Question 1

Other things being equal, an offender is most likely to commit a crime when there is some value in it, according to routine activities theory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match the term with the appropriate description and/or definition
-Ineffective guardianship

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A)   Area in the Chicago city that contained numerous railroads, slaughterhouses, large factories, and stockyards for hogs and cattle
B)   Refers to the absence of anyone or anything in an area capable of making the crime more risky
C)   Element that refers to communities where many different cultures and races lived in close proximity
D)   Term that describes the notion about residents trusting one another, informal social control, and social cohesion
E)   A system of rules that many people living in these areas abide byF)  One element used to describe the structure of human life, specifically how things people do occur with regularityG)  Refers to the area at the center of the Chicago city where houses were being demolished to make room for factories and crime was commonH)  Term that refers to the phenomenon of crime resulting as a by-product of the cultureI)  Refers to size and bulk of a targetJ)  Term used to describe communities with high volume of population turnover

Question 3

The zone identified by Shaw and McKay as having the highest crime rates was called?

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A)   The city center zone
B)   The transitional zone
C)   The working-class zone
D)   The commuter zone B

Question 4

What concentric zone was characterized as having the lowest crime rates in Chicago?

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A)   Zone 1
B)   Zone 2
C)   Zone 3
D)   Zone 4

Question 5

Shaw and McKay's ideas in criminology were unique for their time and did not borrow from any earlier theorists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What theory argues that crime results when social institutions fail?

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A)   Routine activities
B)   Social disorganization
C)   Social learning
D)   Differential association

Question 7

Burgess and associates identified the commuter zone as the major area of concern.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 8

According to Felson (routine activities theory), the suitability of a target is dependent upon the target's monetary value, inertia, visibility, and customer demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following best characterizes the trends in Chicago's crime rates over time according to social disorganization theorists as new groups moved into high crime areas?

Accepted Answer

A)   Decreased
B)   Increased
C)   Stayed the same
D)   More than doubled

Question 10

Stewart et al. (2007)  found that street code attitudes had what type of effect on individuals' victimization rates?

Accepted Answer

A)   increased
B)   decreased
C)   only influenced whites' rates
D)   had no effect

Question 11

Cohen and Felson (1979)  tied their notion of "routine activities" into what else?

Accepted Answer

A)   The psychopathology of offenders
B)   A diversity understanding of neighborhoods
C)   Primary concern for the victim's behavior
D)   The role of relevant social changes

Question 12

Which of the following factor(s)  was used to explain differences in crime rates across neighborhoods in the city of Chicago?

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A)   Population change
B)   Immigration
C)   Industrial growth
D)   All of the above

Question 13

Shaw and McKay suggested that regarding crime in Chicago, the most important factor that mattered was race and ethnicity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to social disorganization theory communities that have a lot of population turnover or what is referred to as _______________ tend to have higher crime rates.

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Question 15

Which theorist is associated with offering what they described as the "code of the streets?

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A)   Robert Sampson
B)   Henry McKay
C)   Elijah Anderson
D)   Charles Tittle

Question 16

What does the term "macro" level refer to in criminology?

Accepted Answer

A)   A theory that contains another theory inside it
B)   The best ideas or concepts
C)   The community or societal levels
D)   That level which dominates other levels

Question 17

Who were two of the theorists partly responsible for the reemergence of social disorganization in the literature?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gottfredson & Hirschi
B)   Bursik & Grasmick
C)   Tittle & Ward
D)   Piquero & Bouffard

Question 18

Which component of routine activities theory holds or posits that if nobody in an area wants to commit a crime, then crime cannot occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   Motivated offender
B)   Suitable target
C)   Guardianship
D)   Societal conflict

Question 19

What are some policies and programs that are consistent with the implications of social disorganization theory?

Accepted Answer

• Straightforward policy to promote effective community organizations and informal mechanisms of social control
• Motivate people to attend homeowners' meetings, agree to watch each other's kids, and keep the streets clean than residents would be able to control the community 
• The Chicago Area Project-Shaw & McKay developed this large-scale program to prevent delinquency.
• Objective was to use project staff and social workers to help create and maintain community organizations and residents' ability to exert social control in their area
• Local organizations included youth athletic leagues, recreation programs, and summer camps
• Attempted to promote organization in communities at risk for social disorganization required consistent effort and care
• Attempted to mobilize local informal social organization and social control; overcome influence of delinquent peers and criminal adults

Question 20

What did Shaw and McKay observe that happened to the crime rates as you moved further away from the city's core?

Accepted Answer

A)   Increased
B)   Decreased
C)   Stayed the same
D)   More than doubled

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Other things being equal, an offender is most likely to commit a crime when there is some value in it, according to routine activities theory.

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Match the term with the appropriate description and/or definition -Ineffective guardianship

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The zone identified by Shaw and McKay as having the highest crime rates was called?

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What concentric zone was characterized as having the lowest crime rates in Chicago?

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Shaw and McKay's ideas in criminology were unique for their time and did not borrow from any earlier theorists.

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What theory argues that crime results when social institutions fail?

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Burgess and associates identified the commuter zone as the major area of concern.

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According to Felson (routine activities theory), the suitability of a target is dependent upon the target's monetary value, inertia, visibility, and customer demand.

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Which of the following best characterizes the trends in Chicago's crime rates over time according to social disorganization theorists as new groups moved into high crime areas?

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Stewart et al. (2007) found that street code attitudes had what type of effect on individuals' victimization rates?

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Cohen and Felson (1979) tied their notion of "routine activities" into what else?

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Which of the following factor(s) was used to explain differences in crime rates across neighborhoods in the city of Chicago?

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Shaw and McKay suggested that regarding crime in Chicago, the most important factor that mattered was race and ethnicity.

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Which component of routine activities theory holds or posits that if nobody in an area wants to commit a crime, then crime cannot occur?

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What are some policies and programs that are consistent with the implications of social disorganization theory?

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