Crime Rates

Question 1

examples of traditional crime

Answer 1

theft, burglary, murder, kidnapping, arson, assault

Question 2

examples of white-collar crime

Answer 2

fraud, insider trading, tax evasion

Question 3

priorities to control crime

Answer 3

prevent it, prosecute/go after it, penalize it

Question 4

baseline reasons crime is on the rise

Answer 4

intolerance/prejudice
increased population
poverty
inflation
mental health
lacking severe punishments
education system + outcomes
firearms/guns
drugs + alcohol abuse
disruption of the traditional family
inadequate policing
social media, television, film

Question 5

deviance

Answer 5

all crimes connect to deviant behavior
breaking social norms
going against a traditional or conventional behavior

Question 6

examples of non-criminal deviance

Answer 6

addressing a person by the wrong title, scamming, cursing, walking on the wrong side of the sidewalk