class youth as they join subcultures 
A) characteristics of the delinquent subculture 
B) lower-class focal concerns 
C) each characteristic of the three major lower-class subcultures 
D) dominant cultural values 
E) values invented by lower-class youth as they join subcultures

Question 13

According to the text,the social costs of ______ and ______ types of crime probably exceed the cost of all others combined.

Accepted Answer

A) violent personal,occasional property 
B) public order,professional 
C) professional,conventional 
D) occupational,organized 
E) occasional property,conventional 
A) violent personal,occasional property 
B) public order,professional 
C) professional,conventional 
D) occupational,organized 
E) occasional property,conventional

Question 14

The concept of crime and delinquency prevention involves __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the sum total of all influences and activities that contribute to the development of a nondeviant personality 
B) attempts to deal with conditions in a person's environment that are believed to lead to crime and delinquency 
C) specific services or programs designed to prevent further crime and delinquency 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) the sum total of all influences and activities that contribute to the development of a nondeviant personality 
B) attempts to deal with conditions in a person's environment that are believed to lead to crime and delinquency 
C) specific services or programs designed to prevent further crime and delinquency 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 15

__________ criminals are mostly young adult males who begin their involvement in robbery,larceny,and/or burglary as juvenile gang members.They associate mostly with other criminals,have lengthy police records,and have spent time in prison by the time they can be regarded as "semiprofessionals."

Accepted Answer

A) Public-order 
B) Occasional 
C) Conventional 
D) Professional 
E) Violent personal 
A) Public-order 
B) Occasional 
C) Conventional 
D) Professional 
E) Violent personal

Question 16

Which of the statements below about Ponzi schemes is TRUE? .

Accepted Answer

A) The Madoff Ponzi scheme was an investment fraud scam in which earlier investors were paid off with money collected from newer ones. 
B) Ponzi scheme swindlers often display characteristics commonly attributed to good leadership,such as setting visions,communicating them clearly,and motivating others to follow their lead. 
C) It is a type of fraud that got its name from one of the earliest known investment fraud swindles,brought to the United States by Charles Ponzi. 
D) Investors in such schemes almost always harbor hopes of unrealistic gains,and this in turn makes them vulnerable to scams. 
E) All of the statements above are true. 
A) The Madoff Ponzi scheme was an investment fraud scam in which earlier investors were paid off with money collected from newer ones. 
B) Ponzi scheme swindlers often display characteristics commonly attributed to good leadership,such as setting visions,communicating them clearly,and motivating others to follow their lead. 
C) It is a type of fraud that got its name from one of the earliest known investment fraud swindles,brought to the United States by Charles Ponzi. 
D) Investors in such schemes almost always harbor hopes of unrealistic gains,and this in turn makes them vulnerable to scams. 
E) All of the statements above are true.

Question 17

Public order crimes are often called __________ crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) conventional 
B) ordinary 
C) occasional 
D) immoral 
E) victimless 
A) conventional 
B) ordinary 
C) occasional 
D) immoral 
E) victimless

Question 18

Among juveniles,a very common reason for arrest is __________,such as running away and vagrancy.

Accepted Answer

A) status offenses 
B) occasional offenses 
C) property offenses 
D) skilled crimes 
E) youth busts 
A) status offenses 
B) occasional offenses 
C) property offenses 
D) skilled crimes 
E) youth busts

Question 19

In practice,the definition of criminality is changed most by what __________.

Accepted Answer

A) legislators decide in framing the criminal law 
B) judges do in passing sentence 
C) the public wants,as expressed in public opinion 
D) police believe criminal behavior to be as they exercise their discretion 
E) prison administrators do as they decide whether to parole inmates 
A) legislators decide in framing the criminal law 
B) judges do in passing sentence 
C) the public wants,as expressed in public opinion 
D) police believe criminal behavior to be as they exercise their discretion 
E) prison administrators do as they decide whether to parole inmates

Question 20

__________ refers to theft from one's employer,and is usually committed by otherwise law-abiding people during the course of their employment.

