A. Comte
B. Marx
C. Weber
D. Durkheim
Social Control
The social condition in which people find it difficult to guide their behavior by norms they experience as weak unclear or conflicting is called______________?
A. social disorganization
B. anomie
C. deviance
D. none of the above
Which of the following offered pioneering insights regarding professional criminals by publishing an annotated account written by a professional thief ?
A. Robert Merton
B. Emile Durkhieim
C. Howard S Becker
D. Edwin Sutherland
If a deviant act is normalized it is_______________?
A. recognized as breaking an important norm of behavior
B. seen a temporary aberration from an otherwise normal character
C. the first step in establishing a deviant career
D. attributed to the persons genetic or anatomical make up
Societal Reaction theory begins with the fact that deviation is created by labelling an act as______________?
A. Inconsistent
B. Deviant
C. Normless
D. None of these
Which of the following is a leading exponent of the view that the criminal justice system serves the interests of the powerful ?
A. Richard Quinney
B. Edwin Sutherland
C. Stanley Milgram
D. William Chambliss
Which policy is supported by the theory of broken windows ?
A. restorative justice
B. zero tolerance
C. target hardening
D. deterrent sentencing
The term terrorism has its origins in_____________?
A. the Roman Empire
B. Revolutionary France
C. Nazi Germany
D. the English Civil War
Of what is the failure of companies to adhere to legal regulations that apply to them an example ?
A. white-collar crime
B. corporate crime
C. victimless crime
D. organized crime
Which one of the following crime rates was higher in the United States than in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s ?
A. murder
B. rape
C. robbery
D. all of the above