Question 1

What contributions has labeling theory made to criminology?

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Answers should focus on some of the uniq...

Question 2

Listing the names of drunk drivers on a billboard facing a freeway is an example of ________ shaming.

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A)   reintegrative
B)   diversionary
C)   restorative
D)   stigmatic

Question 3

Which of the following is a criticism of differential association theory?

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A)   It has little to say about secret deviants
B)   It does little to explain the origin of crime and deviance
C)   It does not offer suggestions for institutional change
D)   It accounts only for the communication of criminal values, not their emergence

Question 4

According to differential association theory, criminal behavior is

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A)   inherited.
B)   learned.
C)   a function of culture conflict.
D)   psychologically motivated.

Question 5

According to the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency Program research, very young subjects (as young as three years of age)  are most likely to be found on the _________ pathway to delinquency.

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A)   authority conflict
B)   multiple disruption
C)   covert
D)   overt

Question 6

__________ refers to the efforts made by an interest group to have its ethnical views enacted into law.

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The answer of __________ refers to the efforts made by...

Question 7

Match between columns
                        Premises: Differential association-reinforcement theory
Differential association theory
Differential identification theory
Social structure-social learning model

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The Answer of People pursue criminal behavior to the extent is...

Question 8

Labeling theory specifically attempts to explain the origin of crime and deviance.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 9

Wikström's theory emphasizes the situation as the core unit of analysis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Social development theories have been criticized for definitional issues.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Marvin Wolfgang's analysis of a birth cohort found that _______ percent of cohort members accounted for over 50 percent of all arrests.

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A)   6
B)   10
C)   18
D)   32

Question 12

What does labeling theory tell us about the individual in relation to the justice system? Explain with examples.

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Answers should explain the labeling theory as a perspective that sees crime as a consequence of limited opportunities for acceptable behavior that follow from the negative responses of society to those defined as offenders. This suggests that society circumscribes deviance and the deviant person by responding negatively to behavior. Answers should explain that society and the justice system tend to perpetuate crime and delinquency rather than reduce them.

Question 13

According to Burgess and Akers, criminal behavior is learned according to the principles of operant conditioning.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How do social control theories differ from other theories of crime?

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Question 15

According to differential association theory, the process of learning criminal behavior is substantively different from learning other forms of behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

External containments are the most effective in preventing law violations.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 17

Social __________ theories assume everyone has the potential to violate the law.

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A)   structure
B)   process
C)   development
D)   conflict

Question 18

According to social process theories, criminal behavior is

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A)   an innate human characteristic.
B)   a psychological factor.
C)   a matter of individual choice.
D)   learned in interaction with others.

Question 19

Which of the following is not a major focus of social development theory-based policy?

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A)   Identifying and controlling a small segment of chronic violent juvenile offenders
B)   Immediate intervention in early delinquent behavior
C)   Establishing a broad spectrum of sanctions that ensure accountability and a continuum of services
D)   Providing early childhood training and education to ensure the development of individual self-control

Question 20

Social development theories have been criticized for ________ issues.

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According to the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency Program research, very young subjects (as young as three years of age) are most likely to be found on the _________ pathway to delinquency.

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__________ refers to the efforts made by an interest group to have its ethnical views enacted into law.

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How do social control theories differ from other theories of crime?

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