Question 1

Which of the following is a major finding of self-report studies on the amount of crime?

Accepted Answer

A) Official statistics of the FBI are quite accurate. 
B) More crime is committed by poor people than by the well-to-do. 
C) Whites and nonwhites have similar rates of criminal activity. 
D) The chances of being a victim of a criminal act are quite small. 
E) Most people do not violate the criminal law in their lifetimes. 
A) Official statistics of the FBI are quite accurate. 
B) More crime is committed by poor people than by the well-to-do. 
C) Whites and nonwhites have similar rates of criminal activity. 
D) The chances of being a victim of a criminal act are quite small. 
E) Most people do not violate the criminal law in their lifetimes.

Question 2

"A person becomes delinquent because of the excess of definitions favorable to violation of law over definitions unfavorable to violation of law." This statement is central to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the principle of differential association 
B) anomie theory 
C) the theory of delinquent subcultures 
D) conflict theories of crime 
E) differential reinforcement theory 
A) the principle of differential association 
B) anomie theory 
C) the theory of delinquent subcultures 
D) conflict theories of crime 
E) differential reinforcement theory

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a part of Edwin Sutherland's theory of differential association?

Accepted Answer

A) Criminality is learned chiefly within small,intimate groups. 
B) The exposure to criminal and noncriminal patterns varies in frequency,duration,priority,and intensity. 
C) A person learns favorable and unfavorable definitions of legal codes. 
D) A person gains a master-status as deviant or criminal and this affects his or her self-concept. 
E) A person learns techniques for committing crimes and the specific direction of motives and drives. 
A) Criminality is learned chiefly within small,intimate groups. 
B) The exposure to criminal and noncriminal patterns varies in frequency,duration,priority,and intensity. 
C) A person learns favorable and unfavorable definitions of legal codes. 
D) A person gains a master-status as deviant or criminal and this affects his or her self-concept. 
E) A person learns techniques for committing crimes and the specific direction of motives and drives.

Question 4

According to the text,the interactionist theory of criminality that seems to explain the widest range of criminal acts is __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) differential association 
B) delinquent subcultures 
C) anomie 
D) social disorganization 
E) social pathology 
A) differential association 
B) delinquent subcultures 
C) anomie 
D) social disorganization 
E) social pathology

Question 5

In Robert K.Merton's anomie theory,criminality can be the result of the adaptation called innovation.In committing crime,the innovator __________.

Accepted Answer

A) discovers or invents a new way of committing crime 
B) invents various rationalizations to justify his or her crime 
C) participates in the formation of new criminal subcultures 
D) accepts success goals,but abandons socially approved means of attaining them 
E) develops new social norms which replace contradictory or confused rules 
A) discovers or invents a new way of committing crime 
B) invents various rationalizations to justify his or her crime 
C) participates in the formation of new criminal subcultures 
D) accepts success goals,but abandons socially approved means of attaining them 
E) develops new social norms which replace contradictory or confused rules

Question 6

__________ is/are NOT an example of occupational or white-collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A) Labor-law violations 
B) Price fixing 
C) Antitrust violations 
D) Extortion 
E) False advertising 
A) Labor-law violations 
B) Price fixing 
C) Antitrust violations 
D) Extortion 
E) False advertising

Question 7

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's reporting of statistics on crime is based on crimes __________.

Accepted Answer

A) reported to the police 
B) uncovered by the police 
C) committed 
D) cleared by arrest 
E) discovered 
A) reported to the police 
B) uncovered by the police 
C) committed 
D) cleared by arrest 
E) discovered

Question 8

__________ refers to the increasing ease of movement of people,goods,and services,and information across national borders and throughout the world.

Accepted Answer

A) Postindustrialization 
B) Cybernation 
C) Globalization 
D) Modernization 
E) Bureaucratization 
A) Postindustrialization 
B) Cybernation 
C) Globalization 
D) Modernization 
E) Bureaucratization

Question 9

Edwin Sutherland made a major contribution to understanding crime by studying people who break the law as part of their normal business activity.Sutherland called these individuals __________ criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) business 
B) professional 
C) white-collar (occupational) 
D) pragmatic 
E) managerial 
A) business 
B) professional 
C) white-collar (occupational) 
D) pragmatic 
E) managerial

Question 10

In explaining criminality,Robert K.Merton's anomie theory emphasizes __________.

