Exam 15: Underprivileged Deviance

Violence is more likely to occur in unarmed robbery.

The illegal goods and services sold by the Mafia include illicit gambling,loan sharking,and __________.

To ensure the house they break into is empty,most burglars will use a variety of tricks.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

In Conklin's view,the robbers of today

The car jacking type of auto theft has increased because of

Which of the following is part of organized crime's code of conduct?

Why are the Italians more powerful than African and Asian Americans in the context of organized crime in the United States?

The Yakuza are the many organized crime groups in Japan that have been outlawed by the government.

According to studies by Leroy Gould,robbery rates tend to increase during times of

Conklin discovered that most robbers use firearms to create a buffer zone between them and their victims and to help ensure escape.

Organized crime is unique to contemporary American society: it could not be found in any other society.

Prohibition ushered in a new era of organized crime in the early 1900s.

Actual violence is more likely to occur in armed robbery than in unarmed robbery.

According to relative deprivation theory of robbery,robbery is caused by feelings of frustration from failing to realize heightened expectations in the lower classes.

Few burglars carefully check on whether a house is empty because such attempts would alert residents and the police to the planning of a burglary.

The use of actual violence is more likely in a(n)__________ robbery.

There is more violence involved in __________ compared to armed robberies.

To avoid frightening away their patrons,store owners euphemistically refer to shoplifting as

The author of the text feels that the most important aspect of robbery as a violent crime is the

Many experts seem to agree that improved interpersonal relations accounted for some of the drop in crimes such as theft,robbery,and burglary.