Question 1

__________ in 10 college women report being sexually assaulted by their senior year.

Accepted Answer

A)   Two
B)   Four
C)   Six
D)   Eight

Question 2

Because deviance and crime are relative to time and place, sociologists would say that it is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   functional for society
B)   socially constructed
C)   an issue of inequality
D)   a moral boundary

Question 3

Parents often tell their children not to hang around certain groups of people because they fear their influence will change their child. This fear is derived from which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   general strain theory
B)   differential association theory
C)   structural functional theory
D)   conflict theory

Question 4

Which theoretical perspective argues that power determines who controls the society and what acts will be criminalized?

Accepted Answer

A)   symbolic interaction theory
B)   functionalist theory
C)   conflict theory
D)   strain theory

Question 5

List the five types of policing strategies detailed in the text. Describe the basic idea of each strategy and the evidence for its effectiveness in reducing crime.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following explains why it is difficult to control cyber-crime?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most cyber-criminals are middle-aged White men with college educations who are likely to go unnoticed by authorities.
B)   Cyber-criminals can commit crimes on people in various parts of the world with little risk of being caught, extradited, and convicted.
C)   American culture does not deem cyber-crime to be as serious a threat as other types of crime.
D)   The people involved are consenting adults and the criminal act has no victim and causes no evident harm.

Question 7

__________ is a set of distinctions based on ethical attributes that separate people into two broad groups: one socially constructed as "bad" and the other socially constructed as "good."

Accepted Answer

A)   A crime
B)   An offense
C)   Deviance
D)   A moral boundary

Question 8

Walking into an elevator and sitting on the floor would best be considered which type of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)   positive deviance
B)   harmless deviance
C)   statistical deviance
D)   crime

Question 9

In 2014 at a Tampa, Florida, Starbucks drive-thru, 378 people "paid it forward" by paying for the order of the stranger behind them. This is an example of __________ deviance.

Accepted Answer

A)   harmless
B)   statistical
C)   positive
D)   criminal

Question 10

Explain the relationship between conflict theory and labeling theory.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

A social mechanism that prevents people from engaging in crime is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   general deterrence
B)   specific deterrence
C)   plea bargaining
D)   rehabilitation

Question 12

The main idea of __________ is that deviance develops when conventional goals cannot be met through conventional means.

Accepted Answer

A)   strain theory
B)   labeling theory
C)   functionalism
D)   conflict theory

Question 13

Which of the following is true regarding plea bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)   Plea bargaining is rare; only 3 percent of cases are resolved in this manner.
B)   Frequent plea bargaining would cause a backlog of cases in the courts.
C)   Many defendants accept a plea bargain because prosecutors pressure them to do so.
D)   It is considered preferable for defendants to accept a plea bargain because it is always in their best interests to do so.

Question 14

Research by Clifford Shaw and associates found that deviance can be part of a neighborhood's culture and influence people to commit deviant or criminal behavior. This finding supports which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   differential association theory
B)   cultural transmission theory
C)   structural functional theory
D)   conflict theory

Question 15

Which of the following statements is false regarding crime and race/ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Racial/ethnic minorities are arrested at higher rates than their numbers in the population would predict.
B)   Hispanics are arrested roughly in proportion to their population size.
C)   Racial/ethnic minorities claim they attract an unfair amount of attention from police.
D)   The NYPD's "stop and frisk" policy had a 90 percent success rate in capturing would-be criminals.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true regarding social class and crime?

Accepted Answer

A)   People with higher social standing bear a greater burden of crime victimization than do people with lower social standing.
B)   Middle-class people tend to commit crimes such as robbery, theft, and assault.
C)   Working-class crimes that involve physical force are often committed in public and reported to the police. More reporting makes it seem as if this group commits more crimes.
D)   Embezzlement and fraud are committed equally by working-class, middle-class, and upper-class groups.

Question 17

The statement "power determines privilege" best illustrates which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)   functionalist perspective
B)   conflict perspective
C)   symbolic interaction perspective
D)   strain theory

Question 18

According to __________, deviance and crime are produced by the processes of social interaction and the attachment of meaning to behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   the functional perspective
B)   conflict theory
C)   symbolic interaction theory
D)   strain theory

Question 19

The question "Why do some people not become criminals?" can best be explained by which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)   differential association
B)   moral boundaries
C)   self-labeling
D)   social bonds

Question 20

Which of the following is the correct explanation of primary and secondary deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Primary deviance consists of normative violations that do not produce a deviant self-identity; secondary deviance consists of normative violations and a corresponding deviant identity initiated by primary deviance.
B)   Primary deviance consists of normative violations and a corresponding deviant identity; secondary deviance consists of normative violations that do not produce a deviant self-identity.
C)   Primary deviance is the process of defining individuals as deviant; secondary deviance is an implication that a person is morally unworthy of respect, disreputable, and dangerous.
D)   Primary deviance is an implication that a person is morally unworthy of respect, disreputable, and dangerous; secondary deviance is the process of defining individuals as deviant.

Exam 12: Deviance, Crime, and the Administration of Justice

In 2014 at a Tampa, Florida, Starbucks drive-thru, 378 people "paid it forward" by paying for the order of the stranger behind them. This is an example of __________ deviance.

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The main idea of __________ is that deviance develops when conventional goals cannot be met through conventional means.

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__________ is a set of distinctions based on ethical attributes that separate people into two broad groups: one socially constructed as "bad" and the other socially constructed as "good."

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A social mechanism that prevents people from engaging in crime is called __________.

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List the five types of policing strategies detailed in the text. Describe the basic idea of each strategy and the evidence for its effectiveness in reducing crime.

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Research by Clifford Shaw and associates found that deviance can be part of a neighborhood's culture and influence people to commit deviant or criminal behavior. This finding supports which theory?

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Explain the relationship between conflict theory and labeling theory.

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__________ in 10 college women report being sexually assaulted by their senior year.

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Which of the following is the correct explanation of primary and secondary deviance?

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Which of the following statements is false regarding crime and race/ethnicity?

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Which of the following is true regarding plea bargaining?

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The statement "power determines privilege" best illustrates which perspective?

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Which theoretical perspective argues that power determines who controls the society and what acts will be criminalized?

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The question "Why do some people not become criminals?" can best be explained by which of the following concepts?

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Which of the following explains why it is difficult to control cyber-crime?

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According to __________, deviance and crime are produced by the processes of social interaction and the attachment of meaning to behavior.

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Parents often tell their children not to hang around certain groups of people because they fear their influence will change their child. This fear is derived from which theory?

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Which of the following statements is true regarding social class and crime?

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Because deviance and crime are relative to time and place, sociologists would say that it is ___________.

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