Accepted Answer

A) insufficient access to the approved means of attaining socially approved goals 
B) contact with others in criminal groups from whom one learns attitudes and values supportive of criminality 
C) social class inequalities that reflect exploitation of the poor by the well-to-do 
D) criminal and delinquent subcultures that form to express adolescent rebellion 
E) the process of developing a criminal self-identity 
A) insufficient access to the approved means of attaining socially approved goals 
B) contact with others in criminal groups from whom one learns attitudes and values supportive of criminality 
C) social class inequalities that reflect exploitation of the poor by the well-to-do 
D) criminal and delinquent subcultures that form to express adolescent rebellion 
E) the process of developing a criminal self-identity

Question 11

Rehabilitation is difficult to achieve in the setting of the modern prison.Why?

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why rehabilita

Question 12

The National Household Survey of Substance and Drug Abuse finds that roughly the same proportion of blacks and whites - 12 percent to 13 percent - say that they use illegal substances.Yet,__________ percent of those arrested for drug-related crimes such as trafficking or possession are black.

Accepted Answer

A) 17 
B) 27 
C) 37 
D) 57 
E) 77 
A) 17 
B) 27 
C) 37 
D) 57 
E) 77

Question 13

Rehabilitation programs that allow the prisoner to leave the prison during the day to work at an outside job are known as __________ programs.

Accepted Answer

A) furlough 
B) apprenticeship 
C) work release 
D) probation 
E) parole 
A) furlough 
B) apprenticeship 
C) work release 
D) probation 
E) parole

Which of the following is a major finding of self-report studies on the amount of crime?

"A person becomes delinquent because of the excess of definitions favorable to violation of law over definitions unfavorable to violation of law." This statement is central to __________.

Which of the following is NOT a part of Edwin Sutherland's theory of differential association?

According to the text,the interactionist theory of criminality that seems to explain the widest range of criminal acts is __________ theory.

In Robert K.Merton's anomie theory,criminality can be the result of the adaptation called innovation.In committing crime,the innovator __________.

__________ is/are NOT an example of occupational or white-collar crime.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's reporting of statistics on crime is based on crimes __________.

__________ refers to the increasing ease of movement of people,goods,and services,and information across national borders and throughout the world.

Edwin Sutherland made a major contribution to understanding crime by studying people who break the law as part of their normal business activity.Sutherland called these individuals __________ criminals.

In explaining criminality,Robert K.Merton's anomie theory emphasizes __________.

Rehabilitation is difficult to achieve in the setting of the modern prison.Why?

The National Household Survey of Substance and Drug Abuse finds that roughly the same proportion of blacks and whites - 12 percent to 13 percent - say that they use illegal substances.Yet,__________ percent of those arrested for drug-related crimes such as trafficking or possession are black.

Rehabilitation programs that allow the prisoner to leave the prison during the day to work at an outside job are known as __________ programs.

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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

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Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

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War and Global Insecurity

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Exam 5: Crime and Violence

Which of the following is a major finding of self-report studies on the amount of crime?

"A person becomes delinquent because of the excess of definitions favorable to violation of law over definitions unfavorable to violation of law." This statement is central to __________.

Which of the following is NOT a part of Edwin Sutherland's theory of differential association?

According to the text,the interactionist theory of criminality that seems to explain the widest range of criminal acts is __________ theory.

In Robert K.Merton's anomie theory,criminality can be the result of the adaptation called innovation.In committing crime,the innovator __________.

__________ is/are NOT an example of occupational or white-collar crime.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's reporting of statistics on crime is based on crimes __________.

__________ refers to the increasing ease of movement of people,goods,and services,and information across national borders and throughout the world.

Edwin Sutherland made a major contribution to understanding crime by studying people who break the law as part of their normal business activity.Sutherland called these individuals __________ criminals.

In explaining criminality,Robert K.Merton's anomie theory emphasizes __________.

Rehabilitation is difficult to achieve in the setting of the modern prison.Why?

The National Household Survey of Substance and Drug Abuse finds that roughly the same proportion of blacks and whites - 12 percent to 13 percent - say that they use illegal substances.Yet,__________ percent of those arrested for drug-related crimes such as trafficking or possession are black.

Rehabilitation programs that allow the prisoner to leave the prison during the day to work at an outside job are known as __________ programs.

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