CCJ1020 Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
Q
- The ___ view of crime contends that there are moral entrepreneurs who want to control behaviors they view as immoral or wrong.
A
Interactionist
2
Q
- According to the ___ view of crime, behaviors that become crimes are essentially harmful to a majority of citizens and therefore there is general agreement regarding which behaviors need to be controlled.
A
Consensus
3
Q
- _____are people which wage campaigns to control behaviors they view as immoral or wrong.
A
moral entrepreneurs
4
Q
- Which view of crime promotes that there is a class struggle between the rich and the poor?
A
Conflict
5
Q
- A violation of social rules of conduct, interpreted and expressed by a written criminal code, is the definition of:
A
crime.
6
Q
- The ____ rests on the assumption that criminal law has a social control function.
A
Consensus
7
Q
- Laws defining property crimes, such as larceny and burglary, are created in response to the ___view of crime.
A
Conflict
8
Q
- That white collar crime is thought to be punished less severely than other crimes because the perpetrators are likely effluent members of the ruling class supports the ___ view of crime.
A
Conflict
9
Q
- Spree killers:
A
Spread their murderous outburst over a few days or weeks
10
Q
- Which of the following is a public order crime?
A
Prostitution
11
Q
- Currently, which ethnic group does not dominate organized crime?
A
Italian
12
Q
- Mass murderers:
A
kill many victims in a single violent outburst.
13
Q
- Contemporary modern gangs are thought to be motivated mostly by:
A
drug profits.
14
Q
- Serial killers:
A
kill over a long period of time but typically assume a “normal” identity between murders
15
Q
- Since 1995, the number of arrests for prostitution has:
A
decreased
16
Q
- The ____ is considered official crime data collected by the FBI.
A
Uniform Crime Report
17
Q
- ____ are not included in the Uniform Crime Report’s list of Part I or index crimes.
A
Simple assault
18
Q
- Which of the following is not considered a problem with self-reporting?
A
The fact that self-reporters capture offences not reported t the police
19
Q
- One of the most important sources of self-report data is the ___ study, conducted annually using approximately 2,500 high school seniors.
A
Monitoring the future
20
Q
- ____ provide(s) information on the personal characteristics of offenders, such as their attitudes, values, beliefs, and psychological profiles.
A
Self-report studies
