Deck 8: Deviance, Substance Abuse, and Incarceration

Question 1

Deviance can best be defined as:

A) By attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors, violates basic norms in the society.
B) When a behavior breaks the law, rather than just a norm.
C) Social control forces include individual conscience, desire for social acceptance, pleasing others.
D) Social control mechanisms are socially imposed by carrying direct consequences.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

_____________ suggested that deviance and crime are "normal" societal traits.

A) Karl Marx
B) Max Weber
C) Emile Durkheim
D) Jane Addams

Answer 2

C

Question 3

______________- is a symbolic interactionist theory since it focuses on the interpretation of social roles and expectations.

A) Attachment Theory
B) Broken Windows Theory
C) Displacement Theory
D) Labeling Theory

Answer 3

D

Question 4

_____________explains persistent deviance; but provides rationale on why people are deviant. Which of the following is true?

A) Differential association theory.
B) Labeling Theory.
C) Routine Activities Theory.
D) Broken Windows Theory.

Question 5

________________explains deviance as stemming from the principle that opportunity structures in society are not universally available. Which of the following theories are true?

A) Symbolic Theory
B) Structural Strain Theory
C) Labeling Theory
D) Broken Windows Theory

Question 6

____________ state that prostitution, pirating music, and pornography, for example, typically punish the worker but not the customer.

A) Victimless Crimes
B) Vices
C) Felonies
D) Misdemeanors

Question 7

FBI's ______________, reports over 18,000 jurisdictions, including local, state, federal, and tribal agencies.

A) National Crime Victim Survey
B) Cybersecurity Victim Survey
C) Uniform Crime Report
D) Substance Abuse National Survey

Question 8

______________are violations which are considered minor such as petty theft, traffic violations, and simple assault.

A) Ordinances
B) Misdemeanors
C) Felonies
D) Torts

Question 9

__________________ are classified as burglaries, robberies, battery, and rape

A) Misdemeanors
B) Ordinances
C) Torts
D) Felonies

Question 10

_________ is when an inmate gains early release into the community and is supervised for a period of time.

A) Probation
B) Parole
C) Sanctions
D) Restorative Justice

Question 11

Young people usually grow out of deviance.

Question 12

In Part II, the UCR indexes reported incidents in two categories: violent and property crimes.

Question 13

law enforcement, the courts, and corrections make up the three components of the criminal justice system.

Question 14

Most of the cases, up to 97%, are plea bargained.

Question 15

Private prisons must have 23% occupancy.