Exam 6: Deviance and Crime

Applying Merton's strain theory, skid-row alcoholics and drug addicts illustrate the concept of __________.

The United States has 5 percent of the world's population and accounts for __________ of the world's prison population.

The three most common arrest categories for both men and women are driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), larceny, and minor or criminal mischief types of offenses.

__________ is the term for any behavior, belief, or condition that violates significant social norms in the society or group in which it occurs.

Sociologist Walter Reckless suggests that many people do not resort to deviance because of __________ containments such as self-control, a sense of responsibility, and resistance to diversions.

Explain Foucault's concept of the Panoptican and its relevance for the study of deviance.

Reckless suggested that many people do not resort to deviance because of __________, which may include supportive family and friends, reasonable social expectations, and supervision by others.

The Uniform Crime Report is an accurate count of the types and numbers of crimes committed in the United States.

Two or three major groups control the majority of organized crime in the United States.

Labeling theory provides a comprehensive explanation of deviance and social control.

__________ is defined as "the calculated, unlawful use of physical force or threats of violence against persons or property in order to intimidate or coerce a government, organization, or individual for the purpose of gaining some political, religious, economic, or social objective."​

The text argues that __________ are better able to address the problem of juvenile offenders than are military-style boot camps.

Sociologists __________ suggested that, for deviance to occur, people must have access to illegitimate opportunity structures-circumstances that provide an opportunity for people to acquire through illegitimate activities what they cannot achieve through legitimate channels.

Discuss the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and describe the types of crime it reports.

People who are labeled deviant are generally regarded as deviant by all those around them.

A young woman graduates from high school with honors and attends a prestigious university, where she completes her degree; she gets a good job; she marries and starts planning for the future. This woman's behavior is an example of __________.

Based on information from the text, what trends do you predict for crime and deviance in the United States in the future? What trends do you predict for transnational crime and deviance?

A minister who is opposed to war conducts a nonviolent protest at a local military installation, thus committing a trespassing violation. Applying Merton's typology from strain theory, this behavior is an example of __________.

Arrest statistics are an accurate reflection of the crimes committed in the United States.

__________ crime refers to illegal acts that are a result of deliberate decisions made by personnel of an organization to enhance resources or profits at the expense of competitors, consumers, and the general public.