Exam 2: Explanations for Organized Crime

_____________ suggests a strain between societal expectations for success and limited opportunity causes certain persons to innovate in the form of organized crime.

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What are Robert K.Merton's five modes of adaptation? Why is innovation most important when studying organized crime?

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Merton states there are five modes of individual adaptation to this phenomenon: conformity,ritualism,rebellion,retreatism,and innovation.We are concerned only with the last adaptation-innovation-that includes organized criminal activity for those who would play the game differently.
According to Ian Taylor,Paul Walton,and Jock Young (1973: 97),"The 'American Dream' urges all citizens to succeed whilst distributing the opportunity to succeed unequally: the result of this social and moral climate,inevitably,is innovation by the citizenry-the adoption of illegitimate means to pursue and obtain success." However,"routine" pedestrian criminal acts do not lead to any significant level of economic success.Innovation,then,is the adoption of sophisticated,well-planned,skilled,organized criminality.

Social Strain theorist Robert Merton hypothesized that organized crime was:

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In order for an organized crime group to survive,it must have a(n)_____________ process for inducting new members and inculcating them with the values and ways of behaving prescribed by the social system.

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_____________ refers to a source of patterning in human conduct; it is the sum of patterns of social relationships and shared meanings by which people give order,expression,and value to common experiences.

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According to learning theory,antisocial behavior is sometimes the result of a failure to learn how to discriminate between competing norms.

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Psychopaths exhibit a strong conscience,which allows them to pacify their guilt in order to harm another.

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According to Durkheim,retreatism refers to a state of normlessness which is the result of dramatic societal change.

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According to learning theory,antisocial behavior is sometimes the result of learning-positive and negative reinforcement-directly from others.

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Central to the psychoanalytic explanation for crime is the _____________,a conscience-like mechanism whose function is to restrain the person from antisocial behavior.

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_____________ implies that there are value judgments,or a social value system,which lie apart from a larger or central value system.

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Who theorized that all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned?

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Persons with an antisocial personality disorder suffer little or no guilt as a result of engaging in socially harmful behavior.

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Leaders of organized criminal enterprises maintain formal and informal political,economic,and religious ties that provide:

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_________________ refers to the study of society,social institutions,human interaction,collective behavior,and the behavior of organized groups.

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According to Edwin Sutherland,all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned.

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According to ethnic succession,persons involved in organized crime are not committed to a deviant subculture but are merely using available,albeit illegal,opportunity to achieve economic success.

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According to Fredric Thrasher,"Experience in a predatory gang develops in the boy _____________ law and order."

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Merton used the term pathological materialism to describe:

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The connection between criminal organizations of southern Italy and the American Mafia are the Zips,a term used describe recent immigrants.

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_____________ suggests a strain between societal expectations for success and limited opportunity causes certain persons to innovate in the form of organized crime.

What are Robert K.Merton's five modes of adaptation? Why is innovation most important when studying organized crime?

Social Strain theorist Robert Merton hypothesized that organized crime was:

In order for an organized crime group to survive,it must have a(n)_____________ process for inducting new members and inculcating them with the values and ways of behaving prescribed by the social system.

_____________ refers to a source of patterning in human conduct; it is the sum of patterns of social relationships and shared meanings by which people give order,expression,and value to common experiences.

According to learning theory,antisocial behavior is sometimes the result of a failure to learn how to discriminate between competing norms.

Psychopaths exhibit a strong conscience,which allows them to pacify their guilt in order to harm another.

According to Durkheim,retreatism refers to a state of normlessness which is the result of dramatic societal change.

According to learning theory,antisocial behavior is sometimes the result of learning-positive and negative reinforcement-directly from others.

Central to the psychoanalytic explanation for crime is the _____________,a conscience-like mechanism whose function is to restrain the person from antisocial behavior.

_____________ implies that there are value judgments,or a social value system,which lie apart from a larger or central value system.

Who theorized that all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned?

Persons with an antisocial personality disorder suffer little or no guilt as a result of engaging in socially harmful behavior.

Leaders of organized criminal enterprises maintain formal and informal political,economic,and religious ties that provide:

_________________ refers to the study of society,social institutions,human interaction,collective behavior,and the behavior of organized groups.

According to Edwin Sutherland,all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned.

According to ethnic succession,persons involved in organized crime are not committed to a deviant subculture but are merely using available,albeit illegal,opportunity to achieve economic success.

