Exam 3: Images of Crime and Criminality

During the 1970s how much of prime time television programming was dedicated to crime-and-justice stories?

Business and professional criminals are the most common criminality narrative.

Which of the following is NOT one of the typical characteristics of contemporary criminal portraits in the media?

Jorge is a 15-year-old Hispanic American living in a Hispanic neighborhood known for the numerous gangs that have inhabited the area for at least two generations. Before high school Jorge received straight As in school and he was a star basketball player both in and out of school. In his freshman year, however, he began hanging out with his older brother and his brother's friends who are all involved in one of the local gangs; Jorge now skips school frequently, has lost interest in basketball, and has been arrested for vandalism and petty theft 3 times. His mom worries that he'll eventually wind up dead. Jorge's recent behavior can BEST be explained by which of the following crime theories?

Robin Hood would BEST be categorized within which of the following criminal narrative categories?

According to entertainment media, who is usually responsible for predatory criminality?

Which of the following is a less popular narrative of criminality due to its complex, multi-theoretical nature and spreading of the responsibility for crime over both the criminal and society?

Which of the following crime theories is supported by the following scenario: Miranda, a 32-year-old single mother of 4 young children, works as a prostitute 3 nights a week. She figures that even if she does eventually get caught, the punishment won't be nearly as bad as missing out on the hundreds of dollars she makes each night.

Which of the following is NOT a historically symbolic white collar crime or a media representation of white collar crime?

Which of the following is NOT a common victim narrative?

The Great Train Robbery was one of the first narrative films and introduced many of the violent images still common in today's media.

The media tend to reflect the criminological theories popular at the time.

Crime news focuses on which type of crime?

Which of the following is a reason for why media attention to white collar crime has been historically low?

The "backwards law" is the tendency of the media to portray crime and justice opposite that of crime-and-justice reality.

Overall, the victimization rates of persons in the media correlate more with which of the following?

Psychological theories state that crime is a freewill decision that individuals will make when the gains from committing a crime outweigh the likely punishment from committing it.

Which of the following BEST represents the ideal crime victim from a news perspective?

The dominant media message in terms of frequency and popular appeal points to individually based theories of crime and away from social ones.

Which of the following is NOT a media trend that reflects the criminological theory that was popular at the time?