Question 1

The Federal Bureau of Investigation compiles an annual publication of crime reports from police departments across the country, called

Accepted Answer

A) National Crime Index. 
B) FBI Crime Report: Criminal Archives. 
C) Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report. 
D) American Investigative Crime Survey. 
A) National Crime Index. 
B) FBI Crime Report: Criminal Archives. 
C) Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report. 
D) American Investigative Crime Survey.

Question 2

Which of the following would constitute a "hate crime"?

Accepted Answer

A) an assault motivated by anti-gay feelings on a person believed by the offender to be gay 
B) an Asian gang member stealing a car from a white woman 
C) a white person raping a black person with whom he has been friends 
D) an Italian man embezzling from his workplace 
A) an assault motivated by anti-gay feelings on a person believed by the offender to be gay 
B) an Asian gang member stealing a car from a white woman 
C) a white person raping a black person with whom he has been friends 
D) an Italian man embezzling from his workplace

Question 3

Travis Hirschi argues in his control theory that what discourages crime is

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A) being in the middle class or the upper social class. 
B) having strong social ties that integrate the person within the community. 
C) having good genes. 
D) not being labeled as likely to commit crimes. 
A) being in the middle class or the upper social class. 
B) having strong social ties that integrate the person within the community. 
C) having good genes. 
D) not being labeled as likely to commit crimes.

Question 4

Illegal actions by a business or others acting on its behalf is called

Accepted Answer

A) corporate crime. 
B) organized crime. 
C) white-collar crime. 
D) victimless crime. 
A) corporate crime. 
B) organized crime. 
C) white-collar crime. 
D) victimless crime.

Question 5

If you believe that a solution to the problem of guns and violence is enacting laws that make guns harder to get, you are probably

Accepted Answer

A) liberal. 
B) conservative. 
C) not very political. 
D) on the far-right politically. 
A) liberal. 
B) conservative. 
C) not very political. 
D) on the far-right politically.

Question 6

The first antistalking law in the United States was passed in

Accepted Answer

A) 1940 in the state of Michigan. 
B) 1960 in the state of New York. 
C) 1990 in the state of California. 
D) 2010 in the state of Utah. 
A) 1940 in the state of Michigan. 
B) 1960 in the state of New York. 
C) 1990 in the state of California. 
D) 2010 in the state of Utah.

Question 7

The official profile of the typical "street criminal" is based on

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A) prosecutions. 
B) courtroom convictions. 
C) the prison population. 
D) arrest data from the FBI. 
A) prosecutions. 
B) courtroom convictions. 
C) the prison population. 
D) arrest data from the FBI.

Question 8

Norms that are formally created through a society's political system are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) values. 
B) mores. 
C) folkways. 
D) laws. 
A) values. 
B) mores. 
C) folkways. 
D) laws.

Question 9

Which of the following is a crime against property?

Accepted Answer

A) murder 
B) burglary 
C) assault 
D) manslaughter 
A) murder 
B) burglary 
C) assault 
D) manslaughter

Question 10

Which serious crime is both a property crime and a violent crime?

Accepted Answer

A) robbery 
B) aggravated assault 
C) rape 
D) murder 
A) robbery 
B) aggravated assault 
C) rape 
D) murder

Question 11

According to official statistics describing murder,

Accepted Answer

A) most murder victims are female. 
B) offenders and victims are generally of the same race. 
C) offenders and victims are generally of a different race. 
D) most offenders and victims are members of the same family. 
A) most murder victims are female. 
B) offenders and victims are generally of the same race. 
C) offenders and victims are generally of a different race. 
D) most offenders and victims are members of the same family.

Question 12

Explain the labeling approach to deviance. What is the difference between primary and secondary deviance?

Accepted Answer

-Howard S. Becker states that whether be

Question 13

Crime against property accounts for what share of all serious offenses?

Accepted Answer

A) 18 percent 
B) 38 percent 
C) 58 percent 
D) 88 percent 
A) 18 percent 
B) 38 percent 
C) 58 percent 
D) 88 percent

Question 14

The statistics found in Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report are based on

Accepted Answer

A) all crimes that are committed. 
B) only violent crime. 
C) only crimes known to the police. 
D) all unreported crimes. 
A) all crimes that are committed. 
B) only violent crime. 
C) only crimes known to the police. 
D) all unreported crimes.

Question 15

In 2012, how many murders were recorded by police?

Accepted Answer

A) 929 
B) 6,934 
C) 14,827 
D) 169,590 
A) 929 
B) 6,934 
C) 14,827 
D) 169,590

The Federal Bureau of Investigation compiles an annual publication of crime reports from police departments across the country, called

Which of the following would constitute a "hate crime"?

Travis Hirschi argues in his control theory that what discourages crime is

Illegal actions by a business or others acting on its behalf is called

If you believe that a solution to the problem of guns and violence is enacting laws that make guns harder to get, you are probably

The first antistalking law in the United States was passed in

The official profile of the typical "street criminal" is based on

Norms that are formally created through a society's political system are referred to as

Which of the following is a crime against property?

Which serious crime is both a property crime and a violent crime?

According to official statistics describing murder,

Explain the labeling approach to deviance. What is the difference between primary and secondary deviance?

Crime against property accounts for what share of all serious offenses?

The statistics found in Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report are based on

In 2012, how many murders were recorded by police?

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Exam 6: Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

The Federal Bureau of Investigation compiles an annual publication of crime reports from police departments across the country, called

Which of the following would constitute a "hate crime"?

Travis Hirschi argues in his control theory that what discourages crime is

Illegal actions by a business or others acting on its behalf is called

If you believe that a solution to the problem of guns and violence is enacting laws that make guns harder to get, you are probably

The first antistalking law in the United States was passed in

The official profile of the typical "street criminal" is based on

Norms that are formally created through a society's political system are referred to as

Which of the following is a crime against property?

Which serious crime is both a property crime and a violent crime?

According to official statistics describing murder,

Explain the labeling approach to deviance. What is the difference between primary and secondary deviance?

Crime against property accounts for what share of all serious offenses?

The statistics found in Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report are based on

In 2012, how many murders were recorded by police?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Poverty and Wealth

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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