CRM 1003 Exam # 2 Review

 ________ crime is the idea that offenders evaluate their skills, motives, needs, and fears before committing a crime 

Social disorganization theory focuses on which of the following conditions: 

According to Durkheim, a preindustrial society with traditions, shared values, and beliefs has _________ solidarity. 

Which group has the lowest average level of income?

The idea that people have free will is known as:

 ____ is the process through which members of society are taught the values norms beliefs of society

According to Hirschi’s social bond theory ________ is a person’s activeness in conventional activities

According to Hirschi’s social bond theory ______ is the time, energy, and effort one expends on conventional behaviors. 

 Which type of offenders engages in deviance in adolescence and continues their criminal career into adulthood? 

 _________ deviance includes behaviors that have little impact on the actor like speeding.

______ is defined as strong moral sense that renders a person incapable of hurting others or violating self-norms 

 ______ is when behaviors are reinforced by either rewards or punishment while interacting with others

_________ theory focuses on the structure and organization within some environments, which affect crime rates

___theory suggest that community deterioration serves as a magnet for crime 

Research has found that children with ADHD are more likely to commit crime as adults. 

Somone who accepts the societal goals but rejects legitimate means to achieving these goals would be an example of:

A renewal stage in which obsolete housing is replaced and upgraded is known as _________. 

 People are “born criminals” with a set of primitive traits known as atavistic anomalies.Peo

Which of the following is not a quality necessary for punishment according to Beccaria? 

 Someone justifying running a stop sign by saying no one was hurt would be:

___________ is considered one of the founders of sociology and defined crime as a normal and necessary social event 

 _________ is when individuals use culturally approved means to attain social goals. 

Which of the following is not a solution proposed by criminologists to reduce interracial differences in crime rates? 

According to Merton’s Theory of Anomie someone who rejects societal goals and means but do not replace them is:

________ refers to when an individual reoffends

Which of the following is not a technique of neutralization developed by Matza and Sykes?

 Hirschi’s social bond theory suggests criminality occurs due to weak ties that bind people to society. 

 Which of the following is not found to be a cause of early onset? 

_________ deviance includes behaviors that lead to negative labels like speeding in a school zone and hitting a child.

the incapacitation effect suggest that the growth in the prison/jail population is responsible for the crime decline

 According to Durkheim, a postindustrial society connected by interdependent needs and division of labor has:

Latinx and African American children are more than twice as likely to be poor compared to Asian and white children. 

According to rational choice theory which of the following factors doesn't impact an offender’s decision to commit crime

Which of the following is not a branch of social structure theory?

Which of the following is not a concentric zone presented by Shaw and McKay? 

Which of the following is not an idea of Beccaria and classical criminology?

Which of Hirschi’s bond suggest that a person’s sensitivity to and interests in others is related to delinquency?

Which of the three subcultures described by Cohen embraces the cultural and social values of the middle class? 

______ crime is the idea that offenders will react selectively to the characteristics of an individual criminal act. 

Marriage has been found to reduce engagement in criminal behaviors 

 According to Oscar Lewis which of the following is not a characteristic of “the underclass?” 

Which of the following is not a social process theory?

The theory that holds that crime is a function of one’s inability to achieve personal goals is called:

The core premise of ____ is that some people choose crime under some circumstances.

Which of the following is not a neutralization technique presented by Matza & Sykes?