Question 1

Briefly discuss the issue of graffiti and how gangs use it and what law enforcement agencies recommend for decreasing this behavior.

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Question 2

Discuss the three branches of the conflict perspective's approach to deviance and crime.

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Question 3

Describe political crime and explain how it may weaken social control in a society.

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

African-Americans (of all the minority groups) are most likely to be the victims of violent crimes.

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Question 6

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

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Question 7

Explain the nature of deviance and describe its most common forms.

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Question 8

Compare the key components of sociologist Edwin Sutherland's differential association and criminologist Ronald Akers' differential reinforcement theory.

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Question 9

Provide a personal definition of deviance. Then identify and discuss what you think are the five most deviant acts that you can imagine a person doing.

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Question 10

The overwhelming percentage of gang members in the U.S. Come from the underclass.

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Question 11

The three most common arrest categories for both men and women are driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), larceny, and minor or criminal mischief types of offenses.

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According to multiple sources, including the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, driving under the influence, larceny, and minor/criminal mischief offenses are consistently among the top arrest categories for both men and women.

Question 12

Summarize the significant features of sociologists Richard Cloward's and Lloyd Ohlin's illegitimate opportunity theory and describe the three types of gangs identified.

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Question 13

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 14

Discuss the functions of deviance according to sociologist Emile Durkheim.

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Question 15

According to official statistics, Hispanic Americans are the most overrepresented racial minority group in arrest data.

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African Americans are typically the most overrepresented racial minority group in arrest data according to official statistics.

Question 16

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

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

Differentiate between the major components of sociologist Walter Reckless' social control theory, sociologist Travis Hirschi's social bonding theory, and the labeling theory.

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Question 19

Describe organized crime and explain how it may weaken social control in a society.

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Question 20

Outline the principle elements of sociologist Robert Merton's strain theory.

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Quiz 6: Deviance and Crime.