Crim J 201 Exam 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 According to Gottfrendson and Hirschi's general theory of crime. The key concept in explaining all forms of criminal behavior is | Self Control |
| A high level of control is known as a control surplus | True |
| A control surplus is frequently seen in cases of white collar crime | True |
| According to Sampson and Laub. The two most important turning points center on the choice of employment and marriage | True |
| Life course persisters tend to fail at school | False |
| Unaided Desistance also known as rehabilitation | False |
| Deescaltion refers to remaining at a certain level of offending and not committing any more serious offenses | False |
| Terence Thornberry developed...theory | Interactional |
| Ralf Dahrendorf suggested that class conflict arose over power and | authority |
| According to Chambliss and Seidman, that the probability of a group having its normative system embodied in law is distributed equally through society | False |
| Richard Quinney sees criminal law as a instrument of the state | True |
| According to Elliot Currie, as more nations copy the market society culture of the U.S., crime rates throughout the world will decrease | False |
| Blank Criminology suggests that social control agencies and citizens should work together to alleviate social problems and human suffering and thus reduce crime | Peacemaking |
| Patriarchy refers to female dominance | False |
| According to Freda Adler and Rita Simon, existing differences in crime rates between men and women are due primarily to biology | False |
| Convict Criminology is an extremely old paradigm in the field. | False |
| Restorative justice stresses retribution | False |
| Which of the following is not a component of the balanced and restorative justice model | Victim Retribution |
| A crime is cleared when an arrest has been made | True |
| UCR data are based on reported crime | True |
| The crime shift that began in the 1960s may be linked to the postwar baby boomers | True |
| First Degree murder involves malice aforethought | True |
| The concept of victim precipitation focuses on blaming the victim for the crime | False |
| Serial murder involves the killing of multiple victims in the same event | False |
| According to Fox and Levin, visionary killers hear voices commanding them to kill | False |
| Most rapes involve victims and offenders with prior relationships | True |
| Marital rape cannot be prosecuted in any state today | False |
| Most robberies involve very little planning on the part of the offender | True |
| Assault is the most common violent crime | True |
| Woman are more likely then men to become victims of violence within family | True |
| Separation Assault may occur when a woman tries to leave a violent relationship | True |
| Predatory stalkers generally commit sexual attacks on their victim | True |
| A vehicle is most likely stolen from victim place of work | False |
| Most cars stolen by joyriders are recovered | True |
| Fires of suspicious origin are included in the FBIs arson stats | False |
| Most arsons involve Juveniles | True |
| Persistent thieves tend to have a generalist approach to offending | Ture |
| Burglars emply a limited temporal rationality | True |
| According to the Steffensmeier, a professional fence is a public dealer | True |
| To what exactly did the concept of white-collar crime originally refer | A) crimes committed by persons of high social status using their occupational positions for illegal gain |
| Sutherland found that, when they were convicted, white collar criminals were less likely to receive active prison terms that "common criminals | True |
| Who suggest that white collar criminals are motivated by the same forces that drive other criminals | Hirshi and Gottfredson |
| According to the Braithwaite, the central explanatory variable in all criminal activity is | Inequality |
| drug-related crime involves violating a drug law | False |
| Pharmacologically, drugs can induce violent behavior | True |
| Drug users are more likely to report involvement in crime than non-users | True |
| Prostitution is a crime in all states | False |
| Call girls facte the highest risk of harm | False |
| House or brothel prostitutes perform in a legal environment | True |
| What Typically reduces criminal penalties associated with the personal possession of a controlled substance | Decriminalization |
| Decriminalization is based on the assumption that drug abuse will never be eliminated | True |
| Decriminalization of prostitution would allow women beond a certain age to legal prostitute themselves | False |
| A female ____A____ serial killer generally kills her spouse, usually for economic profit | Black Widow |
| According to Groth's typology of rapists, __D___ rapes involve rapists who commit rape to exert control over their victims | Power |
| According to Groth, anger rape generally involve no prior planning on the part of the offender | True |
| Mass murders are more difficult to apprehend than serial killers (T/F) | False |
| Statutory rape involves sexual relations between an underage female minor and an adult male(T/F) | True |
| Software piracy involves making unauthorized and illegal copies of software programs. | True |
| The primary motivation of the average hacker is | To gain access to computer networks |
| New account fraud is less serious than existing account fraud | False |
| The cost to businesses for fraud prevention and mitigation of the harm resulting from identity theft is a direct cost. (T/F) | False |
| Technology can be used by both criminals and law enforcement officials | True |
| DNA evidence has not yet been used to exonerate defendants sentenced to incarceration | False |
| Police departments today make cybercrime a high priority | False |
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