Exam 8: Deviance and Social Control

Describe the various ways in which society attempts to ensure conformity.

Which of the following is true regarding capital punishment throughout the world?

People who are members of deviant groups are seen as normal by the other members of the group.

Deviant behavior that is engaged in as a result of having been labeled deviant is referred to as:

Walter Miller found that all of the following concepts were valued by lower-class delinquent subcultures EXCEPT:

The arguments used to support reliance on prison as the central institution of punishment and reform mainly come from the ____________ perspective.

The process in which a person who is charged with a crime agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge is called:

In comparing deviance today and 150 years ago, the changes in the sanctions imposed for deviance are a reflection of the

The youthful toughs who ran a school for pickpockets in Dickens' novel Oliver Twist are an example of which theory of deviance?

Research has consistently shown that the only effective forms of rehabilitation in prison center around:

Which of the following is NOT an example of a so-called victimless crime?

Erving Goffman argues that the term "deviant" should be used for people who:

In the United States tattoos are common in certain subcultures as

Joe Krimnull has been in prison for 20 of his 45 years. He has been convicted of armed robbery twice and murder once. His criminal career indicates that he is:

Attila Hunn was arrested for killing his parents. At the time of the arrest, he was charged with first-degree murder, a crime that carries a mandatory life sentence. Just prior to Hunn's trial, his attorney counseled him to plead guilty to manslaughter, which would let Hunn out of prison in ten years. This strategy is an example of:

Most people rarely experience the impulse to commit deviant acts.

In his study of embezzlement, Donald R. Cressey found that most people who engage in this form of behavior:

All students of the American prison system agree that by far the least successful aspect of prison life currently is ___________.

Regional Crime Rates, 2004, show that property crimes are highest in which region of the country?

According to William Sheldon, someone belonging to which of the following types is MOST likely to commit a crime?