Question 1

Which of the following provides the most accurate description of the relationship between drugs and crime?

Accepted Answer

A) Drug use and other forms of crime appear rooted in a general propensity toward deviant behaviors. 
B) There is clear evidence that those who begin to use drugs are then drawn into other criminal behavior. 
C) There is clear evidence that those who commit crimes are then drawn to drug use. 
D) There is no apparent relationship between drug use and other forms of criminal activity. 
A) Drug use and other forms of crime appear rooted in a general propensity toward deviant behaviors. 
B) There is clear evidence that those who begin to use drugs are then drawn into other criminal behavior. 
C) There is clear evidence that those who commit crimes are then drawn to drug use. 
D) There is no apparent relationship between drug use and other forms of criminal activity.

Question 2

Should prostitution be legalized? Discuss the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution.Use examples from your reading to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

Prostitution is a complex and controvers

Question 3

Throughout history, prostitution has always had a strong negative social stigma associated with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Due to increased enforcement and the severity of punishments, alcohol-related traffic fatalities were reduced by ______ from 1982 to 2008.

Accepted Answer

A) 83% 
B) 57% 
C) 41% 
D) 33% 
A) 83% 
B) 57% 
C) 41% 
D) 33%

Question 5

What general criteria are used by the DEA in determining how to classify chemical substances?

Accepted Answer

The extent of the dr

Question 6

Alcohol is thought to reduce inhibition by affecting a neurotransmitter called

Accepted Answer

A) BABA 
B) GABA 
C) MABA 
D) ZABA 
A) BABA 
B) GABA 
C) MABA 
D) ZABA

Question 7

Describe a sociological explanation for drug abuse and why biosociology challenges the theory.

Accepted Answer

Sociological explanations for drug abuse

Question 8

Far more fatalities each year are attributed to drug abuse than are linked to alcohol use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Binge drinking and driving while intoxicated are two of the largest concerns regarding alcohol and crime.Discuss why, using information learned in class.

Accepted Answer

Binge drinking and driving while intoxic

Question 10

Drug dealing is sometimes referred to as the "world's oldest profession."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An American study found that 40% of college students reported at least one episode of binge drinking in the previous two weeks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which organization played the most fundamental role in changing attitudes toward drunk driving in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) DEA 
B) FBI 
C) FDA 
D) MADD 
A) DEA 
B) FBI 
C) FDA 
D) MADD

Question 13

Police spend more than half of their time on ______ offenses.

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol-related 
B) drug-related 
C) gambling 
D) sexual 
A) alcohol-related 
B) drug-related 
C) gambling 
D) sexual

Question 14

The notion that public order crimes are "victimless" is

Accepted Answer

A) widely accepted among criminologists and the general public 
B) contested by criminologists but accepted among the general public 
C) rejected by criminologists, due to the number of "secondary victims" harmed by such crimes 
D) rejected by criminologists, due to the large number of public order crimes reported each year on the NCVS 
A) widely accepted among criminologists and the general public 
B) contested by criminologists but accepted among the general public 
C) rejected by criminologists, due to the number of "secondary victims" harmed by such crimes 
D) rejected by criminologists, due to the large number of public order crimes reported each year on the NCVS

Question 15

Which of the following is true regarding the sex trade in ancient Greece?

Accepted Answer

A) Sex work was limited to a government-run network of brothels. 
B) The poor could not afford the services of sex workers. 
C) There was a hierarchy of different forms of sex work. 
D) There was no sex trade in ancient Greece. 
A) Sex work was limited to a government-run network of brothels. 
B) The poor could not afford the services of sex workers. 
C) There was a hierarchy of different forms of sex work. 
D) There was no sex trade in ancient Greece.

Question 16

Alcohol ______ dopamine levels, and ______ serotonin levels.

Accepted Answer

A) decreases; decreases 
B) decreases; increases 
C) increases; decreases 
D) increases; increases 
A) decreases; decreases 
B) decreases; increases 
C) increases; decreases 
D) increases; increases

Question 17

According to your text, what may be the most addictive substance known?