According to Fredric Thrasher,"Experience in a predatory gang develops in the boy _____________ law and order."

Merton used the term pathological materialism to describe:

The connection between criminal organizations of southern Italy and the American Mafia are the Zips,a term used describe recent immigrants.

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Exam 2: Explanations for Organized Crime

_____________ suggests a strain between societal expectations for success and limited opportunity causes certain persons to innovate in the form of organized crime.​

What are Robert K.Merton's five modes of adaptation? Why is innovation most important when studying organized crime?​

Social Strain theorist Robert Merton hypothesized that organized crime was:

In order for an organized crime group to survive,it must have a(n)_____________ process for inducting new members and inculcating them with the values and ways of behaving prescribed by the social system.​

_____________ refers to a source of patterning in human conduct; it is the sum of patterns of social relationships and shared meanings by which people give order,expression,and value to common experiences.​

According to learning theory,antisocial behavior is sometimes the result of a failure to learn how to discriminate between competing norms.​

Psychopaths exhibit a strong conscience,which allows them to pacify their guilt in order to harm another.​

According to Durkheim,retreatism refers to a state of normlessness which is the result of dramatic societal change.​

According to learning theory,antisocial behavior is sometimes the result of learning-positive and negative reinforcement-directly from others.​

Central to the psychoanalytic explanation for crime is the _____________,a conscience-like mechanism whose function is to restrain the person from antisocial behavior.​

_____________ implies that there are value judgments,or a social value system,which lie apart from a larger or central value system.​

Who theorized that all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned?​

Persons with an antisocial personality disorder suffer little or no guilt as a result of engaging in socially harmful behavior.​

Leaders of organized criminal enterprises maintain formal and informal political,economic,and religious ties that provide:​

_________________ refers to the study of society,social institutions,human interaction,collective behavior,and the behavior of organized groups.​

According to Edwin Sutherland,all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned.​

According to ethnic succession,persons involved in organized crime are not committed to a deviant subculture but are merely using available,albeit illegal,opportunity to achieve economic success.​

According to Fredric Thrasher,"Experience in a predatory gang develops in the boy _____________ law and order."​

Merton used the term pathological materialism to describe:​

The connection between criminal organizations of southern Italy and the American Mafia are the Zips,a term used describe recent immigrants.​

Introduction to Organized Crime

United States

Italy and Albania

Colombia and Mexico

Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Asia

Africa

Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs

Organized Crime: "Goods and Services"

Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

Organized Crime in Labor, Business, and Money Laundering

Organized Crime Statutes

Investigating and Prosecuting Organized Crime

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_____________ suggests a strain between societal expectations for success and limited opportunity causes certain persons to innovate in the form of organized crime.

What are Robert K.Merton's five modes of adaptation? Why is innovation most important when studying organized crime?

In order for an organized crime group to survive,it must have a(n)_____________ process for inducting new members and inculcating them with the values and ways of behaving prescribed by the social system.

_____________ refers to a source of patterning in human conduct; it is the sum of patterns of social relationships and shared meanings by which people give order,expression,and value to common experiences.

According to learning theory,antisocial behavior is sometimes the result of a failure to learn how to discriminate between competing norms.

Psychopaths exhibit a strong conscience,which allows them to pacify their guilt in order to harm another.

According to Durkheim,retreatism refers to a state of normlessness which is the result of dramatic societal change.

According to learning theory,antisocial behavior is sometimes the result of learning-positive and negative reinforcement-directly from others.

Central to the psychoanalytic explanation for crime is the _____________,a conscience-like mechanism whose function is to restrain the person from antisocial behavior.

_____________ implies that there are value judgments,or a social value system,which lie apart from a larger or central value system.

Who theorized that all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned?

Persons with an antisocial personality disorder suffer little or no guilt as a result of engaging in socially harmful behavior.

Leaders of organized criminal enterprises maintain formal and informal political,economic,and religious ties that provide:

_________________ refers to the study of society,social institutions,human interaction,collective behavior,and the behavior of organized groups.

According to Edwin Sutherland,all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned.

According to ethnic succession,persons involved in organized crime are not committed to a deviant subculture but are merely using available,albeit illegal,opportunity to achieve economic success.

According to Fredric Thrasher,"Experience in a predatory gang develops in the boy _____________ law and order."

Merton used the term pathological materialism to describe:

The connection between criminal organizations of southern Italy and the American Mafia are the Zips,a term used describe recent immigrants.