Deck 14: Public Order Crime

Question 1

Acts that are considered illegal because they threaten the general well-being of society and challenge its accepted moral principles are known as:

A)obscenities
B)paraphilias
C)economic crimes
D)public order crimes

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Longitudinal studies indicate that drug abusers are maladjusted,alienated,and emotionally distressed and that drug use is only one among a number of many social problems.This causal explanation of substance abuse is termed ___________________.

Answer 2

problem behavior syndrome.

Question 3

_____________are bizarre or abnormal sexual practices involving recurrent sexual urges.

Answer 3

Paraphilias

Question 4

___________________ is the granting of nonmarital sexual access,established by mutual agreement,for remuneration.

Question 5

_______________ is a booming business whereby men from wealthy nations engage in sexual activities with trafficked individuals by traveling to destinations where women and children are prostituted.

Question 6

___________ is derived from the Latin caenum,for "filth" and is defined by Webster's dictionary as "deeply offensive to morality or decency…designed to incite to lust or depravity."

Question 7

The _______________was an effort to prohibit the sale of liquor in the United States that resulted in the passage of the 18^th Amendment to the Constitution in 1919.

Question 8

When representatives of local government agencies,churches,and civic organizations join in drug-control efforts it is termed a _____________________.

Question 9

According to Sir Patrick Devlin,so-called victimless crimes should be prohibited because one of the functions of criminal laws is to express a shared sense of _________________.

Question 10

Interest groups that attempt to control social life and the legal order to promote their own personal set of moral values are referred to as ___________________.

Question 11

Interest groups that attempt to control social life and the legal order in order to promote their own personal set of moral values are known as:

A)social crusaders
B)decency crusaders
C)righteous crusaders
D)moral crusaders

Question 12

Studies of the __________ basis of substance abuse suggest that people whose parents were alcoholic or drug dependent have a greater chance of developing a problem than children of non-abusers.

Question 13

Bizarre or abnormal sexual practices involving recurrent sexual urges focused on nonhuman objects,humiliation or pain,or children is termed:

A)voyeurism
B)asphyxiophilia
C)pedophila
D)paraphilia

Question 14

Legislation of moral issues has continually frustrated lawmakers.Whereas,it is easy to determine and sympathize with a victim of an assault or robbery,it is more difficult to sympathize with victims of immoral acts,especially if the parties involved are willing participants.This moral conundrum has resulted in the problematic crime label called:

A)victimless crimes
B)morality crimes
C)social harm offenses
D)decency offenses

Question 15

The product that results from the creation and distribution of pornography in which virtual children are indistinguishable from real children is known as ______________.

Question 16

Which of the following is a public-order crime?

A)online gambling
B)fraud
C)prostitution
D)identity theft

Question 17

Drug use is not a new concept.Mesopotamian writings indicate that __________ was used 5,000 years ago - it was known as the "plant of joy."

Question 18

______________ is material that is used to provide sexual titillation and excitement for paying customers.

Question 19

Acts that are considered illegal because they threaten the general well-being of society and challenge its accepted moral principles are known as __________________.

Question 20

School programs designed to give students the skills for resisting peer pressure to experiment with tobacco,drugs,and alcohol are called ______________________.

Question 21

It is common to find B-girls in towns:

A)along the east and west coasts
B)with large industrial complexes
C)with military bases
D)along the southern coastal region

Question 22

The life of streetwalkers is very dangerous.Research indicates ___ percent of streetwalkers experience violence.

A)10
B)20
C)30
D)40

Question 23

Of all the commonly practiced paraphilias,attaining sexual pleasure through sexual activity with prepubescent children is of most concern.This is known as:

A)pedophilia
B)frotteurism
C)asphyxiophilia
D)voyeurism

Question 24

Which of the following is false regarding why women become prostitutes?

A)due to a long history of drug abuse
B)because they experienced physical and sexual abuse in childhood
C)due to a rational choice based upon economic need
D)because they derive sexual satisfaction from it

Question 25

___________________ are the aristocrats of prostitution and many come from middle-class backgrounds and service upper-class customers.

