Question 1

This is an action taken by a person or a group of people that violates the rules of society to the point of harm.

Accepted Answer

Crime is defined as an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law. It involves actions that violate the rules of society to the point of causing harm, which aligns with the description given.

Question 2

This kind of crime includes interpersonal violence and property crime.

Accepted Answer

Street crime typically refers to crimes that occur in public places and can be observed by others, often involving interpersonal violence (such as assault or robbery) and property crime (such as theft or vandalism).

Question 3

C. Wright Mills urges the use of this to examine issues while removed from our social location.

Accepted Answer

C. Wright Mills coined the term "sociological imagination" to describe the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and larger social influences, essentially looking at personal issues as public issues beyond one's immediate social environment.

Question 4

What we know about crime is often based on incomplete and inaccurate information. Why?

Accepted Answer

Crime understanding is influenced by personal experiences, limitations of crime statistics, and the local nature of crime, making our knowledge incomplete and inaccurate.

Question 5

The process by which individuals acquire a personal identity and learn appropriate norms, values, behavior, and social skills.

Accepted Answer

Socialization is the process through which individuals learn and internalize the values, norms, and behaviors that are considered appropriate in their society. This process helps individuals understand how to function in their social roles and in society at large.

Question 6

This is a state or federal institution that confines people convicted of crime who are serving sentences for longer than a year.

Accepted Answer

Prisons are designed for individuals who have been convicted of crimes and are serving sentences longer than one year, distinguishing them from jails, which typically hold individuals for shorter periods.

Question 7

This is a social institution that has the mission of controlling crime by detecting, detaining, adjudicating, and punishing and/or rehabilitating people who break the law.

Accepted Answer

The criminal justice system encompasses the institutions, policies, and practices with the goal of maintaining social control and deterring crime through sanctions and rehabilitation. The system includes law enforcement, courts, and corrections.

Question 8

The suspension of all or part of a sentence subject to certain conditions and supervision in the community.

Accepted Answer

Probation is a legal mechanism that allows for the suspension of all or part of a sentence, with the individual remaining under supervision in the community, often subject to certain conditions to ensure good behavior.

Question 9

A written request to a higher court to modify or reverse the judgment of a trial court or intermediate-level appellate court.

Accepted Answer

An appeal is the process by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the lower court's judgment, with the aim of having it modified or reversed.

Question 10

Four factors challenge the transition to greater cooperation among law enforcement agencies. Which is not one of these?

Accepted Answer

C is not a factor challenging cooperation among law enforcement agencies because it inaccurately suggests uniformity in agency organization, which is not the case. In reality, differences in how agencies organize their policies and operations can actually contribute to the challenges of interagency cooperation.

Question 11

Like Prohibition, this has provided opportunities for a variety of criminal organizations.

Accepted Answer

The war on drugs has led to the rise of criminal organizations that profit from the illegal drug trade, similar to how Prohibition led to the rise of organized crime related to illegal alcohol distribution.

Question 12

The chief law enforcement officer for each county is the locally elected .

Accepted Answer

The chief law enforcement officer for each county is typically the sheriff, who is an elected official responsible for law enforcement at the county level.

Question 13

The sheriff's office is responsible for providing these to courts.

Accepted Answer

The sheriff's office is typically responsible for providing bailiffs to maintain order and security in the courtroom.

Question 14

For the most part, city and county courts deal with these types of violations.

Accepted Answer

City and county courts primarily handle misdemeanors, which are less serious offenses compared to felonies. Felonies and sensational crimes are typically handled by higher courts.

Question 15

These are punishable by more than a year in a state prison.

Accepted Answer

Felonies are crimes that are punishable by more than a year in a state prison. They are more serious than misdemeanors, which typically carry lighter sentences.

Question 16

This facility usually holds offenders who have already been sentenced to a year or less of incarceration.

Accepted Answer

Local jails typically hold offenders who have been sentenced to short terms, usually less than a year, for relatively minor offenses.

Question 17

A is a component of a county corrections system that usually holds offenders who have already been sentenced.

Accepted Answer

County stockades typically hold offenders who have already been sentenced, serving as a part of the county corrections system.

Question 18

This is the punishment that a person convicted of a criminal offense is ordered by a judge to receive.

Accepted Answer

A sentence is the punishment that a judge orders for a person convicted of a criminal offense.

Question 19

This is a district established within a state judicial system or the federal judicial system.

Accepted Answer

Circuits are divisions within state and federal judicial systems, often encompassing a geographic area in which courts have authority.

Question 20

A nonviolent criminal offense committed during the course of business for financial gain.

Accepted Answer

White-collar crime refers to nonviolent offenses committed for financial gain within a business context.

Quiz 1: Crime and the Problem of Social Control