Accepted Answer

A) Extortion 
B) Embezzlement 
C) Fraud 
D) Antitrust violation 
E) Fee-splitting 
A) Extortion 
B) Embezzlement 
C) Fraud 
D) Antitrust violation 
E) Fee-splitting

Some observers,such as Charles Silberman,believe that a major flaw in programs designed to control juvenile delinquency is that __________.

Which of the following statements about mass murderers and serial killers is FALSE?

The Chicago Area Project was __________.

The text identifies and discusses a variety of major crimes.Select any two of these and compare and contrast their patterns.

According to the text,thus far,it appears that punitive "boot camp" correctional programs are __________ in comparison to other types.

In 1980,the median age of Americans was about 30;by 2000,it was __________.

In 2009,teenagers and young adults accounted for about __________ percent of arrests in the United States.

__________ refers to the probability that a former inmate will break the law after release and be arrested again.

The text points out that by the early 1990s,rates of juvenile crimes and the number of juveniles in criminal detention had risen dramatically.These statistics have produced which of the following reactions?

Although there are significant variations from one society to another,a review of numerous studies of crime in different countries concludes that males are __________ times as likely to be arrested as females.

According to the delinquent subculture point of view,delinquents form nonutilitarian,malicious,and negativistic subcultures.Delinquents behave in this fashion __________.

In Walter Miller's view of delinquency,excitement,autonomy,and toughness are __________.

According to the text,the social costs of and types of crime probably exceed the cost of all others combined.

The concept of crime and delinquency prevention involves __________.

__________ criminals are mostly young adult males who begin their involvement in robbery,larceny,and/or burglary as juvenile gang members.They associate mostly with other criminals,have lengthy police records,and have spent time in prison by the time they can be regarded as "semiprofessionals."

Which of the statements below about Ponzi schemes is TRUE? .

Public order crimes are often called __________ crimes.

Among juveniles,a very common reason for arrest is __________,such as running away and vagrancy.

In practice,the definition of criminality is changed most by what __________.

__________ refers to theft from one's employer,and is usually committed by otherwise law-abiding people during the course of their employment.

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Problems of Health and Healthcare

Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Education

Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

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Exam 5: Crime and Violence

Some observers,such as Charles Silberman,believe that a major flaw in programs designed to control juvenile delinquency is that __________.

Which of the following statements about mass murderers and serial killers is FALSE?

The Chicago Area Project was __________.

The text identifies and discusses a variety of major crimes.Select any two of these and compare and contrast their patterns.

According to the text,thus far,it appears that punitive "boot camp" correctional programs are __________ in comparison to other types.

In 1980,the median age of Americans was about 30;by 2000,it was __________.

In 2009,teenagers and young adults accounted for about __________ percent of arrests in the United States.

__________ refers to the probability that a former inmate will break the law after release and be arrested again.

The text points out that by the early 1990s,rates of juvenile crimes and the number of juveniles in criminal detention had risen dramatically.These statistics have produced which of the following reactions?

Although there are significant variations from one society to another,a review of numerous studies of crime in different countries concludes that males are __________ times as likely to be arrested as females.

According to the delinquent subculture point of view,delinquents form nonutilitarian,malicious,and negativistic subcultures.Delinquents behave in this fashion __________.

In Walter Miller's view of delinquency,excitement,autonomy,and toughness are __________.

According to the text,the social costs of ______ and ______ types of crime probably exceed the cost of all others combined.

The concept of crime and delinquency prevention involves __________.

__________ criminals are mostly young adult males who begin their involvement in robbery,larceny,and/or burglary as juvenile gang members.They associate mostly with other criminals,have lengthy police records,and have spent time in prison by the time they can be regarded as "semiprofessionals."

Which of the statements below about Ponzi schemes is TRUE? .

Public order crimes are often called __________ crimes.

Among juveniles,a very common reason for arrest is __________,such as running away and vagrancy.

In practice,the definition of criminality is changed most by what __________.

__________ refers to theft from one's employer,and is usually committed by otherwise law-abiding people during the course of their employment.

Sociological Perspective on Social Problems

Problems of Health and Healthcare

Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Education

Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

Filters

According to the text,the social costs of and types of crime probably exceed the cost of all others combined.