Which one of the following crime rates was higher in the United States than in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s ?

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Social mobility may be experienced by______________?

A. Only by individuals B. Only by groups C. By individual or by entire group D. None of these...

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...

What is the most common reason people give for not reporting a crime ?

A. fear of reprisal B. dislike of the police C. too trivial for the police D. best dealt with privately...

________________ view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas __________ and _______________ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?

A. conflict theorists’ functionalists labelling B. labelling theorists conflict functionalist C. functionalists conflict labelling D. conflict theorists’ labelling functionalist...

Functionalists view social control as_______________?

A. operating to favor powerful groups at the expense of others B. an indispensable functional requirement for social survival C. a source of social chaos D. both b and c...