Question 1

Social control theories view delinquency as the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) the poor and the rich living in close physical proximity to one another 
B) living in an area with weakened community institutions 
C) an individual having weakened bonds to family,school,and peers 
D) a failure to achieve positive goals in life 
A) the poor and the rich living in close physical proximity to one another 
B) living in an area with weakened community institutions 
C) an individual having weakened bonds to family,school,and peers 
D) a failure to achieve positive goals in life C

Question 2

Which of the following statements about communities on the downswing is false?

Accepted Answer

A) They are likely to experience increases in the number of single-parent families. 
B) They tend to develop mixed-use areas in which commercial and residential properties stand side by side. 
C) Because of racial differences in economic well-being,those left behind are all too often White. 
D) Poverty becomes highly concentrated as people become despondent and employment opportunities nonexistent. 
A) They are likely to experience increases in the number of single-parent families. 
B) They tend to develop mixed-use areas in which commercial and residential properties stand side by side. 
C) Because of racial differences in economic well-being,those left behind are all too often White. 
D) Poverty becomes highly concentrated as people become despondent and employment opportunities nonexistent. C

Question 3

People who have been negatively labeled by formal or informal institutions as a result of their participation,or alleged participation,in deviant or outlawed behaviors are thought to be:

Accepted Answer

A) attached 
B) degraded 
C) stigmatized 
D) gentrified 
A) attached 
B) degraded 
C) stigmatized 
D) gentrified C

Question 4

According to social reaction theory,whenever possible,anything producing stigma is to be avoided,a philosophy referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) deinstitutionalization 
B) socialization 
C) nonintervention 
D) deterrence 
A) deinstitutionalization 
B) socialization 
C) nonintervention 
D) deterrence

Question 5

A prevention strategy advocated by labeling theorists that requires removing juveniles from secure facilities and placing them in community-based programs to avoid the stigma attached to these facilities is called:

Accepted Answer

A) deinstitutionalization 
B) gentrification 
C) stigmatization 
D) socialization 
A) deinstitutionalization 
B) gentrification 
C) stigmatization 
D) socialization

Question 6

One mile from Jay's home,a rundown neighborhood was rehabilitated and transformed. Many wealthy people bought the houses for the short commute into downtown Chicago. This new area is considered:

Accepted Answer

A) socialized 
B) gentrified 
C) stigmatized 
D) transitioned 
A) socialized 
B) gentrified 
C) stigmatized 
D) transitioned

Question 7

Which of the following categories best represents the primary strain Kim feels?

Accepted Answer

A) Disjunction of expectations and achievements 
B) Removal of positively valued stimuli 
C) Presentation of negative stimulus 
D) Failure to achieve goals 
A) Disjunction of expectations and achievements 
B) Removal of positively valued stimuli 
C) Presentation of negative stimulus 
D) Failure to achieve goals

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the critical social factors believed to affect delinquent behaviors presented in the text?

Accepted Answer

A) Interpersonal interactions 
B) Gender disparity 
C) Community ecological conditions 
D) Social change 
A) Interpersonal interactions 
B) Gender disparity 
C) Community ecological conditions 
D) Social change

Question 9

Which of the following theorists is most likely to assert that criminal behavior is learned primarily in interpersonal groups?

Accepted Answer

A) General strain theorist 
B) Differential association theorist 
C) Labeling theorist 
D) Social control theorist 
A) General strain theorist 
B) Differential association theorist 
C) Labeling theorist 
D) Social control theorist

Question 10

According to cultural deviance theory,people who adopt the goals of society but lack the means to attain them seek alternatives,such as crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Given Dave's acceptance of his role as a "delinquent" and his subsequent behaviors,what has been created?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) Identity crisis 
C) Overt pathway 
D) Stigmatization 
A) Self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) Identity crisis 
C) Overt pathway 
D) Stigmatization

Question 12

The underclass are those who are left out of the economic mainstream and reduced to living in the most deteriorated inner-city areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Relative deprivation refers to a sense of:

Accepted Answer

A) injustice when the poor and the rich live in close physical proximity to one another 
B) alienation present among inner-city residents caused by crime,violence,and urban fear 
C) hostility residents feel once their neighborhood is gentrified 
D) none of the above 
A) injustice when the poor and the rich live in close physical proximity to one another 
B) alienation present among inner-city residents caused by crime,violence,and urban fear 
C) hostility residents feel once their neighborhood is gentrified 
D) none of the above

Question 14

In Hirschi's social control theory,attachment,commitment,involvement,and _____________________ are elements of the bond to society.

Accepted Answer

A) accountability 
B) piety 
C) religiosity 
D) belief 
A) accountability 
B) piety 
C) religiosity 
D) belief

Question 15

According to social disorganization theory,neighborhoods that are disorganized are incapable of effective social control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Operation Weed and Seed is based on social structure theory as a prevention strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the principles of restorative justice?

