SOCIAL PROBLEMS CH. 6 (MACIONIS 4TH)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation compiles an annual publication of crime reports from police departments across the country, called
Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report.
Which of the following would constitute a "hate crime"?
an assault motivated by anti-gay feelings on a person believed by the offender to be gay
Which theory states that crime and other deviance results not so much from what people do as from how others respond to those actions?
labeling theory
If you believe that a solution to the problem of guns and violence is enacting laws that make guns harder to get, you are probably
liberal.
With regard to biological theories of crime,
most people convicted of crimes are biologically just like the rest of us.
Which term refers to rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members?
norms
According to official statistics describing murder,
offenders and victims are generally of the same race.
The statistics found in Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report are based on
only crimes known to the police.
Research analyzing the link between crime and social class shows that most arrests for street crime are of
people of lower social position.
For which of the following offenses do police arrest mostly women?
prostitution
In the United States, police record about how many serious crimes each year?
10 million
The first antistalking law in the United States was passed in
1990 in the state of California.
In 2010, what percentage of reported murders in the United States resulted in arrests?
63 percent
In 2012, police cleared what percentage of motor-vehicle thefts?
7.4 percent
Crime against property accounts for what share of all serious offenses
88 percent
Which of these is NOT one of the factors that commonly influences whether violence is likely to be defined as a social problem?
Does the violence cause physical harm to any person?
Our society's use of due process, involving police, courts, and punishment, to enforce the law. is called
the criminal justice system.
From the liberal view, crime and violence are caused by
a harmful societal environment such as poverty.
Child abuse was defined as a social problem
about 1960, largely based on the activism of Dr. C. Henry Kempe.
Comparing victimization survey responses to police reports shows that about what percentage of serious crime is known to police?
about half of violent crime and one-third of property crime
Which of the following is a crime against property?
burglary
Moving police officers from automobiles to bicycles and foot patrol is part of a policy called
community policing.
Illegal actions by a business or others acting on its behalf is called
corporate crime.
Which term refers to the violation of the criminal laws enacted by federal, state, or local governments?
crime
Which of the following defines people's responsibilities to uphold public order?
criminal law
Which term refers to subsequent offenses committed by people previously convicted of crimes?
criminal recidivism
Travis Hirschi argues in his control theory that what discourages crime is
having strong social ties that integrate the person within the community.
Suppose that a police SWAT team kills members of a terrorist group who are holding innocent citizens hostage. These police actions illustrate which type of violence?
institutional
Which term refers to the violation of the law by young people?
juvenile delinquency
Which of the following is a crime against persons?
robbery
Which serious crime is both a property crime and a violent crime?
robbery
Marxist theory sees crime as a product of
social inequality.
Which type of offense directly harms no one but the offenders?
victimless crime
Embezzlement is an example of which type of crime?
white-collar crime
In terms of absolute numbers, most crimes involve offenders who are
white.
