Question 1

Using a Marxist approach,Steven Spitzer claims that prime targets for deviant labeling include

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A)  people who try to take the property of others.
B)  people who do not want to work for a living.
C)  radicals who call for basic change in society itself.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Cloward and Ohlin extended Merton's theory of deviance,stating that crime

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A)  results from limited (legal) opportunity as well as accessible (illegal) opportunity.
B)  is more common among the rich who have more opportunity and are less likely to be apprehended.
C)  is defined in such a way as to overly criminalize the poor.
D)  typically results from drug dependence or other substance addiction.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

Travis Hirschi's control theory suggests which of the following categories of people would be MOST likely to engage in deviance?

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A)  students enrolled in college
B)  teenagers on sports teams with after-school jobs
C)  youngsters who "hang out" waiting for something to happen
D)  young people with respect for their parentsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

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) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

A judge orders that an offender be sentenced to prison for a short time,with most of the sentence served on probation.This sentence reflects a policy called

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A)  parole.
B)  shock probation.
C)  rehabilitation.
D)  extended lockup.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The "medicalization of deviance" idea points to the fact that most crimes are committed by people who are under the influence of an illegal drug.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What does the story about the conviction and imprisonment of Bruce Glover suggest about punishment in the United States?

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A)  Crime truly does pay;the criminal justice system should hand down stiffer punishments to criminals.
B)  Convicts can lose everything important to them while in prison and,after release,they often struggle to fit back into society.
C)  The U.S.criminal justice system truly rehabilitates criminals effectively.
D)  After criminals get out of prison,society welcomes them back with open arms.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Because there are several hundred people in the United States for every police officer,police

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A)  ignore most crimes they learn about.
B)  work,on average,many more hours than other workers.
C)  cannot take time to ensure due process for most suspects.
D)  use discretion in deciding which situations warrant their attention.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

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A)  how labeling someone as deviant can increase the deviant behavior.
B)  the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior.
C)  how well a person can contain deviant impulses.
D)  how others respond to the race,ethnicity,gender,and class of the individual.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

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 11

Which of the following are functions of deviance noted by Emile Durkheim?

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A)  Deviance affirms cultural values and norms.
B)  Responding to deviance promotes social unity.
C)  Responding to deviance clarifies moral boundaries.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

What is criminal recidivism? Why do you think our society has such a high rate of recidivism?

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Question 13

In the United States,even though the crime rate has gone down in recent years,the number of people in prison has gone up.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A poor person who has little chance to go to college and who sells illegal drugs to make money is one example of deviance that Merton calls "innovation."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Of all the property crimes discussed in The 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) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

According to the social-conflict approach,deviance is a basic part of social organization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 B)

Question 19

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 ancestry.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The basic idea behind labeling theory is that

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A)  deviance is actually useful in a number of ways.
B)  deviance arises not so much from what people do as how others respond to what they do.
C)  power has much to do with how a society defines deviance.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

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

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Of all the property crimes discussed in The CHAPTER,one occurs far more than all the others.Which one is it?

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The "medicalization of deviance" idea points to the fact that most crimes are committed by people who are under the influence of an illegal drug.

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What does the story about the conviction and imprisonment of Bruce Glover suggest about punishment in the United States?

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

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Because there are several hundred people in the United States for every police officer,police

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Which of the following are functions of deviance noted by Emile Durkheim?

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Cloward and Ohlin extended Merton's theory of deviance,stating that crime

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Using a Marxist approach,Steven Spitzer claims that prime targets for deviant labeling include

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