Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

Jackie is concerned about the level of graffiti and vandalism at her school.She wants to target a crime-prevention program at those most likely to commit these crimes.According to control theory, which group should she target for her campaign?

Approximately what proportion of Canadians have committed some type of crime?

Which of the following is NOT an important difference between conflict crimes and consensus crimes?

Compared to other causes of deviance and crime, how significant is labelling? In what kind of situations would it be most significant?

Official crime statistics are not regarded as completely accurate because not all crimes get reported.According to the textbook, what is the other reason why crime statistics may be inaccurate?

Reena and Ray are adolescent siblings.Ray is allowed to go out with friends whenever he wishes, whereas Reena is only allowed to go out accompanied by her brother.What would Hirschi predict about Reena's behaviour?

Which of the following views of punishment is characterized by the idea that if criminals are imprisoned, they will learn how to become better and more productive members of society?

Define stigmatization and give examples from everyday life.How might a person or a group overcome stigmatization?

According to the social learning theory of deviance, how do people learn to define unpleasurable deviant acts as pleasurable?

Some societies are deviance-free.

Explain the difference between "informal punishment" and "formal punishment." Give one example of each.

The crime severity index is not as good as traditional crime rates in measuring changes in crime over time.

Which of the following do most people ignore when trying to explain the high levels of incarceration among certain ethnic groups?

Because they report street crime more accurately than suite crime, official crime statistics underreport crime involving lower classes.

Benjamin and Maude have been watching the evening news and are alarmed about the pervasive violence they are seeing.To protect themselves, they get a dog, install a home security system, and put extra locks on their doors and windows.What do their actions illustrate?

Labelling theory holds that deviance results not only from the actions of the deviant but also from the responses of others.

Which of the following is the criterion that determines how terrible a community believes a deviant action to be?

Lisa is caught smoking marijuana at the bus shelter while waiting for the bus.Which type of deviance has she engaged in?

Presentation of teenage sexual transgressions in the film Easy A, discussed in the textbook, is most consistent with which theorist's conception of deviance?

According to Spitzer, which of the following pillars of capitalism do bag-ladies and trade unionists both challenge?