Question 1

Question 1 1. 1: ____________________ is considered the number one social problem in this country. Answer a. drug abuse b. abortion c. crime d. poverty

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Question 2
Question 2 1. 2: Many victims do not report crimes to the police because of: Answer a. fear of retribution. 2.22 points b. fear of embarrassment. c. a belief that the police are too busy. d. all of the above.

Question 3
Question 3 1. 3: Crime is an act, or omission of an act, for which the state can apply sanctions. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 4

Question 4 1. 4: The official rates of crime are found in the Federal Bureau of Investigation s publication, entitled _________________. Answer a. United States Crime Record 2.22 points b. Systematic Reporting of Crime c. Crime in America d. Uniform Crime Reports

Question 5
Question 5 1. 5: The Federal Bureau of Investigation s reporting of official statistics on crime is based on crimes ______________________. Answer a. reported to the police b. discovered c. committed d. cleared by arrest

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Question 6
Question 6 1. 6: Violent personal crime often involves offenders and victims who are known to, or acquainted with, each other, ___________________is the exception to this pattern. Answer a. Simple assault 2.22 points b. Robbery c. Murder d. Forcible rape e. Aggravated assault

Question 7

Question 7 1. 7: Property crime includes all of the following except ___________________. Answer a. Check forgery b. robbery c. auto theft d. vandalism e. shoplifting

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Question 8
Question 8 1. 8: ___________________refers to theft from one s employer, and is usually committed by otherwise law-abiding people during the course of their employment. Answer a. Embezzlement b. Fraud c. Antitrust violation d. Feesplitting e. Extortion

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Question 9
Question 9 1. 9: Prostitution, gambling, vagrancy, and disorderly conduct are all forms of _____________ crime. Answer a. public order 2.22 points b. violent personal l c. occasional d. conventional e. occupational

Question 10
Question 10

1. 10: The purpose of laws that deal with juvenile delinquency is to ________________. Answer a. deter youthful offenders b. protect and redirect young offenders rather than to punish them c. identify and single out those with criminal tendencies d. incapacitate offenders e. punish offenders

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Question 11
Question 11 1. 11: Among juveniles, a very common reason for arrest is _________________, such as running away and vagrancy. Answer a. occasional offenses 2.22 points b. youth busts c. skilled crimes d. status crimes e. property offenses

Question 12
Question 12 1. 12: The Italian physician/criminologist Lombroso claimed that criminals could be recognized by: Answer a. DNA evidence. b. physical features. c. group membership d. their behavior.

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Question 13

Question 13 1. 13: Whether a person becomes a criminal or not is determined largely by the comparative frequency and intimacy of his contacts with these types of people. This is called the process of: Answer a. Group Interaction 2.22 points b. Group Admiration c. Peer Group Pressure d. Differential Association

Question 14
Question 14 1. 14: According to Robert Merton's typology of deviance, this type of individual will simply opt out, escape from life. Answer a. conformer b. innovator c. ritualist d. retreatist e. rebellionist

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Question 15
Question 15 1. 15: According to Merton, this type of individual will resort to crime to achieve goals. Answer a. conformer b. innovator c. ritualist d. retreatist e. rebellionist

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Question 16
Question 16

1. 16: According to Merton, this type of individual will seek to change the system to make it fairer for everyone to achieve society s goals. Answer a. conformer b. innovator c. ritualist d. retreatist e. rebellionist

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Question 17
Question 17 1. 17: According to Merton, this type of individual will go through the motions of pursuing approved means with no expectation of success. Answer a. conformer b. innovator c. ritualist d. retreatist e. rebellionist

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Question 18
Question 18 1. 18: These individuals are law abiding citizens according to Merton Answer a. conformer b. innovator c. ritualist d. retreatist e. rebellionist

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Question 19
Question 19 1.

19: The probability that a person who has been convicted of a crime, and been sanctioned, will commit additional crimes is known as: Answer a. recidivism b. reoccurrence c. relapse d. recommittence

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Question 20
Question 20 1. 20: Violence exercised on behalf of, or under the protection of, the state is known as noninstitutional violence. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 21
Question 21 1. 21: Violence committed by those who are opposed to established authority is known as institutional violence. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 22
Question 22 1.

