Question 1 1 point The conflict perspective portrays crimina

Question 1 (1 point)

The conflict perspective portrays criminal law as a product of:

Question 1 options:

social needs and values

the interest of powerful groups

the interest of society at large

none of the above

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Question 2 (1 point)

Emile Durkheim conceived of crime as:

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created by the wealthiest class.

destroying societal functioning.

healthy and functional to society.

oppressing business trade.

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Question 3 (1 point)

Campaigning for laws rooted in moral conceptions is known as:

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artificial criminalization

moral entrepreneurship

norm legislating

victim lobbying

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Question 4 (1 point)

________ is the term that refers to believing that the customs and values of one\'s own culture are superior to those of other cultures:

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cultural centrism

ethnic prejudice

ethnocentrism

cultural bias

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Question 5 (1 point)

Which of the following applies to civil law:

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It addresses wrongs that injure society at large.

It can be retroactive.

It provides for penal sanctions.

All of the above.

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Question 6 (1 point)

Sanctions that maybe imposed under civil law include:

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compensating the plaintiff

incarceration

probation

all of the above

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Question 7 (1 point)

_______ involves the punishment of past wrongdoing in order to achieve a moral balance.

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Deterrence

Incapacitation

Rehabilitation

Retribution

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Question 8 (1 point)

Which of the following typically exercises the most discretion?

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Police Chief

Police patrol officer

Police precinct commander

All are the same

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Question 9 (1 point)

Which of the following extra legal factors appear to influence discretion by criminal justice officials?

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gender

race and ethnicity

social class

all of the above

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Question 10 (1 point)

Which of the following applies to civil (tort) law?

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If addresses wrongs that ignore society at large.

It can be retroactive

It provides penal sanctions

all of the above

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Question 11 (1 point)

Which of the following provides complete incapacitation?

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capital punishment

exile

imprisonment

whipping

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Question 12 (1 point)

______ is designed to change offenders by removing the motivation to engage in criminal behavior:

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general deterrence

incapacitation

rehabilitation

reprogramming

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Question 13 (1 point)

Which of the following is not based on utilitarianism?

Question 13 options:

deterrence

incapacitation

rehabilitation

retribution

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Question 14 (1 point)

Community-based corrections seek which of the following goals of criminal justice?

Question 14 options:

deterrence

rehabilitation

retribution

community outreach

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Question 15 (1 point)

The ________ model of criminal justice sanctions maintains that legal factors account for criminal justice decisions rather than extra legal factors, such as sex.

Question 15 options:

performance

legal

Formal

Bush-Cheney

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Question 16 (1 point)

In viewing crime as normal, Durkheim states that sometimes crime may be viewed as:

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an anathema to those in power.

abnormal when rates are very high.

desirable, from a behavioral science point of view.

a social form of mental illness.

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Question 17 (1 point)

According to Durkheim, one reason why crime is normal is that

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genetics will always lay the foundation for illegal acts.

the pursuit of wealth inevitably causes greed.

the middle class actively and consciously supports it.

it is impossible for a society to be exempt from it.

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Question 18 (1 point)

As part of his view of crime, Durkheim discusses:

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the individual\'s consciousness and sense of dignity, which are factors in whether or not a particular act is labeled a crime or is viewed as a simple moral fault.

broad sociological trends that include biological factors as well.

the increasing role of white-collar criminals.

the power of police in improving their clearance rates.

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Question 19 (1 point)

Moynihan suggests that the latest efforts to explain and respond to crime involve

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declaring violent crime a public health emergency.

legislators\' doubling states\' educational budgets.

increasing the number of recipients of food stamps.

reducing the number of liberal arts courses in small colleges.

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Question 20 (1 point)

In 1990 the Department of Justice found that Americans reported only 38 percent of all crimes and 48 percent of all violent crimes. This, argues Moynihan, is a means of

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publicizing crime.

justifying crime.

showing serious problems with official statistics.

normalizing crime.

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Question 21 (1 point)

Moynihan faults Durkheim\'s theory because Durkheim:

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romanticizes ambiguous forms of deviance.

uses Europe for his data base and ignores the United States.

ignores historical economic trends that stretch over centuries.

does not address the possibility of there being too much crime.

	social needs and values
	the interest of powerful groups
	the interest of society at large
	none of the above

Solution

1) A

2) C

3) B

4) C

5)D

6)B

7)D

8)D

9) A

10) C

11) C

13) C

13) A

14) B

15) B

16) B

17) C

18) A

19) B

20) C

21) A