Question 1

Read the following four statements. Which comes closest to the correct view of the role of biology in causing people to commit crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetics research has succeeded in explaining most criminality. 
B)  Biological factors may have a real but small effect in causing some people to commit crimes. 
C)  Lombroso proved a century ago that biological factors are a major cause of crime. 
D)  Males with one particular body type commit most serious crimes. (Applied; 
A)  Genetics research has succeeded in explaining most criminality. 
B)  Biological factors may have a real but small effect in causing some people to commit crimes. 
C)  Lombroso proved a century ago that biological factors are a major cause of crime. 
D)  Males with one particular body type commit most serious crimes. (Applied;

Question 2

"Due process" means handling alleged offenders within the bounds of the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

"Primary deviance" may provoke some action from others, but has little effect on a person's self concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Using a Marxist approach, Steven Spitzer claims that a capitalist society is likely to label which of the following categories of people as deviant?

Accepted Answer

A)  people who spend most of their time working hard to support their families 
B)  the rich in relation to the poor 
C)  people who get along with others and "play the game" 
D)  radicals who call for basic change in capitalistic society itself 
A)  people who spend most of their time working hard to support their families 
B)  the rich in relation to the poor 
C)  people who get along with others and "play the game" 
D)  radicals who call for basic change in capitalistic society itself

Question 5

A judge sentences a young man who has committed several crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home. Which of the following concepts describes these efforts to prevent further wrongdoing?

Accepted Answer

A)  retribution 
B)  deterrence 
C)  social protection 
D)  rehabilitation 
A)  retribution 
B)  deterrence 
C)  social protection 
D)  rehabilitation

Question 6

Crime is only one type of deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

Accepted Answer

A)  during the forties. 
B)  during the middle thirties. 
C)  in the late twenties. 
D)  during the late teenage years. 
A)  during the forties. 
B)  during the middle thirties. 
C)  in the late twenties. 
D)  during the late teenage years.

Question 8

Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime

Accepted Answer

A)  is about the same for people of all class levels. 
B)  is higher for people in higher class levels. 
C)  is higher for people in lower class levels. 
D)  almost always involves middle-class people. 
A)  is about the same for people of all class levels. 
B)  is higher for people in higher class levels. 
C)  is higher for people in lower class levels. 
D)  almost always involves middle-class people.

Question 9

A hate crime is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  any violation of federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. 
B)  a criminal act motivated by racial or other bias. 
C)  any crime involving powerful emotions. 
D)  any crime targeting a member of a minority. 
A)  any violation of federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. 
B)  a criminal act motivated by racial or other bias. 
C)  any crime involving powerful emotions. 
D)  any crime targeting a member of a minority.

Question 10

If a parent threatens a child with punishment in order to discourage wrongdoing, the parent is using punishment to accomplish which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  deterrence 
B)  retribution 
C)  social protection 
D)  rehabilitation 
A)  deterrence 
B)  retribution 
C)  social protection 
D)  rehabilitation

Question 11

Men, who represent about half the U.S. population, account for about_______ of all arrests for property crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  85 percent 
B)  65 percent 
C)  45 percent 
D)  25 percent 
A)  85 percent 
B)  65 percent 
C)  45 percent 
D)  25 percent

Question 12

Gender figures into the study of deviance because

Accepted Answer

A)  most researchers in this area are women. 
B)  most of the people arrested for serious crimes in the United States are women. 
C)  every society in the world applies stronger normative controls to females than to males. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  most researchers in this area are women. 
B)  most of the people arrested for serious crimes in the United States are women. 
C)  every society in the world applies stronger normative controls to females than to males. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 13

The death penalty

Accepted Answer

A)  is legal in most states, but is actually carried out only in a few states. 
B)  was ruled unconstitutional in the United States in 2005. 
C)  is legal in all of the fifty states. 
D)  is being carried out more frequently as time goes on. 
A)  is legal in most states, but is actually carried out only in a few states. 
B)  was ruled unconstitutional in the United States in 2005. 
C)  is legal in all of the fifty states. 
D)  is being carried out more frequently as time goes on.

