Exam 7: Conformity, deviance, and Crime

A Medal of Honor,awarded by Congress to individuals serving in the armed forces who have exhibited valor in action against an enemy force,is an example of what type of sanction?

Why is the percentage of rapes reported to police so low? How is this underreporting related to gender roles in the United States?

Community policing involves all of the following elements EXCEPT:

Gender differences in crime have decreased in the United States as gender equality has increased in social institutions (e.g.,education and family).

Explain the basic premises of one of the following theories of crime: Robert K.Merton's strain theory; control theory; conflict theory; or Howard S.Becker's labeling theory.Based on the theory,suggest at least two specific strategies for reducing rates of traditional street crime.

Policy makers favor situational crime prevention techniques because they:

The process of bringing community and family members into court to publicly state their condemnation of a criminal's behavior and to accept the responsibility for reintegrating the offender back into the community is called:

What word would Robert K.Merton use to characterize members of a gang?

Robert K.Merton's functional analysis of deviance and crime addressed the issue that although society has become much more affluent in the twentieth century,crime rates continued to rise.Merton responded to this quandary by:

In the movie One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest,one of the patients in the mental hospital tells the other inmates that they are not crazy and they should not act as though they are just because the head nurse tells them they are.Which of the following theories best explains the patients' behaviors?

Sudhir Venkatesh's research on a gang in Chicago began when he was kidnapped and held hostage for a day by the gang.

Even "deviant" groups have their own norms to which members are expected to conform.

In 2011,nearly 75% of those arrested in the United States were men.

Recent criminological research has found that adolescents in romantic relationships are less likely to commit crime than other adolescents,"perhaps because romantic love discourages offending by strengthening the social bond." (Source: McCarthy and Casey.2008."Love,Sex,and Crime: Adolescent Romantic Relationships and Offending." American Sociological Review 73: 944-969).This finding best supports which of the following theories of crime?

Which crime has the highest reporting rate in the United States?

According to Richard A.Cloward and Lloyd E.Ohlin,delinquent youth subcultures emerge where the chances of legitimately achieving success are low.

Which of the following is NOT an example of corporate crime?

Jill's cell phone rang during an exam,and other students in the class turned around and stared at her.The instructor took the opportunity to remind the class that all cell phones should be turned off and put away.Both the class and the instructor used the moment to perform:

According to the 2011 Hate Crime Statistics,there were approximately _______________ incidents against gays and lesbians in the United States.

How is it possible for a person to be both a conformist and a deviant? Explain using examples.