Question 1

Environmental crimes,illegal credit card manipulations,insider trading in financial institutions,bribery of public officials,and computer crimes are all examples of ____________ crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  violent
B)  corporate
C)  victimless
D)  conventional
E)  nonconventional B

Question 2

Which of the following factors has been determined to be MOST highly correlated with criminal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  age
B)  occupation
C)  body type
D)  family type in which one grows up
E)  race A

Question 3

The National Crime Victimization Survey is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conducted by the FBI as a result of a steady increase in the number of serious crimes
B)  conducted by the FBI based on crime reports compiled by local police departments.
C)  a sociological study that correlates the fear of crime rates with the effects of media coverage of crime reports
D)  an annual survey of U.S.households conducted by the Department of Justice
E)  none of the above D

Question 4

According to the text,two approaches would probably deter much occupational crime.They are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  legal reform,particularly tougher penalties,and stronger enforcement
B)  more lenient penalties and less rigorous enforcement
C)  better federal reformatories and updated laws
D)  more education and updated laws
E)  elimination of the upper class and tough prisons

Question 5

In a 1990 study of the juvenile justice system and rehabilitation,sociologist Mark Jacobs found that professionals in the system feel they must __________ in order to make it rehabilitate rather than do further harm to juvenile offenders and young people in need of supervision.

Accepted Answer

A)  patronize the system
B)  "screw" the system
C)  perjure themselves
D)  disobey the law
E)  commit crimes

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT,in Walter Miller's view,a lower-class focal concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  smartness
B)  trouble
C)  toughness
D)  fate
E)  dependency

Question 7

__________ commit unsophisticated forms of theft without a high level of skill as criminals.These individuals do not associate with habitual lawbreakers and often do not consider t themselves to be criminals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conventional (orthodox) criminals
B)  Public-order criminals
C)  Organized criminals
D)  Professional criminals
E)  Occasional (property crime) offenders

Question 8

Many states are experimenting with programs in which youthful offenders can attend school or job training while in prison or in lieu of prison.Programs like these are controversial because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  violent offenders are expected to do "hard time"
B)  they are regarded as too expensive
C)  politicians resent rehabilitative techniques
D)  qualified personnel cannot be recruited to work within them
E)  All of the above

Question 9

__________ crime reports are conducted by the Census Bureau,based on a representative sample of people who are asked whether they have been the object of criminal activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Official FBI
B)  Victimization
C)  Self-reported
D)  Objective interview
E)  Subjective interview

Question 10

__________ is community supervision of persons who have been released from prison.

Accepted Answer

A)  Probation
B)  Prerelease
C)  Furlough release
D)  Domestic visitation
E)  Parole

Question 11

Define and discuss the major patterns of occupational (white-collar)crime in the United States.Why do Americans respond to occupational crime the way we do?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define and discuss the major patterns of...

Question 12

Walter Miller's view of delinquency is that delinquent boys are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  responding to the focal concerns of lower-class life
B)  members of one or another of three basic lower-class subcultures
C)  members of a delinquent subculture because they aspire to,but cannot reach,middle-class standards
D)  delinquent because they have been associating with delinquent peer groups
E)  adopting deviant means to reach socially approved goals

Question 13

__________ is the capacity of a social group,which could be an entire society,to regulate itself according to a set of "higher moral principles beyond those of self interest."

Accepted Answer

A)  Social control
B)  Anomie
C)  Differential regulation
D)  Retribution
E)  Deterrence

Question 14

Edwin H.Sutherland's theory of __________ asserts that occupational criminality,like other forms of systematic criminal behavior,is learned through frequent direct or indirect relationships with people who are already engaging in such behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  white-collar crime
B)  differential association
C)  functional criminality
D)  conflicting criminality
E)  interactionist criminality

Question 15

Safecrackers,con-artists,and counterfeiters who skillfully dedicate themselves to a life of crime and are seldom caught and punished because of the skill at avoiding arrest are __________ criminals.

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional
B)  occasional
C)  professional
D)  organized
E)  skilled

Question 16

The text points out that a good example of the move toward international cooperation in enforcing the rule of law is the global movement among world leaders to combat __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  terrorism
B)  drug trafficking
C)  illegal trafficking in human beings,either for sexual markets or as what is essentially a form of slave labor
D)  cybercrime
E)  organized crime

Question 17

A 2008 Gallup Poll shows that __________ percent of Americans continue to support strict gun control measures.

Accepted Answer

A)  24
B)  49
C)  54
D)  69

Question 18

_________,the feeling of being adrift that arises from the disparity between goals and means,may vary with nationality,ethnic background,bias,religion,and other social characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anomie
B)  Differential association
C)  Atavism
D)  Innovation
E)  Stabilization

Question 19

About__________ percent of murder victims were related to or acquainted with their assailants.