A)B-girls
B)Hookers
C)Call girls
D)Brothel prostitutes

Question 26

Obtaining sexual pleasure from spying on a stranger while he or she disrobes or engages in sexual behavior with another is known as:

A)transvestite fetishism
B)frotteurism
C)asphyxiophilia
D)voyeurism

Question 27

A relatively new form of prostitution that combines brothels with call girl rings is known as:

A)a massage parlor
B)traveling skeezers
C)an aristocrat apartment
D)a call house

Question 28

The sexual equality view of prostitution considers the prostitute a victim of:

A)double-standards
B)the legal system
C)male dominance
D)social circumstances

Question 29

Among outlawed sexual behavior is ________________,in which a person rubs against or touches a nonconsenting person in a crowd,elevator,or other public area.

A)transvestite fetishism
B)frotteurism
C)asphyxiophilia
D)voyeurism

Question 30

Commercial sexual transactions contain which condition?

A)economic transaction
B)emotional concern
C)activity that has sexual significance for the prostitute
D)pressure from others to engage in something different and exciting

Question 31

The free choice view of prostitution expresses women's:

A)subjugation
B)equality
C)dominance
D)social circumstances

Question 32

These prostitutes are considered the least attractive,lowest paid,most vulnerable men and women in their profession.

A)bar girls
B)brothel prostitutes
C)street walkers
D)call girls

Question 33

Modern commercial sex appears to have its roots in:

A)ancient Rome
B)China
C)ancient Greece
D)Mesopotamia

Question 34

______________________ can be defined as granting nonmarital sexual access,established by mutual agreement among parties for remuneration.

A)Prostitution
B)Paraphilia
C)Exploitation
D)Frotteurism

Question 35

Prostitutes who barter drugs for sex are called:

A)b-girls
B)hookers
C)circuit travelers
D)skeezers

Question 36

Prostitutes who move around in groups of two or three to lumber,labor,and agricultural camps are known as:

A)b-girls
B)hookers
C)circuit travelers
D)skeezers

Question 37

Fears that immigrants used their foreign ways to snare unsuspecting American girls into prostitution prompted the passage of what federal legislation,which prohibited bringing women into the country or transporting them across state lines for the purposes of prostitution?

A)Mann Act
B)Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
C)PROTECT Act
D)Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Question 38

Which of the following is not a working style among women involved in street-based prostitution?

A)Women controlled by pimps who demand and receive a major share of their earnings.
B)Independent entrepreneurs interested in building a stable group of steady clients.
C)Those who manipulate and exploit their customers and may engage in theft and blackmail.
D)Females who receive sexual and economic satisfaction from hooking.

Question 39

The term prostitution derives from the Latin prostituere,which means:

A)"to do temple duty"
B)"to cause to stand in front of"
C)"to honor Aphrodite"
D)"to make temple payment'

Question 40

While traditional forms of prostitution may be in decline,_____________,that uses the internet to shield identities and contact clients,may be responsible for the resurgence in sex for hire,especially in times of economic turmoil.

A)ehooking
B)Craigslist
C)social networking
D)chatrooms

Question 41

The subcultural view of substance abuse concentrates on _________ addiction.

A)early-onset
B)adult
C)lower-class
D)adolescent

Question 42

Moral crusaders run the risk of engaging in immoral conduct in their efforts to protect society from those they consider immoral

Question 43

The problem of controlling pornography centers on the definition of:

A)obscenity
B)filth
C)contentious content
D)indecent substance

Question 44

While politically appealing,controlling sex for profit is difficult because:

A)Cyber forms of sex-related crimes are immune from prosecution.
B)Such behaviors have become increasingly difficult to enforce.
C)The Supreme Court holds that prostitution falls under Constitutional protection.
D)The public desires to purchase sexually related material and services.

Question 45

Asphyxiophilia is the wearing of clothes normally worn by the opposite sex.

Question 46

Which piece of legislation set up unified categories of illegal drugs and associated penalties with their sale,manufacture,or possession?

A)the Boggs Act (1951)
B)the Durham-Humphrey Act (1951)
C)the Narcotic Control Act (1956)
D)the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (1970)

Question 47

In 1914,the Harrison Narcotics Act restricted importation,manufacture,sale,and dispensing of narcotics.This act defined narcotic as any drug that:

A)results in addictive behavior
B)produces sleep and relieves pain
C)was imported
D)opium-based

Question 48

According to the problem behavior syndrome view of substance abuse,_________ use has been linked to sexual abuse as children and social isolation as adults.

A)marijuana
B)heroin
C)amphetamine
D)crack cocaine

Question 49

Prostitutes known as circuit travelers move around in groups of two or three to lumber,labor,and agricultural camps.

