CRIMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2024
attempt to explain crime primarily in terms of gender-role socialization.
Liberal Feminists
is defined as the unlawful taking of property from the possession of someone other than one's employer.
Larceny
Which of the following statements is part of Richard Quinney...
CRIMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2024
attempt to explain crime primarily in terms of gender-role socialization.
Liberal Feminists
is defined as the unlawful taking of property from the possession of someone
other than one's employer.
Larceny
Which of the following statements is part of Richard Quinney's conflict theory of
crime?
Society is divided along political lines rather than being an entity based on concensus
AND The content of laws and their application tend to reflect the interests of the
powerful, because the powerful typically control or manipulate members of law
enforcement.
According to your text, _____ is defined as unlawful entry of a house, busines, or
other structure with the intent to commit a felony.
burglary
people are present during robberies, but not during most burglaries
The significant difference between burglary and robbery is...
According to the UCR, robbery is a property crime; however, your text includes
robbery in the interpersonal violence chapter due to the motive behind most
robberies.
False
According to the NCVS, men are more likely than women to be victims of crime.
In particular, men are victims of theft more than women; however, women are
more likely to be victims of IPV.
True
According to the UCR, caucasians are arrested for the majority of crime in the
United States.
True
According to James Meseserschmidt, low female crime rates are related to
women's powerless position in the United States, due to patriarchy and women's
fewer opportunities to commit crime. High crime rates among men can be
explained through constructions of masculinity, where crime becomes a way for
boys and men to "do their gender."
True
Although a considerable amount of variation exists among feminist scholars,
most agree that...
more attention needs to be paid to female criminality and conformity.
According to the UCR, all of the following are among the top 5 offenses for which
BOTH men and women were arrested except:
Disorderly conduct (included are drug abuse violations, simple assaults, and
larceny/theft.)
According to the NCVS, which of the following describes the "typical" victim?
A caucasian male between the ages of 12 and 24.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
, According to Marx and Engles, the main conflict in capitalist societies is between the
lumenproletariat and the bourgeoisie.
______prioritizes neither class nor gender; ratehr, it recognized the
intersectionality of class, race/ethnicty, and gender.
Socialist feminism
Motor vehicle theft is the crime most often reported to the police; while over half
of burglaries and thefts are not reported to the police, because victims do not
believe the police can find the perpetrators and/or the value of the property taken
was insignificant.
True
According to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (2006) the most
commonly used illegal drug in the United States is:
marijuana.
According to conflict theorists, the main cause of crime in societies is...
unequal distribution of wealth and power.
Shoplifting costs an estimated 31$ billion; however, most criminologists view
shoplifting to be a victimless crime, primarily because corportations (not people)
are the "victims."
False
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Drug users are more likely to be unemployed or impoverished.
Drug use (of both legal and illegal drugs) is an "equal opportunity affliction." In
other words, drug consumption is found across all income levels, SS, genders,
races, ethnicities, lifestyles, and age groups.
True
_________is one of the most common reasons for arson.
Vandalism
______criminology attempts to broaden our knowledge of criminality through
research conducted by offenders and their shared experiences within the
Criminal Justice System.
Convict
_______is an example of non-occupational fraud.
Forgery of checks/writing bad checks
The most common motor vehicle theft offenders are:
young males.
Shoplifting is a type of:
larceny.
According to arrest data, ______ is five times more common than robbery.
burglary
__________is one of the best predictors of criminality.
Gender
______report the lowest rates of victimization, according to the NCVS.
Older females
Research indicates that alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana are _______ drugs -
types of drugs that when used excessively may lead to using other and often
more addictive drugs such as cocaine.
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