Accepted Answer

A) Victims,offenders,and communities are the key stakeholders not the justice system. 
B) Victims and communities suffer from crime and they need to be restored. 
C) Offenders have an obligation to make amends and they should do so voluntarily. 
D) Offenders should be removed from the community as punishment for their misdeeds. 
A) Victims,offenders,and communities are the key stakeholders not the justice system. 
B) Victims and communities suffer from crime and they need to be restored. 
C) Offenders have an obligation to make amends and they should do so voluntarily. 
D) Offenders should be removed from the community as punishment for their misdeeds.

Question 18

Social control theory proposes that people's relationships,commitments,values,norms,and beliefs encourage them not to break the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A delinquency prevention strategy associated with social structure theories is after-school programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The concept of social disorganization was first recognized by sociologists:

Accepted Answer

A) Hirschi and Merton 
B) Agnew and Lewis 
C) Sutherland and Platt 
D) Shaw and McKay 
A) Hirschi and Merton 
B) Agnew and Lewis 
C) Sutherland and Platt 
D) Shaw and McKay

Social control theories view delinquency as the result of:

Which of the following statements about communities on the downswing is false?

People who have been negatively labeled by formal or informal institutions as a result of their participation,or alleged participation,in deviant or outlawed behaviors are thought to be:

According to social reaction theory,whenever possible,anything producing stigma is to be avoided,a philosophy referred to as:

A prevention strategy advocated by labeling theorists that requires removing juveniles from secure facilities and placing them in community-based programs to avoid the stigma attached to these facilities is called:

One mile from Jay's home,a rundown neighborhood was rehabilitated and transformed. Many wealthy people bought the houses for the short commute into downtown Chicago. This new area is considered:

Which of the following categories best represents the primary strain Kim feels?

Which of the following is not one of the critical social factors believed to affect delinquent behaviors presented in the text?

Which of the following theorists is most likely to assert that criminal behavior is learned primarily in interpersonal groups?

According to cultural deviance theory,people who adopt the goals of society but lack the means to attain them seek alternatives,such as crime.

Given Dave's acceptance of his role as a "delinquent" and his subsequent behaviors,what has been created?

The underclass are those who are left out of the economic mainstream and reduced to living in the most deteriorated inner-city areas.

Relative deprivation refers to a sense of:

In Hirschi's social control theory,attachment,commitment,involvement,and _____________________ are elements of the bond to society.

According to social disorganization theory,neighborhoods that are disorganized are incapable of effective social control.

Operation Weed and Seed is based on social structure theory as a prevention strategy.

Which of the following is not one of the principles of restorative justice?

Social control theory proposes that people's relationships,commitments,values,norms,and beliefs encourage them not to break the law.

A delinquency prevention strategy associated with social structure theories is after-school programs.

The concept of social disorganization was first recognized by sociologists:

Childhood and Delinquency

The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

Individual Views of Delinquency: Choice and Trait

Developmental Views of Delinquency: Life Course and Latent Trait

Gender and Delinquency

The Family and Delinquency

Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

Schools and Delinquency

Drug Use and Delinquency

Delinquency Prevention and Juvenile Justice Today

Police Work With Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization

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Exam 4: Sociological Views of Delinquency

Social control theories view delinquency as the result of:

Which of the following statements about communities on the downswing is false?

People who have been negatively labeled by formal or informal institutions as a result of their participation,or alleged participation,in deviant or outlawed behaviors are thought to be:

According to social reaction theory,whenever possible,anything producing stigma is to be avoided,a philosophy referred to as:

A prevention strategy advocated by labeling theorists that requires removing juveniles from secure facilities and placing them in community-based programs to avoid the stigma attached to these facilities is called:

One mile from Jay's home,a rundown neighborhood was rehabilitated and transformed. Many wealthy people bought the houses for the short commute into downtown Chicago. This new area is considered:

Which of the following categories best represents the primary strain Kim feels?

Which of the following is not one of the critical social factors believed to affect delinquent behaviors presented in the text?

Which of the following theorists is most likely to assert that criminal behavior is learned primarily in interpersonal groups?

According to cultural deviance theory,people who adopt the goals of society but lack the means to attain them seek alternatives,such as crime.

Given Dave's acceptance of his role as a "delinquent" and his subsequent behaviors,what has been created?

The underclass are those who are left out of the economic mainstream and reduced to living in the most deteriorated inner-city areas.

Relative deprivation refers to a sense of:

In Hirschi's social control theory,attachment,commitment,involvement,and _____________________ are elements of the bond to society.

According to social disorganization theory,neighborhoods that are disorganized are incapable of effective social control.

Operation Weed and Seed is based on social structure theory as a prevention strategy.

Which of the following is not one of the principles of restorative justice?

Social control theory proposes that people's relationships,commitments,values,norms,and beliefs encourage them not to break the law.

A delinquency prevention strategy associated with social structure theories is after-school programs.

The concept of social disorganization was first recognized by sociologists:

Childhood and Delinquency

The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

Individual Views of Delinquency: Choice and Trait

Developmental Views of Delinquency: Life Course and Latent Trait

Gender and Delinquency

The Family and Delinquency

Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

Schools and Delinquency

Drug Use and Delinquency

Delinquency Prevention and Juvenile Justice Today

Police Work With Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization

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