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The publication of Taylor, Walton, and Young's __________ in 1973 gave a powerful boost to the conflict view and created a tradition for critical criminologists to question the role criminology plays in supporting the status quo and aiding the oppression of the poor and powerless.

A) The New Criminology
B) Left Realism in the Seventies
C) Feminism and the Law
D) The Social Reality of Crime

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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__________ reflects a critical perspective that explains both the exploitation of women and women's criminality in terms of gender inequality and patriarchy.

A) Left realism
B) Critical feminism
C) Supranational criminology
D) Restorative justice

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

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Instrumental theorists consider it essential to __________ law and justice - that is, to unmask its true purpose.

According to power-control theory, which type of family produces daughters whose law-violating behavior mirrors that of their brothers?

One of the newer aspects of critical criminology is left realism. What are the concerns of left realism criminologists and how does left realism differ from other critical theories?

Some government experts use the "ticking Bomb scenario," to justify which type of state crime?

____ describes the anti-social behaviors that arise from efforts to maintain governmental power or to uphold the race, class, and gender advantages of those who support the government.

Define the term "state (organized) crime" and discuss the various categories of crime contained under the umbrella of state crime. Include in your response a discussion of the overall impact of state crime on society.

According to conflict theorists, societal conflict promotes crime by:

According to the conflict view, crime is a political concept designed to protect the power and position of the upper classes at the expense of the poor.

One group of critical theorists is referred to as instrumentalists. Why do instrumentalists consider it essential to demystify law and justice?

Critical theorists question the altruism of multi-national corporations and, therefore, take a very skeptical view of:

Which of the following is NOT a basic concern of critical criminologists?

When a government or political authority makes use of death squads to kill political opponents, dissenters, or other undesirables, what type of crime has been committed?

How do critical criminologists view crime? Include in your response the critical criminology specialization called supranational criminology.

What elements of conflict are present in the American legal and justice systems? Respond to this question in terms of how and why critical criminologists view crime as a political concept designed to protect the power and position of the upper classes at the expense of the poor.

Define and describe the concept of restorative justice and why it is considered an aspect of peacemaking criminology.

Lea and Young's left realism view of crime causation borrows from mainstream sociological theory and closely resembles the __________ approach.

What type of research methodology is a critical criminologist most likely to employ?

Globalization is of particular concern for critical theorists. What concept inherent in globalization do critical theorists find problematic?