Question 1

Which of the following terms refers to rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members?

Accepted Answer

A)  norms
B)  punishment
C)  beliefs
D)  statusesE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The killing of twenty-six people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 is an example of

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A)  mass murder.
B)  serial murder.
C)  a hate crime.
D)  institutional violence.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C) A

Question 3

From the conservative view, the most effective social control in reference to crime is

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A)  police.
B)  deterrence.
C)  values that produce a strong individual conscience.
D)  the criminal justice system.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Embezzlement is an example of which type of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate crime
B)  white-collar crime
C)  status offense
D)  victimless crimeE) All of the above
F) None of the above B

Question 5

The statistics found in Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report are based on

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A)  all crimes that are committed.
B)  only violent crime.
C)  only crimes known to the police.
D)  all unreported crimes.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Research analyzing the link between crime and social class shows that most arrests for street crime are of

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A)  people of lower social position.
B)  middle-class people.
C)  upper-class people.
D)  people at all class levels to an equal degree.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

In the United States, police record about how many serious crimes each year?

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A)  500,000
B)  1 million
C)  10 million
D)  100 millionE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

From the radical-left view, the real crime in U.S.society is

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A)  the absence of swift and effective punishment.
B)  the extent of economic inequality.
C)  people's weak consciences.
D)  inadequacy of the family and community in properly socializing and integrating people.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

For which of the following offenses do police arrest mostly women?

Accepted Answer

A)  larceny-theft
B)  fraud
C)  arson
D)  prostitutionE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following would constitute a "hate crime"?

Accepted Answer

A)  an assault motivated by anti-gay feelings on a person believed by the offender to be gay
B)  an Asian gang member stealing a car from a white woman
C)  a white person raping a black person with whom he has been friends
D)  an Italian man embezzling from his workplaceE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of these questions do NOT point to one of the factors that commonly influences whether violence is or is not likely to be defined as a social problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Does the violence conform to or violate social norms and values? 
B)  Does the violence support the social order? 
C)  Is the violence committed by or against the government? 
D)  Does the violence cause physical harm to any person?E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Moving police officers from automobiles to bicycles and foot patrol is part of a policy called

Accepted Answer

A)  discretionary enforcement.
B)  community policing.
C)  due process.
D)  zero tolerance policy.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Illegal actions by a business or others acting on its behalf is called

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate crime.
B)  organized crime.
C)  white-collar crime.
D)  victimless crime.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following terms refers to the violation of the criminal laws enacted by federal, state, or local governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  deviance
B)  mores
C)  crime
D)  correctionsE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following concepts defines people's responsibilities to uphold public order?

Accepted Answer

A)  civil law
B)  criminal law
C)  beliefs
D)  folkwaysE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Our society's use of due process, involving police, courts, and punishment, to enforce the law, is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the criminal justice system.
B)  rational-legal authority.
C)  the normative structure.
D)  bureaucratic control system.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Norms that are formally created through a society's political system are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  values.
B)  mores.
C)  folkways.
D)  laws.E) None of the above
F) A) and B) D

Question 18

Child abuse was defined as a social problem

Accepted Answer

A)  in colonial times by the church.
B)  about 1960, largely based on the activism of Dr.C.Henry Kempe.
C)  as part of the civil rights movement of the 1950s.
D)  in the 1990s as an example of sexual violence.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Marxist theory sees crime as a product of

Accepted Answer

A)  efforts to establish moral boundaries.
B)  the process of labeling.
C)  social inequality.
D)  a lack of psychological adjustment.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

According to official statistics describing murder,

Accepted Answer

A)  most murder victims are female.
B)  offenders and victims are generally of the same race.
C)  offenders and victims are generally of a different race.
D)  most offenders and victims are members of the same family.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 6: Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Which of the following terms refers to rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members?

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The killing of twenty-six people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 is an example of

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From the conservative view, the most effective social control in reference to crime is

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Embezzlement is an example of which type of crime?

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The statistics found in Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report are based on

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Research analyzing the link between crime and social class shows that most arrests for street crime are of

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In the United States, police record about how many serious crimes each year?

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From the radical-left view, the real crime in U.S.society is

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For which of the following offenses do police arrest mostly women?

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Which of the following would constitute a "hate crime"?

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Which of these questions do NOT point to one of the factors that commonly influences whether violence is or is not likely to be defined as a social problem?

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Moving police officers from automobiles to bicycles and foot patrol is part of a policy called

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Illegal actions by a business or others acting on its behalf is called

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Which of the following terms refers to the violation of the criminal laws enacted by federal, state, or local governments?

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Which of the following concepts defines people's responsibilities to uphold public order?

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Our society's use of due process, involving police, courts, and punishment, to enforce the law, is called

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Norms that are formally created through a society's political system are referred to as

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Child abuse was defined as a social problem

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Marxist theory sees crime as a product of

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According to official statistics describing murder,

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