SOC 3420 Criminology 12-14 | Questions and Answers
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SOC 3420 Criminology 12-14 | Questions and Answers According to legal scholar, Morris Cohen, why should victimless crimes be criminally prohibited? a. Because then moral crusaders would not get to define the law b. Because victimless crimes are highly immoral just like "street crimes." c. Becaus...
According to legal scholar, Morris Cohen, why should victimless crimes be criminally
prohibited?
a. Because then moral crusaders would not get to define the law
b. Because victimless crimes are highly immoral just like "street crimes."
c. Because one of the functions of criminal law is to express the public's shared sense
of morality
d. Because victimless crimes cause social harm and all acts that cause social harm are
criminally prohibited
REFERENCES: Law and Morality
According to the theory of social harm, immoral acts can be distinguished from crimes
on the basis of the ____they cause.
a. social outrage
b. injury
c. financial loss
d. depravity
REFERENCES: The Theory of Social Harm
People who seek to control or criminalize deviant behaviors in accordance with their
own way of thinking are called ______.
a. moralists.
b. moral entrepreneurs
c. power seekers
d. social activists
REFERENCES: The Theory of Social Harm
The movement to ban gay marriage in California that led to the passage of Proposition
8 is an example of a/an _____.
a. moral crusade.
b. religious policy.
c. ethical mandate.
d. social campaign.
REFERENCES: The Theory of Social Harm
,Which of the following statements is accurate?
a. Societies usually encourage behaviors that lawmakers consider dangerous.
b. The line between behaviors that are immoral and those that are criminal are often
blurred.
c. People with religious beliefs rarely engage in moral crusades.
d. Most behaviors are declared criminal before they are deemed immoral.
REFERENCES: The Theory of Social Harm
__________ refers to the rubbing against or touching of a nonconsenting adult in a
crowd.
a. Exhibitionism
b. Frotteurism
c. Pedophilia
d. Voyeurism
REFERENCES: Paraphilias
Of all the commonly practiced paraphilias, which causes the general public the most
concern?
a. Pedophilia
b. Frotteurism
c. Sadomasochism
d. Exhibitionism
REFERENCES: Paraphilias
Your neighbor obtains sexual pleasure from spying on strangers while they disrobe.
This neighbor is a/an ______.
a. exhibitionist.
b. frotteurist.
c. pedophile.
d. voyeur.
REFERENCES: Paraphilias
Attaining sexual pleasure through sexual activity with prepubescent children is referred
to as ______.
a. frotteurism
b. pedophilia
, c. voyeurism
d. sadomasochism
REFERENCES: Paraphilias
_________is a disturbing behavior whereby men travel overseas to places such as
Thailand in order to engage in illicit sexual behavior with young girls who have been
sold into prostitution.
a. Pedophilia tourism
b. Pedophilia trafficking
c. Sex tourism
d. Sex trafficking
REFERENCES: Prostitution
Modern commercial sex appears to have its roots in ancient _____ where Solon
established licensed brothels in 500 BC.
a. Rome
b. Greece
c. Mesopotamia
d. Persia
REFERENCES: Prostitution
Which of the following is not a condition present in a commercial sexual transaction?
a. Activity that has sexual significance for the customer
b. Economic transaction
c. Felonious violence
d. Emotional indifference
REFERENCES: Prostitution
Which category of prostitute is believed to be responsible for the recent upsurge in
prostitution?
a. Bar girls
b. Tooters
c. Call girls
d. Cyberprostitutes
REFERENCES: Prostitution
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