Deck 25: Crime

Question 1

In a city on the East Coast,organized crime was dominated by an Italian "family," but they were eventually displaced by African Americans.This would be an example of

A)assimilation.
B)ethnic succession.
C)labeling.
D)differential association.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What type of crime is motivated by characteristics such as race,religion,sexual orientation or disability?

A)white-collar crime
B)professional crime
C)hate crime
D)victimless crime

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Crime statistics are not a completely reliable source of social data.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Crime is a violation of

A)criminal law for which formal penalties are applied by some governmental authority.
B)societal standards and is punished with informal sanctions.
C)informal norms that are sanctioned with stigmas.
D)normative behaviors that are considered by society to be proper conduct.

Question 5

Crime that occurs across multiple national borders is known as

A)transnational crime.
B)white-collar crime.
C)organized crime.
D)global crime.

Question 6

Hate crimes are distinguished in large part by motivation.

Question 7

Independent analysis has revealed which of the following regarding white-collar crime in the United States?

A)The Martha Stewart case increased the number of prosecutions.
B)The Enron case decreased the number of prosecutions.
C)The number of cases prosecuted increased only modestly between 2000 to 2009.
D)The mortgage crisis increased the number of prosecutions.

Question 8

Which type of crime is unlikely to be reported in victimization surveys?

A)fraud
B)burglary
C)motor vehicle theft
D)aggravated assault

Question 9

A professional criminal is

A)an affluent individual who commits crimes in the course of daily business activities.
B)always a member of a highly structured criminal organization that is involved in smuggling,drug trafficking,prostitution,and gambling.
C)a person who pursues crime as a daily occupation,developing skilled techniques and enjoying a degree of status among other criminals.
D)None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

A corporate vice president is convicted of attempting to bribe a presidential aide.This type of crime is called

A)professional crime.
B)white-collar crime.
C)organized crime.
D)an index crime.

Question 11

The term ethnic succession,as used by Daniel Bell,refers to

A)the migration of immigrant groups into communities previously occupied by other immigrant groups.
B)the process during which the leadership of organized crime is passed from one ethnic group to another.
C)the process during which the membership of law enforcement agencies is passed from one ethnic group to another.
D)the migration of immigrant groups to suburbia.

Question 12

Dave,the president of a small corporation,has a wild weekend.He spends a night with a prostitute,gambles illegally,drinks excessively,and uses drugs.Some would argue he has committed various

A)organized crimes.
B)victimless crimes.
C)white-collar crimes.
D)corporate crimes.

Question 13

Which perspective would look to the disproportionate economic and lobbying power wielded by groups such as the National Rifle Association in the debate over gun violence in U.S.society?

A)functionalist
B)conflict
C)interactionist
D)feminist

Question 14

The work of a group that regulates relations between various criminal enterprises involved in the smuggling and sale of drugs,prostitution,gambling,and other illegal activities is called

A)routine activities crime.
B)victimless crime.
C)organized crime.
D)white-collar crime.

Question 15

Which of the following is true of white-collar crime?

A)The offender is more likely to receive a prison sentence than a fine.
B)Conviction generally does not harm the person's reputation or career aspirations as much as conviction for a street crime would.
C)Most cases are heard in municipal courts.
D)All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

Of incidents reported in 2012,the most frequently reported hate crimes were

A)physical abuse and intimidation.
B)vandalism and intimidation.
C)rape and murder.
D)murder and vandalism.

Question 17

An important aspect of a professional criminal's work is

A)studying crime statistics.
B)boundary maintenance.
C)developing skilled techniques.
D)goal multiplication.

Question 18

According to crime statistics,hate crime focus most frequently on which of the following?

A)sexual orientation
B)disability
C)religion
D)race

Question 19

Martha Stewart's criminal activity was considered a professional crime,as she committed her crimes during the course of her regular business.

Question 20

What term is used to refer to crimes committed by individuals in the course of their daily business activities?

A)professional crime
B)organized crime
C)index crimes
D)white-collar crimes

Question 21

Describe the controversy surrounding gun ownership/violence/control in the U.S.and elsewhere.

Question 22

Discuss the problems that social scientists face when using crime statistics as data.