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Criminology Exam 1 Questions withComplete Answers
True or False: According to Reiman & Leighton, the policies that led to the U.S. having
the highest incarceration rate in the world did nothing to reduce crime rates. - Answer-
False
True or False: According to Reiman & Leighton, most American citizens think that the
"War on Drugs" has been a resounding success. - Answer-False
Incarceration rates in the U.S. increased by _______ percent between 1969 and 1999. -
Answer-700%
Which of the following do Reiman & Leighton credit with having the greatest influence
on the reduction in violent crime rates after 1992?
A. Tougher sentencing
B. More aggressive policing
C. Non-criminal justice environmental factors (improved economy, etc)
D. A & B are equally responsible - Answer-C. Non-criminal justice environmental factors
(improved economy, etc)
According to Reimer & Leighton, we need to explain not why we cannot reduce crime,
but why ___________________ . - Answer-We will not.
According to Reiman & Leighton, the excuse that crime is "an inescapable companion"
of any highly industrialized society doesn't hold up to scrutiny for which of the following
reasons?
A. Other complex, populous, industrialized societies have much lower crime rates.
B. This explanation does not account for differences in the crime rates within the U.S.
C. Urbanization actually almost always leads to a lower crime rate.
D. A & B. - Answer-D. A & B
True or False: According to Reiman & Leighton, poverty, slums, and unemployment are
known sources of crime. - Answer-True
True or False: According to Reiman & Leighton, prison produces more criminals than it
cures. - Answer-True
Systematic Crime - Answer-Criminal activity like violence and corruption are a regular
part of doing business in the illicit drug trade because there is no regulation.
, logical soundness - Answer-the theory doesnt propose illogical relationships and it is
internally consistent
ability to make sense out of several conflicting positions - Answer-when evidence
seems to indicate that there ware 2 or more opposing facts, a theory can reconcile
those facts is a good one and is better than having different theories to account for each
fact.
sensitizing ability - Answer-focusing people's attention on a new or even forgotten
direction/inquiry.
-providing a different way to look at something/interpreting a fact they already
Pharmacological/
Psychological Consequences - Answer-Criminal activity is caused by the chemical
properties of the drug acting on the person's brain.
Economic/Compulsive Crimes - Answer-Criminal activity is caused by drug users
committing crimes to get money to support their habit.
Which of the following is not one of Elliot Currie's four priorities for reducing crime?
A. Enhancing children's intellectual and social development
B. Providing support and guidance to vulnerable adolescents
C. Working extensively with juvenile offenders
D. None of the above. (They are all among his priorities.) - Answer-D. None of the
above. (They are all among his priorities.)
According to Williams & McShane, the Chicago School purported that behavior is
shaped by: - Answer-Social factors
According to Williams & McShane, the process by which social disorganization affects
juveniles and leads to delinquency is known as: - Answer-cultural transmission
Williams & McShane explain secondary culture conflict as: - Answer-Conflict between a
subculture and a larger culture within which it resides
true or false: The Chicago School produced chiefly micro-theories. - Answer-False
True or False: Sampson's research (discussed in Williams & McShane) on current
immigrant communities supports the idea that predominantly immigrant areas have
higher crime rates, particularly violent crime. - Answer-False
According to Williams & McShane, what is the most common of the four deviant modes
of adaptation from Anomie Theory? - Answer-Innovation
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