Question 1

Gender figures into the study of deviance because:

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A)   women account for most arrests for serious crimes in the United States.
B)   every society in the world applies stronger normative controls to females than to males.
C)   most researchers in this area are women.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Organized crime refers to supplying legal goods and services at below market prices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply:

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A)   during the late teenage years.
B)   in the late twenties.
C)   during the middle thirties.
D)   over age forty.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Organized crime refers to:

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A)   illegal actions by people with white-collar jobs.
B)   illegal actions on the part of a corporation or large business.
C)   crime involving the cooperation of two or more businesses.
D)   any business that supplies illegal goods or services.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

A hate crime is defined as:

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A)   any crime against a person who is a minority.
B)   any crime involving anger or other powerful emotion.
C)   a criminal act motivated by race or other bias.
D)   any violation of antidiscrimination laws.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following concepts refers to "the recognized violation of cultural norms"?

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A)   deviance
B)   crime
C)   legal infraction
D)   juvenile delinquencyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Using Robert Merton's strain theory, how would you classify a low-paid, yet compulsively conforming bank teller who never seems to want to get ahead but never seems to do anything wrong?

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A)   innovator
B)   ritualist
C)   retreatist
D)   rebelE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Of all the serious crimes discussed in the text chapter, one occurs far more than all the others. Which one is it?

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A)   motor-vehicle theft
B)   larceny-theft
C)   robbery
D)   forcible rapeE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Victimization surveys show that the actual amount of crime in the United States is about _____ what official reports indicate.

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A)   half as great as
B)   the same as
C)   three times greater than
D)   ten times greater thanE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

"Due process" means handling alleged offenders within the bounds of the law.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed containment theory, which claims that a strong superego helps boys stay out of trouble.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is:

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A)   deterrence.
B)   retribution.
C)   social protection.
D)   rehabilitation.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 15

What is criminal recidivism?

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Criminal recidivism refers to the tenden...

Question 16

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz claimed that "good boys" have the ability to rein in deviant impulses. They called their analysis:

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A)   differential opportunity theory.
B)   containment theory.
C)   libido theory.
D)   differential association theory.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

The concept criminal recidivism refers to:

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A)   young people growing up in a criminal environment.
B)   efforts by police to enlist help from people in a local community.
C)   later offenses by people previously convicted of crimes.
D)   the idea that crime does "pay."E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

In terms of racial categories, most people arrested for a violent crime in the United States are _____.

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A)   white
B)   African American
C)   people of mixed race
D)   of Hispanic ancestryE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Crime is only one type of deviance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply:

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A)   during the late teenage years.
B)   in the late twenties.
C)   during the middle thirties.
D)   over age forty.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 9: Deviance

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed containment theory, which claims that a strong superego helps boys stay out of trouble.

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The concept criminal recidivism refers to:

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In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

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Which of the following concepts refers to "the recognized violation of cultural norms"?

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Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz claimed that "good boys" have the ability to rein in deviant impulses. They called their analysis:

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Gender figures into the study of deviance because:

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The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply:

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Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

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Using Robert Merton's strain theory, how would you classify a low-paid, yet compulsively conforming bank teller who never seems to want to get ahead but never seems to do anything wrong?

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The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply:

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The oldest justification for punishing an offender is:

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Organized crime refers to supplying legal goods and services at below market prices.

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Victimization surveys show that the actual amount of crime in the United States is about _____ what official reports indicate.

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Crime is only one type of deviance.

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What is criminal recidivism?

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"Due process" means handling alleged offenders within the bounds of the law.

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In terms of racial categories, most people arrested for a violent crime in the United States are _____.

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Of all the serious crimes discussed in the text chapter, one occurs far more than all the others. Which one is it?

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Organized crime refers to:

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A hate crime is defined as:

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