Accepted Answer

A) marijuana 
B) LSD 
C) crack/smokeable cocaine 
D) heroin 
A) marijuana 
B) LSD 
C) crack/smokeable cocaine 
D) heroin

Question 18

One of the common questions surrounding the connection between alcohol and criminality is whether one "causes" the other, or whether they simply co-vary.Do you believe that alcohol causes crime, or that criminal involvement leads to alcohol consumption, or neither? Support your answer with what you have learned in this class.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between alcohol and cri

Question 19

There are legal brothels operating in the contemporary United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the drug classification system used by the DEA.Do you think that the criteria utilized are sufficient, or should other factors be considered when classifying drugs? Support your response.

Accepted Answer

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA

Which of the following provides the most accurate description of the relationship between drugs and crime?

Should prostitution be legalized? Discuss the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution.Use examples from your reading to support your answer.

Throughout history, prostitution has always had a strong negative social stigma associated with it.

Due to increased enforcement and the severity of punishments, alcohol-related traffic fatalities were reduced by ______ from 1982 to 2008.

What general criteria are used by the DEA in determining how to classify chemical substances?

Alcohol is thought to reduce inhibition by affecting a neurotransmitter called

Describe a sociological explanation for drug abuse and why biosociology challenges the theory.

Far more fatalities each year are attributed to drug abuse than are linked to alcohol use.

Binge drinking and driving while intoxicated are two of the largest concerns regarding alcohol and crime.Discuss why, using information learned in class.

Drug dealing is sometimes referred to as the "world's oldest profession."

An American study found that 40% of college students reported at least one episode of binge drinking in the previous two weeks.

Which organization played the most fundamental role in changing attitudes toward drunk driving in the United States?

Police spend more than half of their time on ______ offenses.

The notion that public order crimes are "victimless" is

Which of the following is true regarding the sex trade in ancient Greece?

Alcohol dopamine levels, and serotonin levels.

According to your text, what may be the most addictive substance known?

There are legal brothels operating in the contemporary United States.

Describe the drug classification system used by the DEA.Do you think that the criteria utilized are sufficient, or should other factors be considered when classifying drugs? Support your response.

An Overview of Crime and Criminology

Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior

Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization

The Early Schools of Criminology

Crime As Choice: Rationality, Emotion, and Criminal Behavior

Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

Crimes of Violence

Terrorism

Property Crime

White-Collar Crime

Organized Crime

Filters

Exam 15: Public Order Crime

Which of the following provides the most accurate description of the relationship between drugs and crime?

Should prostitution be legalized? Discuss the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution.Use examples from your reading to support your answer.

Throughout history, prostitution has always had a strong negative social stigma associated with it.

Due to increased enforcement and the severity of punishments, alcohol-related traffic fatalities were reduced by ______ from 1982 to 2008.

What general criteria are used by the DEA in determining how to classify chemical substances?

Alcohol is thought to reduce inhibition by affecting a neurotransmitter called

Describe a sociological explanation for drug abuse and why biosociology challenges the theory.

Far more fatalities each year are attributed to drug abuse than are linked to alcohol use.

Binge drinking and driving while intoxicated are two of the largest concerns regarding alcohol and crime.Discuss why, using information learned in class.

Drug dealing is sometimes referred to as the "world's oldest profession."

An American study found that 40% of college students reported at least one episode of binge drinking in the previous two weeks.

Which organization played the most fundamental role in changing attitudes toward drunk driving in the United States?

Police spend more than half of their time on ______ offenses.

The notion that public order crimes are "victimless" is

Which of the following is true regarding the sex trade in ancient Greece?

Alcohol ______ dopamine levels, and ______ serotonin levels.

According to your text, what may be the most addictive substance known?

There are legal brothels operating in the contemporary United States.

Describe the drug classification system used by the DEA.Do you think that the criteria utilized are sufficient, or should other factors be considered when classifying drugs? Support your response.

An Overview of Crime and Criminology

Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior

Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization

The Early Schools of Criminology

Crime As Choice: Rationality, Emotion, and Criminal Behavior

Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

Crimes of Violence

Terrorism

Property Crime

White-Collar Crime

Organized Crime

Filters

Alcohol dopamine levels, and serotonin levels.