Question 1

Why is it a mistake to assume that areas of concentrated disadvantage have a monopoly on crime?

Accepted Answer

The crime problem is present well beyond the central city; the term "urban delinquency area" wrongly implies that the rest of the metropolis has no delinquency; some parts of a city concentrate extra crime, especially violence

Question 2

What are the negative effects of abandoned buildings?

Accepted Answer

Crimes often occur in them, such as drug deals and prostitution. Homeless youths sleep in them. Gang members hide in them to escape supervision and control. Nobody regulates behavior. An excess of abandoned buildings means there are too many places for police to search and regulate.

Question 3

What is the focus of broken windows policing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Disorder
B)   Community cohesion
C)   Solving problems
D)   Cracking down on violence A

Question 4

What is key to a neighborhood's ability to heal?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tough punishments
B)   Property values
C)   Racial composition
D)   Weather

Question 5

How have advances in mapping technology changed criminologists' views on the geographic concentration of crime?

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Question 6

Under what circumstances does public housing work worst?

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Question 7

How can fear caused by disorder lead to withdrawal?

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Question 8

What are conflict theories concerned with?

Accepted Answer

A)   How interpersonal conflicts lead to violence
B)   How crime and crime control efforts reflect conflicts among groups
C)   How to foster consensus on what behaviors are criminalized
D)   The conflicts that exists within police departments

Question 9

What does Dennis Roncek's block data analysis find about bar blocks?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most city blocks have bars on them
B)   Bar blocks have less crime than non-bar blocks
C)   Bar blocks have more crime than non-bar blocks
D)   None of the above

Question 10

Why do outdoor drug sales produce violence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dealers use threats of violence to manage risk
B)   Street dealers and customers are more likely to be robbed
C)   Dealers use violence to retaliate against grievances
D)   All of the above

Question 11

What process occurs when property owners stop investing in a neighborhood and more people move out of the neighborhood than in?

Accepted Answer

A)   Demolition
B)   Disinvestment
C)   Deterioration
D)   Capitalism

Question 12

What social ills are common among homeless populations?

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Question 13

How can living near a toxic block have negative consequences for those who do not live within them?

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Question 14

According to Robert K. Merton, how can blocked opportunities lead to crime?

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Question 15

What is the difference between person-specific and place-specific drug markets? Which is more likely to be found in a tough neighborhood?

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Question 16

What type of exclusion occurs indirectly and does explicitly mention race?

Accepted Answer

A)   Segregation
B)   Redlining
C)   Sun-down towns
D)   Exclusionary zoning

Question 17

Which of the following is true about the code of the street?

Accepted Answer

A)   Being disrespected is dangerous
B)   People must stand up for themselves when challenged
C)   Rudeness is not tolerated
D)   All of the above

Question 18

According to the Yonkers experiment, what age of children benefitted most from relocation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Preadolescent children, around 8 and 9 years old
B)   Children who had started adolescence, ages 10 through 15
C)   Youths in late adolescence, age 16 through 18
D)   All of the above

Question 19

How can aversive stimuli lead to aggressive behavior?

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Question 20

Why is neighborhood cohesion difficult in heterogeneous neighborhoods?

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Exam 5: Overt Crime Areas