22: This theory states that a person s ability to restrain impulsive behavior is correlated with the existence of close relationships with significant others. Answer a. Biological Explanations b. Frustration Aggression Theory c. Control Theory d. Violence as a Subculture Theory e. Rational Choice Theory

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Question 23
Question 23 1. 23: According to this theory, the individual (criminal) weighs the costs versus the benefits of committing a crime. Answer a. Biological Explanations b. Frustration Aggression Theory c. Control Theory d. Violence as a Subculture Theory e. Rational Choice Theory

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Question 24
Question 24 1. 24: An example of this theory would be that of an individual who gets angry at his boss so he goes home and yells at his wife and kicks the dog. Answer a. Biological Explanations b. Frustration Aggression Theory c. Control Theory d. Violence as a Subculture Theory e. Rational Choice Theory

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Question 25

Question 25 1. 25: Violence is a learned behavior that is acquired through the process of socialization. Answer a. Biological Explanations b. Frustration Aggression Theory c. Control Theory d. Violence as a Subculture Theory e. Rational Choice Theory

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Question 26
Question 26 1. 26: According to the theory, it may be that it is simply human nature to engage in violence. Answer a. Biological Explanations b. Frustration Aggression Theory c. Control Theory d. Violence as a Subculture Theory e. Rational Choice Theory

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Question 27
Question 27 1. 27: Statistically, violent crimes are the least prevalent types of crime. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 28

Question 28 1. 28: Which of the following elicits widespread and strong disapproval, even among other lawbreakers? Answer a. tolerated sex variance b. asocial sex variance c. structured sex variance

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Question 29
Question 29 1. 29: Although engaged in by large numbers of people, which of the following run counter to prevailing norms and legal statutes? Answer a. tolerated sex variance b. asocial sex variance c. structured sex variance

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Question 30
Question 30 1. 30: Which of the following includes acts that are generally disapproved of, but occur so often with such low visibility that only a small number are actually sanctioned for engaging in them? Answer a. tolerated sex variance b. asocial sex variance c. structured sex variance

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Question 31
Question 31

1. 31: Most acts of child molestation are perpetrated by homosexual men. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 32
Question 32 1. 32: Most child molesters fit the stereotype of the dirty old man . Answer a. True b. False

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Question 33
Question 33 1. 33: Most child molesters are strangers to their victims. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 34
Question 34 1. 34:

Which term describes sexual relations on a promiscuous and mercenary basis with no emotional attachment? Answer a. exhibitionism b. voyeurism c. homosexuality d. prostitution e. pornography

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Question 35
Question 35 1. 35: Which term describes watching people undressing or performing a sexual act? Answer a. exhibitionism b. voyeurism c. homosexuality d. prostitution e. pornography

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Question 36
Question 36 1. 36: Which term describes the depiction of sexual behavior in such a way as to excite the viewer sexually? Answer a. exhibitionism b. voyeurism c. homosexuality d. prostitution e. pornography

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Question 37
Question 37 1. 37: Which term describes the deliberate exposure of one s sex organs? Answer

a. exhibitionism

b. voyeurism

c. homosexuality

d. prostitution

e. pornography

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Question 38
Question 38 1. 38: Which term describes sexual preference for members of one s own sex? Answer a. exhibitionism b. voyeurism c. homosexuality d. prostitution e. pornography

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Question 39
Question 39 1. 39: Female prostitutes cater to a male clientele and male prostitutes cater to a female clientele. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 40
Question 40 1. 40: Tolerated sex variance includes acts that are generally disapproved, but occur so often with such low visibility that only a small number are actually sanctioned for engaging in them. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 41
Question 41 1. 41: Asocial sex variance elicits widespread and strong disapproval even among other lawbreakers. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 42
Question 42 1. 42: Incest is universally prohibited in all cultures of the world. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 43
Question 43 1. 43: Most acts of child molestation are perpetrated by homosexual men. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 44

Question 44 1. 44: Most child molesters fit the stereotype of the dirty old man . Answer a. True b. False

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Question 45
Question 45 1. 45: Most acts of rape are committed by an acquaintance of the victim. Answer a. True b. False