Question 1

Define different types of crime and explain current trends in terms of gender, race, and class in regard to which groups are more likely to be victimized and the extent to which different groups are represented in crime statistics.

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Question 2

Based on information from the text, what trends do you predict for crime and deviance in the United States in the future? What trends do you predict for transnational crime and deviance?

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Question 3

Discuss three different approaches from the conflict perspective as they apply to deviance.

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Question 4

Explain the labeling theory of deviance.

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Question 5

Outline the four major goals of punishment: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation.

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Question 6

Explain why official crime statistics may not be an accurate reflection of the actual number and kinds of crimes committed in the United States.

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Question 7

Define criminal justice system and describe how the police and courts have considerable discretion in dealing with offenders.

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Question 8

Define punishment, state the four functions of punishment, and explain the restorative justice perspective.

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Question 9

Differentiate between occupational and corporate crime and discuss their relative impact on society.

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Question 10

Explain Foucault's concept of the Panoptican and its relevance for the study of deviance.

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Question 11

Discuss the impact of political crime on social control in a society.

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Question 12

Explain the major components of social control theory and Hirschi's social bonding theory.

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Question 13

Discuss the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and describe the types of crime it reports.

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Question 14

Define organized crime, including the reasons it is so successful and how it has become integrated into society, which makes it difficult to control.

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Question 15

Discuss labeling theory; explain how the concept of "moral entrepreneur" could relate to conflict theory.

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Question 16

Explain Merton's strain theory and compare it with Cloward and Ohlin's opportunity theory.

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Question 17

Explain why sociologist Emile Durkheim believed that deviance was functional for society.

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Question 18

Outline the principle elements of Merton's strain theory of deviance.

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Quiz 6: Deviance and Crime