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SOC 3420 CRIMINOLOGY 9-11 ACTUAL EXAM GUIDE |160 BRAND NEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALL GRADED A+|GUARANTEED SUCCESS|LATEST UPDATE
In the 1930s, Harry Anslinger, then head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, launched a successful effort to criminalize marijuana, which had been l...
SOC 3420 CRIMINOLOGY 9-11 ACTUAL
EXAM GUIDE 2024-2025|160 BRAND
NEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALL GRADED
A+|GUARANTEED SUCCESS|LATEST
UPDATE
In the 1930s, Harry Anslinger, then head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics,
launched a successful effort to criminalize marijuana, which had been legal until that
time. Which concept of crime does Anslinger's moral crusade reflect?
a) Consensus view of crime
b)Conflict view of crime
c)Interactionist view of crime
d)Legalistic view of crime - ANSWER-✔c) interactionist view of crime
Gathering valid crime data, devising new research methods, and measuring crime
patterns and trends fall under the ______ subarea of the criminological enterprise.
a) victimology
b)penology/sentencing/corrections
c) theory construction
d)criminal statistics/crime measurement - ANSWER-✔d)criminal statistics/crime
measurementent
, The American legal system is a direct descendent of _____.
a)Roman appellate law
b)British appellate law
c)British common law
d)Roman common law - ANSWER-✔c) British common law
Donald was arrested for murdering an acquaintance. At the trial, Donald takes the
stand and testifies that he and the victim knew each other. He admits that they
would drink and use drugs together. One night while "partying," Donald explains in
his testimony, an argument got out of hand during a card game. Donald explains that
the victim accused him of cheating and pulled out a knife on him and started
swinging it in the air. Donald said that he had no choice but to pull out his gun and
shoot the victim. The jury convicted Donald of manslaughter.
What subarea of criminology would be most interested in understanding the victim's
role in Donald's case?
a)Crime statistics
b) Penology
c)Sociology of law
d)Victimology - ANSWER-✔d) victimology
A statutory requirement that a certain penalty shall be carried out in all cases of
conviction for a specified offense or series of offenses is known as ______.
a)mandatory sentencing
b)specified sentencing
c) selective sentencing
d)required sentencing - ANSWER-✔a)mandatory sentencing
What shortcoming in the UCR is addressed by the National Crime Victimization
Survey?
a) The "Sampling Rule"
b) The nonclearance issue
c) The "Hierarchy Rule"
d) The nonreporting issue - ANSWER-✔ d) The nonreporting issue
How does today's violent crime rate compare to the violent crime rate in 1991?
a) Today's violent crime rate has increased by nearly 20 percent.
b) Today's violent crime rate has increased by nearly 50 percent.
c) Today's violent crime rate has decreased by nearly 20 percent.
d) Today's violent crime rate has decreased by nearly 50 percent. - ANSWER-
✔ d) Today's violent crime rate has decreased by nearly 50 percent.
All of the following would be considered an instrumental crime except
a) pawning stolen merchandise
b) rape
, c) selling drugs
d) theft - ANSWER-✔b) rape
Martha is looking to move to a new city to raise her two young children. School
quality and crime rates are her two biggest concerns that she will evaluate before
deciding on which city to move to. Her employment is flexible in that she works from
home. Thus, she is able to work from anywhere in the country.
Martha calls many police departments around the country, seeking information
about their crime statistics. One particular police department recommends that she
look at the published reports developed by the FBI, which compared cities and crime
statistics per 100,000 residences. What report should she look at?
a) ATF
b) UCR
c) NCVS
d) DRS-II - ANSWER-✔b) UCR
UCR data associate social class with crime, indicating higher crime rates in inner-city,
high-poverty areas. An alternative explanation for the association between social
class and crime is ____, not actual criminal behavior patterns.
a) social stereotyping
b) population diversity
c) law enforcement practices
d) unemployment and underemployment - ANSWER-✔c) law enforcement practices
Females are ___ times more likely than males to be victims of rape and sexual
assault.
a) two
b) four
c) six
d) 10 - ANSWER-✔d) 10
__________ refers to a victim's physical weakness or psychological stress that
renders him or her incapable of resisting or deterring crime.
a) Target vulnerability
b) Group vulnerability
c) Target weakness
d) Vulnerable target - ANSWER-✔a) target vulnerability
Which victimization theory claims that victims may initiate, either actively or
passively, the confrontation that leads to their victimization?
a)Victim precipitation theory
b)Deviant place theory
c)Victim impulsivity theory
d)Routine activities theory - ANSWER-✔a) victim precipitation theory
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