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Since the mid-1970s in the United States, which of the following is true of property crime rates?
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They have remained consistently high. |
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They have declined significantly. |
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They have remained consistently low. |
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They have spiked sharply. |
Which of the following can be used to deal with crime today?
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Security tipping |
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DNA analysis |
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Isometric systems |
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All of the above |
When a person in a position of financial trust transfers money from the corporation into a personal account, this is known as which of the following?
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“Pump and dump” |
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Corporate crime |
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Embezzlement |
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Pilferage |
Which of the following crime rates has the highest rate of clearance by arrest?
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Robbery |
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Domestic violence |
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Rape |
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Murder |
Which of the following refers to the victim’s role in his or her own victimization?
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Victim precipitation |
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Victim cause |
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Victim blame |
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Victim complicity |
Those who engage in violence because it is an acceptable means of resolving conflict among their acquaintances would be identified as which of the following?
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Criminally violent offenders |
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Situationally violent offenders |
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Pathologically violent offenders |
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Culturally violent offenders |
Which of the following states that capitalism and inequality are at the root of crime?
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Postmodernism |
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Left realism |
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Feminist criminology |
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Marxist criminology |
Which theory views property crime as learned behavior in which the offender becomes socialized to engage in criminal activity?
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Routine activities theory |
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Anomie theory |
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Differential association theory |
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Developmental/life course theory |
Which of the following types of terrorism is consistent with acts that “are committed for ideological or political motives, but which are not part of a concerted campaign to capture control of the state”?
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Limited political terrorism |
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Lone wolves terrorism |
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State-sponsored terrorism |
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Quasi-terrorism |
According to Conklin’s typology of robbers, which of the following is the most common?
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Opportunist robbers |
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Addict robbers |
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Alcoholic robbers |
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Professional robbers |
Which of the following says that unintended disorderly behavior can also signal that nobody cares about the community, leading to more serious disorder and crime?
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The broken windows theory |
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The golden rule disposition |
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The “red light” effect |
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The undercriminalization effect |
The Organized Crime Control Act, which featured the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) statute, became law in what year?
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1970 |
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1960 |
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1950 |
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1940 |
Which of the following basic type of organized crime refers to crime by guerilla and terrorist groups and various militant social movements that use violence, such as the Ku Klux Klan?
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Syndicate |
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Mercenary (predatory) |
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Political-social |
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In-group-oriented |
An upset student opens fire in a school cafeteria, killing 18 of his classmates. Which of the following best describes this student?
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Serial murderer |
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Sadistic murderer |
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Spree murderer |
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Mass murderer |
Which theory centers on the argument that individuals are deviant mainly because others have identified them as such?
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Radical criminology |
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Labeling theory |
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Feminist criminology |
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Marxist criminology |
Which statement is true of school violence in the United States?
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The rate of school violence has been decreasing in recent years. |
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Most murders of school-age children occur in or around school. |
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The media has failed to adequately cover stories of school shootings. |
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The United States has one of the lowest rates of school violence in the world. |
What is the central theme for critical/radical feminists?
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Capitalism |
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Victimization |
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Patriarchy |
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Political conflict |
Which of the following is not true regarding prostitution?
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Prostitution appears to be a problem unique to capitalist societies. |
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In most U.S. states, prostitution is considered a misdemeanor. |
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Prostitution appears to have declined since World War II. |
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Prostitution was originally tolerated as a “necessary evil.” |
Policies that protect white-collar criminals from formal punishment would support which of the following theories?
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Conflict theory |
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Left realism |
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Integrated theory |
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Feminist theory |
What distinguishes a “political crime” from other types of crime?
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Legal categorization of the offense |
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International law |
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Whether or not government officials were involved |
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Ideological motivation |
If a company knowingly sells an unsafe product because they expect greater profits from these sales than pulling the product from the market, this would qualify as which of the following crimes?
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Cybercrime |
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Occupational crime |
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Corporate crime |
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Professional crime |
Which of the following is the best description of Hamas?
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A group that opposes non-Islamic governments with violence |
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A group focused on preventing peace between the Israelis and Palestinians |
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A group fighting to unite Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland |
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Shiite fundamentalist extremists |
Which of the following is/are drug control strategies?
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Legalization |
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Use of diplomacy |
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Prevention |
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Targeting traffickers |
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All of the above |
According to the textbook, which of the following can be used to tackle crime in the 21st century?
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Electronic tagging |
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DNA analysis |
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Retina or fingerprint recognition systems |
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All of the above |
