Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

What are techniques of neutralization?

White-collar crime results in many prosecutions and still more convictions.First,much white-collar crime takes place in private and is therefore difficult to detect.Second,corporations can afford legal experts,public relations firms,and advertising agencies that advise their clients on how to bend laws,build up their corporate image in the public mind,and influence lawmakers to pass laws "without teeth".

When considering John Hagan's classification of the types of deviance and crime,it becomes clear that:

Men are 3.3 times more likely than women to be arrested because of:

According to John Hagan,minor acts of deviance,such as participating in fads and fashions,or in dyeing your hair an unusual color,are called ____.

A collective adaptation to social conditions in which people create distinctive norms and values is known as a:

The long crime wave that began its downswing in the early 1960s and continued to fall in the 1970s rose in the 1980s and rose again in the 1990s.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major policies on drug control?

Mild sanctions such as raising eyebrows or ostracism,are called:

According to Jerome Miller,the criminal justice system efficiently searches out ____ for arrest and conviction.

According to Diana Scully's research on convicted rapists,rape is still associated with a low rate of prosecution.She also notes that rapists often view:

What is moral panic?

The creation of justifications and rationalizations,such as an appeal to higher loyalties or condemning those who pass judgment on them,enables criminals to:

Which theory contends that criminals are those likely to have few social attachments,few legitimate opportunities,weak conventional beliefs,and few involvements in their community?

State prisons in California hold more criminals than do Japan,Germany,France,Great Britain,the Netherlands,and Singapore combined.

Whether a particular act is considered deviant or not depends upon the ____ definition of the behavior.

The degree of social control varies over time and from one society to the next.____ of punishment also vary.

Why are street crimes and white-collar crimes portrayed so differently in popular movies?

If a gang member says that a crime victim "had it coming to him," the gang member is using a (n):

Which theory focuses on the power and influence of the wealthy and elites in imposing deviant and criminal labels on the less powerful?