Question 14

The "medicalization of deviance" trend means that more and more crimes are committed by people under the influence of an illegal drug.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Edwin Lemert described "primary deviance" as

Accepted Answer

A)  a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept. 
B)  actions that parents or other family members define as seriously deviant. 
C)  the most serious episodes of deviance. 
D)  the experience of deviance early in life. 
A)  a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept. 
B)  actions that parents or other family members define as seriously deviant. 
C)  the most serious episodes of deviance. 
D)  the experience of deviance early in life.

Question 16

In legal terms, a crime is composed of which two elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  a criminal and a victim 
B)  the act and criminal intent 
C)  the offender and the public 
D)  the act and the social harm 
A)  a criminal and a victim 
B)  the act and criminal intent 
C)  the offender and the public 
D)  the act and the social harm

Question 17

Based on your reading, it would be correct to say that biological approaches offer

Accepted Answer

A)  a good explanation of only property crime. 
B)  a good explanation of only violent crime. 
C)  a good explanation of all crimes. 
D)  a very limited understanding of crime. 
A)  a good explanation of only property crime. 
B)  a good explanation of only violent crime. 
C)  a good explanation of all crimes. 
D)  a very limited understanding of crime.

Question 18

Biological factors, including genetics, offer a limited explanation of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

_________is a legal term meaning "guilty mind" and refers to criminal intent.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mens rea 
B)  Mea culpa 
C)  Homo sapiens 
D)  Habeas corpus 
A)  Mens rea 
B)  Mea culpa 
C)  Homo sapiens 
D)  Habeas corpus

Question 20

According to Elliot Currie, factors that explain why the United States has a high crime rate by world standards include

Accepted Answer

A)  having too few police officers. 
B)  an emphasis on individualism and economic success, which weakens families and neighborhoods. 
C)  our cultural homogeneity. 
D)  a lack of public interest in punishing offenders. 
A)  having too few police officers. 
B)  an emphasis on individualism and economic success, which weakens families and neighborhoods. 
C)  our cultural homogeneity. 
D)  a lack of public interest in punishing offenders.

Read the following four statements. Which comes closest to the correct view of the role of biology in causing people to commit crimes?

"Due process" means handling alleged offenders within the bounds of the law.

"Primary deviance" may provoke some action from others, but has little effect on a person's self concept.

Using a Marxist approach, Steven Spitzer claims that a capitalist society is likely to label which of the following categories of people as deviant?

A judge sentences a young man who has committed several crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home. Which of the following concepts describes these efforts to prevent further wrongdoing?

Crime is only one type of deviance.

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime

A hate crime is defined as

If a parent threatens a child with punishment in order to discourage wrongdoing, the parent is using punishment to accomplish which of the following?

Men, who represent about half the U.S. population, account for about_______ of all arrests for property crime.

Gender figures into the study of deviance because

The death penalty

The "medicalization of deviance" trend means that more and more crimes are committed by people under the influence of an illegal drug.

Edwin Lemert described "primary deviance" as

In legal terms, a crime is composed of which two elements?

Based on your reading, it would be correct to say that biological approaches offer

Biological factors, including genetics, offer a limited explanation of crime.

_________is a legal term meaning "guilty mind" and refers to criminal intent.

According to Elliot Currie, factors that explain why the United States has a high crime rate by world standards include

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Exam 7: Deviance

Read the following four statements. Which comes closest to the correct view of the role of biology in causing people to commit crimes?

"Due process" means handling alleged offenders within the bounds of the law.

"Primary deviance" may provoke some action from others, but has little effect on a person's self concept.

Using a Marxist approach, Steven Spitzer claims that a capitalist society is likely to label which of the following categories of people as deviant?

A judge sentences a young man who has committed several crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home. Which of the following concepts describes these efforts to prevent further wrongdoing?

Crime is only one type of deviance.

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime

A hate crime is defined as

If a parent threatens a child with punishment in order to discourage wrongdoing, the parent is using punishment to accomplish which of the following?

Men, who represent about half the U.S. population, account for about_______ of all arrests for property crime.

Gender figures into the study of deviance because

The death penalty

The "medicalization of deviance" trend means that more and more crimes are committed by people under the influence of an illegal drug.

Edwin Lemert described "primary deviance" as

In legal terms, a crime is composed of which two elements?

Based on your reading, it would be correct to say that biological approaches offer

Biological factors, including genetics, offer a limited explanation of crime.

_________is a legal term meaning "guilty mind" and refers to criminal intent.

According to Elliot Currie, factors that explain why the United States has a high crime rate by world standards include

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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