Question 1

According to Elliot Currie, factors that explain the high crime rate in the United States by world standards include

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A)  our cultural homogeneity. 
B)  a lack of interest in punishing offenders. 
C)  the high level of immigration. 
D)  our emphasis on individual economic success, which weakens the social fabric. 
A)  our cultural homogeneity. 
B)  a lack of interest in punishing offenders. 
C)  the high level of immigration. 
D)  our emphasis on individual economic success, which weakens the social fabric.

Question 2

A judge orders that an offender be sentenced to prison for a short time, with most of the sentence served on probation.This sentence reflects a policy called

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A)  parole. 
B)  shock probation. 
C)  rehabilitation. 
D)  extended lockup. 
A)  parole. 
B)  shock probation. 
C)  rehabilitation. 
D)  extended lockup.

Question 3

Identify four justifications for punishment.Do you think punishment accomplishes each of these goals? Why or why not?

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The four justifications for punishment a

Question 4

Organized crime refers to

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A)  illegal actions by people with white-collar jobs. 
B)  illegal actions on the part of a corporation or large business. 
C)  crime involving the cooperation of two or more businesses. 
D)  any business that supplies illegal goods or services. 
A)  illegal actions by people with white-collar jobs. 
B)  illegal actions on the part of a corporation or large business. 
C)  crime involving the cooperation of two or more businesses. 
D)  any business that supplies illegal goods or services.

Question 5

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime

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A)  almost always leads to a criminal conviction. 
B)  provokes a strong response from the community. 
C)  is usually resolved in a civil rather than a criminal court. 
D)  rarely involves serious harm to the public as a whole. 
A)  almost always leads to a criminal conviction. 
B)  provokes a strong response from the community. 
C)  is usually resolved in a civil rather than a criminal court. 
D)  rarely involves serious harm to the public as a whole.

Question 6

Alexander Liazos speaks for the social-conflict approach when he states that

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A)  powerless people are at the highest risk of being defined as deviant. 
B)  deviance has both functions and dysfunctions. 
C)  deviance exists only in the eye of the beholder. 
D)  society should ignore victimless crime. 
A)  powerless people are at the highest risk of being defined as deviant. 
B)  deviance has both functions and dysfunctions. 
C)  deviance exists only in the eye of the beholder. 
D)  society should ignore victimless crime.

Question 7

"Crimes against the person" includes all but

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A)  murder. 
B)  aggravated assault. 
C)  burglary. 
D)  forcible rape. 
A)  murder. 
B)  aggravated assault. 
C)  burglary. 
D)  forcible rape.

Question 8

Explain the difference between primary and secondary deviance.Give an example of each type of deviance.

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Primary deviance refers to the initial a

Question 9

Labeling theory stresses that some actions are always wrong and others are always right.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What does the story about the conviction and imprisonment of Bruce Glover suggest about punishment in the United States?

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A)  Crime truly does pay. 
B)  Convicts can lose everything important to them while in prison and, after release, they often struggle to fit back into society. 
C)  The U.S. criminal justice system truly rehabilitates criminals effectively. 
D)  After you get out of prison, society welcomes you back with open arms. 
A)  Crime truly does pay. 
B)  Convicts can lose everything important to them while in prison and, after release, they often struggle to fit back into society. 
C)  The U.S. criminal justice system truly rehabilitates criminals effectively. 
D)  After you get out of prison, society welcomes you back with open arms.

Question 11

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

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A)  how labeling someone as deviant can increase the deviant behavior. 
B)  the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior. 
C)  how well a person can contain deviant impulses. 
D)  how others respond to the race, ethnicity, gender, and class of the individual. 
A)  how labeling someone as deviant can increase the deviant behavior. 
B)  the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior. 
C)  how well a person can contain deviant impulses. 
D)  how others respond to the race, ethnicity, gender, and class of the individual.

Question 12

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

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A)  during the late teenage years. 
B)  in the late twenties. 
C)  during the middle thirties. 
D)  over age forty. 
A)  during the late teenage years. 
B)  in the late twenties. 
C)  during the middle thirties. 
D)  over age forty.

Question 13

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is

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A)  deterrence. 
B)  retribution. 
C)  social protection. 
D)  rehabilitation. 
A)  deterrence. 
B)  retribution. 
C)  social protection. 
D)  rehabilitation.

Question 14

Biological factors, including genetics, explain most criminal behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Emile Durkheim made the surprising statement that crime is actually useful and perhaps even necessary for all social organization.Write an essay in which you explain Durkheim's approach and point to a number of specific ways in which crime (or, more broadly, deviance) is functional for society as a whole.

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Emile Durkheim, a prominent sociologist,

Question 16

Every society tries to regulate the behavior of individuals this general process is called ______.

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A)  neighborhood watch 
B)  self control 
C)  social control 
D)  the legal system 
A)  neighborhood watch 
B)  self control 
C)  social control 
D)  the legal system

Question 17

In terms of racial categories, most people arrested for a violent crime in the United States are

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A)  white. 
B)  African American. 
C)  people of mixed race. 
D)  of Hispanic ancestry. 
A)  white. 
B)  African American. 
C)  people of mixed race. 
D)  of Hispanic ancestry.

Question 18

Define due process, plea bargaining, and community-based corrections.

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Due process refers to the legal requirem

Question 19

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime

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A)  is always more serious. 
B)  is usually less serious. 
C)  refers to a violation of norms enacted into law. 
D)  involves a larger share of the population. 
A)  is always more serious. 
B)  is usually less serious. 
C)  refers to a violation of norms enacted into law. 
D)  involves a larger share of the population.

Question 20

Every person charged with a crime in the United States is sentenced after receiving a trial by jury.

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A) True 
 B)False

According to Elliot Currie, factors that explain the high crime rate in the United States by world standards include

A judge orders that an offender be sentenced to prison for a short time, with most of the sentence served on probation.This sentence reflects a policy called

Identify four justifications for punishment.Do you think punishment accomplishes each of these goals? Why or why not?

Organized crime refers to

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime

Alexander Liazos speaks for the social-conflict approach when he states that

"Crimes against the person" includes all but

Explain the difference between primary and secondary deviance.Give an example of each type of deviance.

Labeling theory stresses that some actions are always wrong and others are always right.

What does the story about the conviction and imprisonment of Bruce Glover suggest about punishment in the United States?

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is

Biological factors, including genetics, explain most criminal behavior.

Every society tries to regulate the behavior of individuals this general process is called ______.

In terms of racial categories, most people arrested for a violent crime in the United States are

Define due process, plea bargaining, and community-based corrections.

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime

Every person charged with a crime in the United States is sentenced after receiving a trial by jury.

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Exam 7: Deviance

According to Elliot Currie, factors that explain the high crime rate in the United States by world standards include

A judge orders that an offender be sentenced to prison for a short time, with most of the sentence served on probation.This sentence reflects a policy called

Identify four justifications for punishment.Do you think punishment accomplishes each of these goals? Why or why not?

Organized crime refers to

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime

Alexander Liazos speaks for the social-conflict approach when he states that

"Crimes against the person" includes all but

Explain the difference between primary and secondary deviance.Give an example of each type of deviance.

Labeling theory stresses that some actions are always wrong and others are always right.

What does the story about the conviction and imprisonment of Bruce Glover suggest about punishment in the United States?

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is

Biological factors, including genetics, explain most criminal behavior.

Every society tries to regulate the behavior of individuals this general process is called ______.

In terms of racial categories, most people arrested for a violent crime in the United States are

Define due process, plea bargaining, and community-based corrections.

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime

Every person charged with a crime in the United States is sentenced after receiving a trial by jury.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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