Question 1

Talk About:
-Agents of direct social control

Accepted Answer

Persons or organizations who attempt to punish or neutralize both organizations and individuals who deviate from society's norms.

Question 2

The medical model claims objectivity and is morally neutral.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Social control is not static, but rather changes in response to

Accepted Answer

A)  Social context. 
B)  Political context. 
C)  Economic contexts. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Social context. 
B)  Political context. 
C)  Economic contexts. 
D)  All of the above. D

Question 4

Research indicates that mentally ill offenders usually receive adequate treatment while incarcerated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As a result of the medicalization of deviance, many behaviors have been

Accepted Answer

A)  Decriminalized. 
B)  Vindicated. 
C)  Putative backlash. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Decriminalized. 
B)  Vindicated. 
C)  Putative backlash. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 6

Talk About:
-Prescriptive norms

Accepted Answer

These tell

Question 7

Sometimes, socialization and social control do not result in full compliance with social norms, in which case deviance results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Talk About:
-Formal social control

Accepted Answer

Those mechanisms exe

Question 9

According to Conrad and Schneider as decisions are made about which behaviors to address through penal social control and which behaviors to address through therapeutic control, public policies change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Talk About:
-Donald Black

Accepted Answer

A leading scholar of law and s

Question 11

Punishment of mentally ill offenders cannot be justified under this theory because threat of punishment is used as a tool to discourage persons from committing crime. The theory is

Accepted Answer

A)  Medical initiative. 
B)  Medical advice. 
C)  Deterrence theory. 
D)  Medical expertise. 
A)  Medical initiative. 
B)  Medical advice. 
C)  Deterrence theory. 
D)  Medical expertise.

Question 12

A rehabilitative focus is more humanitarian, which may lead to a more compassionate society. Reducing moral blame increases understanding of the deviant behavior, which is attributed to illness. These are

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive effects of the legal system. 
B)  Positive effects of criminal justice. 
C)  Positive effects of medicalization. 
D)  Positive effects of law. 
A)  Positive effects of the legal system. 
B)  Positive effects of criminal justice. 
C)  Positive effects of medicalization. 
D)  Positive effects of law.

Question 13

Social control is static.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following are some of the negative consequences of medicalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allowing highly educated experts to control the definition of deviance and to specify its treatment takes power out of the hands of the public. 
B)  It removes personal responsibility for behaviors. 
C)  Medicalization focuses on the individual at the expense of solving larger social problems. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Allowing highly educated experts to control the definition of deviance and to specify its treatment takes power out of the hands of the public. 
B)  It removes personal responsibility for behaviors. 
C)  Medicalization focuses on the individual at the expense of solving larger social problems. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 15

The medical model of deviance is driven, in part, by a profit motive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Simply having differences automatically results in stratification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Talk About:
-External socialization

Accepted Answer

Socialization that occurs when

Question 18

Medicine acts as a powerful institution of social control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Talk About:
-Deviance

Accepted Answer

Refers to any depart

Question 20

We learn from our family members that lying is wrong. This is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Norms. 
B)  Internal socialization. 
C)  External socialization. 
D)  Mores. 
A)  Norms. 
B)  Internal socialization. 
C)  External socialization. 
D)  Mores.

Talk About: -Agents of direct social control

The medical model claims objectivity and is morally neutral.

Social control is not static, but rather changes in response to

Research indicates that mentally ill offenders usually receive adequate treatment while incarcerated.

As a result of the medicalization of deviance, many behaviors have been

Talk About: -Prescriptive norms

Sometimes, socialization and social control do not result in full compliance with social norms, in which case deviance results.

Talk About: -Formal social control

According to Conrad and Schneider as decisions are made about which behaviors to address through penal social control and which behaviors to address through therapeutic control, public policies change.

Talk About: -Donald Black

Punishment of mentally ill offenders cannot be justified under this theory because threat of punishment is used as a tool to discourage persons from committing crime. The theory is

A rehabilitative focus is more humanitarian, which may lead to a more compassionate society. Reducing moral blame increases understanding of the deviant behavior, which is attributed to illness. These are

Social control is static.

Which of the following are some of the negative consequences of medicalization?

The medical model of deviance is driven, in part, by a profit motive.

Simply having differences automatically results in stratification.

Talk About: -External socialization

Medicine acts as a powerful institution of social control.

Talk About: -Deviance

We learn from our family members that lying is wrong. This is called

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Exam 4: Theories of Deviance and Social Control

Talk About: -Agents of direct social control

The medical model claims objectivity and is morally neutral.

Social control is not static, but rather changes in response to

Research indicates that mentally ill offenders usually receive adequate treatment while incarcerated.

As a result of the medicalization of deviance, many behaviors have been

Talk About: -Prescriptive norms

Sometimes, socialization and social control do not result in full compliance with social norms, in which case deviance results.

Talk About: -Formal social control

According to Conrad and Schneider as decisions are made about which behaviors to address through penal social control and which behaviors to address through therapeutic control, public policies change.

Talk About: -Donald Black

Punishment of mentally ill offenders cannot be justified under this theory because threat of punishment is used as a tool to discourage persons from committing crime. The theory is

A rehabilitative focus is more humanitarian, which may lead to a more compassionate society. Reducing moral blame increases understanding of the deviant behavior, which is attributed to illness. These are

Social control is static.

Which of the following are some of the negative consequences of medicalization?

The medical model of deviance is driven, in part, by a profit motive.

Simply having differences automatically results in stratification.

Talk About: -External socialization

Medicine acts as a powerful institution of social control.

Talk About: -Deviance

We learn from our family members that lying is wrong. This is called

Introducing Crime and Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice, Society, and Morality

Criminal Justice and Legal Philosophy

Theories of Criminal Behavior

Concepts of Justice

Concepts of Justice Policy

Concepts of Criminal Procedure

Criminal Law

Criminal Punishment

Core Concepts of US Policing

Core Concepts of US Court Systems

Core Concepts of US Correctional Theory and Practice

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