Question 50

Several historic factors precipitated the current stringent U.S.drug laws.Which of the following was not one of those factors?

A)religious creeds of the nineteenth century
B)moral crusaders in the nineteenth century who defined drug use as evil
C)medical literature that failed to designate drugs as harmful
D)prejudice against immigrant ethnic minorities

Question 51

According to Tunnell,dealers who sold drugs to maintain a consistent access to drugs for their own consumption are known as:

A)stash dealers
B)front dealers
C)drug-involved dealers
D)crack heads

Question 52

According to the social learning view of drug abuse,parental drug abuse begins to have a damaging effect on children as young as ___ years old.

A)2
B)4
C)6
D)8

Question 53

Obscenity is derived from the Latin caenum,for:

A)"nudity"
B)"bareness"
C)"paraphilia"
D)"filth"

Question 54

Outwardly respectable adults who are frequent users of drugs may be successful college graduates who became caught up in the club scene in major cities and get involved in recreational drug use.Surveys indicate that ___ percent of urban young adults report usage of at least one club drug.

A)20
B)30
C)40
D)50

Question 55

Some paraphilias,such as wearing clothes normally worn by the opposite sex,can be engaged in by adults in the privacy of their homes and do not involve a third party;these are usually out of the law's reach.

Question 56

According to the Monitoring the Future Study and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health,drug use trends:

A)have fluctuated in an erratic fashion,yearly,over the past few years
B)have declined steadily during the past few years
C)have risen steadily during the past few years
D)have been relatively stable during the past few years

Question 57

Public order crimes are behaviors outlawed because they conflict with social policy,prevailing moral rules,and current public opinion.

Question 58

An effort to prohibit the sale of liquor in the United States that resulted in the passage of the 18^th Amendment to the Constitution in 1919 is known as the:

A)war on alcohol
B)bootleg war
C)moral crusade
D)temperance movement

Question 59

Destroying overseas drug crops and arresting members of drug cartels are examples of what type of drug control strategy?

A)source control strategy
B)interdiction strategy
C)law enforcement strategy
D)punishment strategy

Question 60

________________________ is defined as having five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.

A)Heavy drinking
B)Binge drinking
C)Alcoholism
D)Alcohol dependency

Question 61

The psychological view of the cause of substance abuse have found that many addicts exhibit psychopathic or sociopathic behavior characteristics,forming what is called an addiction-prone personality.

Question 62

Interdiction strategies are meant to intercept drug supplies as they enter the country.

Question 63

The problem of controlling pornography centers on the definition of obscenity.

Question 64

When it comes to defining obscenity,the Miller doctrine of obscenity has been praised for spelling out how community standards are to be determined.

Question 65

The 1984 Controlled Substances Act created a coordinated national drug policy under a "drug czar."

Question 66

Research on gateway drugs indicates that many American youths have tried marijuana.Sadly,most of these adolescent users progress to crack or heroin abuse.

Question 67

Many causes of substance abuse have been put forward.Identity and discuss three views.

Question 68

Some feminists have staked out conflicting views of prostitution.Discuss both viewpoints and where they are in agreement.

Question 69

Discuss the relationship between obscenity and pornography.Why is this relationship so complex? What efforts have been made to control pornography and why it is difficult to do so?

Question 70

Substance abuse remains a major social problem in the United States.A number of different drug control strategies have been tried with varying degrees of success.Differentiate between source control and interdiction strategies.

Question 71

Drug use is not a new phenomenon.Discuss the history of drug use and abuse and early factors related to the current stringent U.S.drug laws

Question 72

What are paraphilias? Identify and explain two crimes that fall under the category of paraphilias.

Question 73

Discuss the history of prostitution and the origin of the word.What impact does this term have on society today?

Question 74

The concepts of law and morality are tightly interwoven.Discuss how morality impacts the law and why some scholars believe these two concepts cannot be separated.

Question 75

Identify and discuss 3 types of prostitutes.

Question 76

Source control is designed to capture and punish known international drug dealers and deter those who are considering entering the drug trade.

Question 77

Prostitutes who work the streets in plain sight of police are called call girls.

Question 78

The drug trade is an important source of foreign revenue,a fact that makes source control difficult if not impossible.

Question 79

About one-fourth of all adult AIDS cases have occurred among IV drug users.

Question 80

Who are moral crusaders and how have their views and efforts shaped our society and legal system?