Accepted Answer

A)  5
B)  15
C)  25
D)  35
E)  45

Question 20

According to the __________,which is published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),there was a decrease of ______ percent in the number of violent crimes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Crime in America,2.4
B)  Uniform Crime Reports,4.4
C)  Statistical Reporting on Crime,6.4
D)  National Crime Statistics,4.4
E)  United States Crime Record,8.4

Exam 5: Crime and Violence

Environmental crimes,illegal credit card manipulations,insider trading in financial institutions,bribery of public officials,and computer crimes are all examples of ____________ crime.

Which of the following factors has been determined to be MOST highly correlated with criminal behavior?

The National Crime Victimization Survey is __________.

According to the text,two approaches would probably deter much occupational crime.They are __________.

In a 1990 study of the juvenile justice system and rehabilitation,sociologist Mark Jacobs found that professionals in the system feel they must __________ in order to make it rehabilitate rather than do further harm to juvenile offenders and young people in need of supervision.

Which of the following is NOT,in Walter Miller's view,a lower-class focal concern?

__________ commit unsophisticated forms of theft without a high level of skill as criminals.These individuals do not associate with habitual lawbreakers and often do not consider t themselves to be criminals.

Many states are experimenting with programs in which youthful offenders can attend school or job training while in prison or in lieu of prison.Programs like these are controversial because __________.

__________ crime reports are conducted by the Census Bureau,based on a representative sample of people who are asked whether they have been the object of criminal activity.

__________ is community supervision of persons who have been released from prison.

Define and discuss the major patterns of occupational (white-collar)crime in the United States.Why do Americans respond to occupational crime the way we do?

Walter Miller's view of delinquency is that delinquent boys are __________.

__________ is the capacity of a social group,which could be an entire society,to regulate itself according to a set of "higher moral principles beyond those of self interest."

Edwin H.Sutherland's theory of __________ asserts that occupational criminality,like other forms of systematic criminal behavior,is learned through frequent direct or indirect relationships with people who are already engaging in such behavior.

Safecrackers,con-artists,and counterfeiters who skillfully dedicate themselves to a life of crime and are seldom caught and punished because of the skill at avoiding arrest are __________ criminals.

The text points out that a good example of the move toward international cooperation in enforcing the rule of law is the global movement among world leaders to combat __________.

A 2008 Gallup Poll shows that __________ percent of Americans continue to support strict gun control measures.

_________,the feeling of being adrift that arises from the disparity between goals and means,may vary with nationality,ethnic background,bias,religion,and other social characteristics.

About__________ percent of murder victims were related to or acquainted with their assailants.

According to the ____,which is published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ,there was a decrease of percent in the number of violent crimes.

Exam 5: Crime and Violence

Environmental crimes,illegal credit card manipulations,insider trading in financial institutions,bribery of public officials,and computer crimes are all examples of ____________ crime.

Which of the following factors has been determined to be MOST highly correlated with criminal behavior?

The National Crime Victimization Survey is __________.

According to the text,two approaches would probably deter much occupational crime.They are __________.

In a 1990 study of the juvenile justice system and rehabilitation,sociologist Mark Jacobs found that professionals in the system feel they must __________ in order to make it rehabilitate rather than do further harm to juvenile offenders and young people in need of supervision.

Which of the following is NOT,in Walter Miller's view,a lower-class focal concern?

__________ commit unsophisticated forms of theft without a high level of skill as criminals.These individuals do not associate with habitual lawbreakers and often do not consider t themselves to be criminals.

Many states are experimenting with programs in which youthful offenders can attend school or job training while in prison or in lieu of prison.Programs like these are controversial because __________.

__________ crime reports are conducted by the Census Bureau,based on a representative sample of people who are asked whether they have been the object of criminal activity.

__________ is community supervision of persons who have been released from prison.

Define and discuss the major patterns of occupational (white-collar)crime in the United States.Why do Americans respond to occupational crime the way we do?

Walter Miller's view of delinquency is that delinquent boys are __________.

__________ is the capacity of a social group,which could be an entire society,to regulate itself according to a set of "higher moral principles beyond those of self interest."

Edwin H.Sutherland's theory of __________ asserts that occupational criminality,like other forms of systematic criminal behavior,is learned through frequent direct or indirect relationships with people who are already engaging in such behavior.

Safecrackers,con-artists,and counterfeiters who skillfully dedicate themselves to a life of crime and are seldom caught and punished because of the skill at avoiding arrest are __________ criminals.

The text points out that a good example of the move toward international cooperation in enforcing the rule of law is the global movement among world leaders to combat __________.

A 2008 Gallup Poll shows that __________ percent of Americans continue to support strict gun control measures.

_________,the feeling of being adrift that arises from the disparity between goals and means,may vary with nationality,ethnic background,bias,religion,and other social characteristics.

About__________ percent of murder victims were related to or acquainted with their assailants.

According to the __________,which is published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ,there was a decrease of ______ percent in the number of violent crimes.

According to the ____,which is published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ,there was a decrease of percent in the number of violent crimes.