Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

Differentiate between occupational and corporate crime and discuss their impact on society.

Community-oriented policing is an approach to law enforcement in which officers maintain a presence in the area,walking up and down the streets or riding bicycles getting to know people,and holding public service meetings at schools,churches,and other neighborhood settings.

The __________ views the cause of women's crime as originating in patriarchy (male domination over females).This approach focuses on social forces that shape women's lives and experiences and shows how exploitation may trigger deviant behavior and criminal activities.

According to the functionalist perspective,deviance is universal because it serves all of the following important functions EXCEPT:

Summarize the significant features of sociologists Richard Cloward's and Lloyd Ohlin's illegitimate opportunity theory and describe the three types of gangs identified.

The __________ feminist approach is based on the assumption that women are exploited by both capitalism and patriarchy.From this approach,women's criminal behavior is linked to gender conflict created by the economic and social struggle that often takes place in postindustrial societies.

A __________ is a minor crime that typically is punished by less than one year in jail.

John is a drug addict who believes that using marijuana or other illegal drugs is no more deviant than drinking alcoholic beverages and therefore should not be stigmatized.John would be in the ___________ of labeling.

In 2009,about ___________ million arrests were made in the United States for all criminal infractions (excluding traffic violations).

Discuss the feminist perspective of deviance.

Based on their research,sociologists Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin identified three basic gang types.The __________ is devoted to theft,extortion,and other illegal means of securing an income.

A bureaucrat pays so much attention to the rules that he loses sight of what the organization he works for is trying to accomplish.This illustrates:

Describe organized crime and explain how it may weaken social control in a society.

__________ is any action designed to deprive a person of things of value (including liberty) because of some offense the person is thought to have committed.

Four types of political deviance have been attributed to some government officials.Which of the following is NOT one of these types?

__________ refers to a violation of law or the commission of a status offense (such as cutting school or running away from home) by young people.

Describe Robert Merton's strain theory and provide examples to illustrate your answer.

The __________ feminist approach explains women's deviance and crime as a rational response to the gender discrimination that women experience in families and the workplace.

Typically sociologists and criminologists define a __________ as a group of people,usually young,who band together for purposes generally considered to be deviant or criminal by the larger society.

A person may shoplift an item of clothing from a department store but not be apprehended or labeled as a deviant.However,the person may decide to forgo such behavior in the future.This example illustrates what stage of deviance?