Question 1

Genocides have only occurred in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Explain the social patterning of political crime in the United States.

Accepted Answer

In the United States and other Western nations,crime by government is almost always committed by white men of middle- or upper-class status,if only because privileged white men occupy almost all positions of political power in these societies.It is True that working-class soldiers,police,and other individuals,often nonwhite and occasionally female,carry out repression and other government crimes,but they do so in Western nations under orders from privileged white men.

Question 3

Victims of state-crime are almost always from the higher socioeconomic strata.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Like white-collar crime,_____ is an ambiguous term.

Accepted Answer

A)  political crime 
B)  gang crime 
C)  corporate crime 
D)  institutional crime 
A)  political crime 
B)  gang crime 
C)  corporate crime 
D)  institutional crime

Question 5

If you were a politician,do you think you would engage in political corruption? Which factor would influence you?

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I don't have personal experien

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of vigilante terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pearl Harbor 
B)  9/11 
C)  Space shuttle Challenger explosion 
D)  Oklahoma City bombing 
A)  Pearl Harbor 
B)  9/11 
C)  Space shuttle Challenger explosion 
D)  Oklahoma City bombing

Question 7

Explain treason.

Accepted Answer

Treason involves the aiding and abetting

Question 8

Which theory stresses that movements are more likely to arise when changes in the national government promise it will prove receptive or vulnerable to movement challenges?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political passiveness 
B)  Corporate changing 
C)  Political opportunity 
D)  Corporate greed 
A)  Political passiveness 
B)  Corporate changing 
C)  Political opportunity 
D)  Corporate greed

Question 9

Like white-collar crime,political crime is an ambiguous term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following involves the aiding and abetting of a country's enemy by,for example,providing the enemy military secrets or other important information that puts the country at risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vigilantism 
B)  Treason 
C)  Impeachment 
D)  Fracking 
A)  Vigilantism 
B)  Treason 
C)  Impeachment 
D)  Fracking

Question 11

Under what is called extraordinary _____,the CIA arrested or kidnapped suspected terrorists in several nations and transported them to secret prisons in the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A)  rendition 
B)  retention 
C)  regression 
D)  repatriating 
A)  rendition 
B)  retention 
C)  regression 
D)  repatriating

Question 12

Crime by government is called also called state-crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Would you consider the targeting of conservative political groups by the IRS and other agencies to be a form of state terrorism?

Accepted Answer

The characterization of the targeting of

Question 14

A related form of political violence is political _____,or the murder of public figures for political reasons.

Accepted Answer

A)  assassination 
B)  impeachment 
C)  indictment 
D)  aggression 
A)  assassination 
B)  impeachment 
C)  indictment 
D)  aggression

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of state-corporate crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle 
B)  The disaster of Affordable Care Act rollout 
C)  The 9/11 attacks 
D)  The bombing of Pearl Harbor 
A)  The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle 
B)  The disaster of Affordable Care Act rollout 
C)  The 9/11 attacks 
D)  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

Question 16

6.	The deliberate extermination of a group because of its race, religion, ethnicity, or nationality is called genocide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Reporters Without Borders,Vietnam has some of the freest press in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Individuals and groups often commit terrorism and other _____ to change the status quo.

Accepted Answer

A)  secular violence 
B)  political violence 
C)  popular violence 
D)  sectarian violence 
A)  secular violence 
B)  political violence 
C)  popular violence 
D)  sectarian violence

Question 19

When Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus,she committed the crime of espionage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following reflects a misuse of office for political power and influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vietnam 
B)  World War II 
C)  Watergate 
D)  The civil rights movement 
A)  Vietnam 
B)  World War II 
C)  Watergate 
D)  The civil rights movement

Genocides have only occurred in Africa.

Explain the social patterning of political crime in the United States.

Victims of state-crime are almost always from the higher socioeconomic strata.

Like white-collar crime,_____ is an ambiguous term.

If you were a politician,do you think you would engage in political corruption? Which factor would influence you?

Which of the following is an example of vigilante terrorism?

Explain treason.

Which theory stresses that movements are more likely to arise when changes in the national government promise it will prove receptive or vulnerable to movement challenges?

Like white-collar crime,political crime is an ambiguous term.

Which of the following involves the aiding and abetting of a country's enemy by,for example,providing the enemy military secrets or other important information that puts the country at risk?

Under what is called extraordinary _____,the CIA arrested or kidnapped suspected terrorists in several nations and transported them to secret prisons in the Middle East.

Crime by government is called also called state-crime.

Would you consider the targeting of conservative political groups by the IRS and other agencies to be a form of state terrorism?

A related form of political violence is political _____,or the murder of public figures for political reasons.

Which of the following is an example of state-corporate crime?

6. The deliberate extermination of a group because of its race, religion, ethnicity, or nationality is called genocide.

According to Reporters Without Borders,Vietnam has some of the freest press in the world.

Individuals and groups often commit terrorism and other _____ to change the status quo.

When Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus,she committed the crime of espionage.

Which of the following reflects a misuse of office for political power and influence?

Criminology and the Sociological Perspective

Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem

The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

Victims and Victimization

Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives

Biological and Psychological Explanations

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process

Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives

Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery

Violence Against Women

Property Crime and Fraud

White-collar and Organized Crime

Consensual Crime

Policing: Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society

Prosecution and Punishment

Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime?

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Exam 14: Political Crime

Genocides have only occurred in Africa.

Explain the social patterning of political crime in the United States.

Victims of state-crime are almost always from the higher socioeconomic strata.

Like white-collar crime,_____ is an ambiguous term.

If you were a politician,do you think you would engage in political corruption? Which factor would influence you?

Which of the following is an example of vigilante terrorism?

Explain treason.

Which theory stresses that movements are more likely to arise when changes in the national government promise it will prove receptive or vulnerable to movement challenges?

Like white-collar crime,political crime is an ambiguous term.

Which of the following involves the aiding and abetting of a country's enemy by,for example,providing the enemy military secrets or other important information that puts the country at risk?

Under what is called extraordinary _____,the CIA arrested or kidnapped suspected terrorists in several nations and transported them to secret prisons in the Middle East.

Crime by government is called also called state-crime.

Would you consider the targeting of conservative political groups by the IRS and other agencies to be a form of state terrorism?

A related form of political violence is political _____,or the murder of public figures for political reasons.

Which of the following is an example of state-corporate crime?

6. The deliberate extermination of a group because of its race, religion, ethnicity, or nationality is called genocide.

According to Reporters Without Borders,Vietnam has some of the freest press in the world.

Individuals and groups often commit terrorism and other _____ to change the status quo.

When Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus,she committed the crime of espionage.

Which of the following reflects a misuse of office for political power and influence?

Criminology and the Sociological Perspective

Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem

The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

Victims and Victimization

Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives

Biological and Psychological Explanations

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process

Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives

Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery

Violence Against Women

Property Crime and Fraud

White-collar and Organized Crime

Consensual Crime

Policing: Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society

Prosecution and Punishment

Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime?

Filters