Howard Becker calls individuals who seek to shape the law toward their own way of thinking:
a. moral entrepreneurs.
b. right-way thinkers.
c. one-way thinkers.
d. morality crusaders.
a
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How important is the part played by the media in forming expectations about the police?
a. very important b. less important today than in the past c. not important d. somewhat important
Match the theory in the first column with the description in the second column
5.Social recruitment and socialization theory a. when drug use is discovered and users may be stigmatized and called deviant as others 6. Labeling theory b. being denied access to societal goals causing strain and trigger one of five adaptation responses 7. Anomie theory c. role of learning through the principle of reinforcement 8. Differential association theory d. drug use is learned in interaction and communication with other persons 9. Social control theory e. the bond to society and its moral orders that keeps individuals from breaking the law 10. Behavioral theory f. Adolescent tightly focused subcultural group based on close relationships among group members
Which of the following statements describes the incapacitation effect?
a. the amount of crime prevented by providing treatment to offenders b. the negative reaction offenders have if they are kept behind bars for too long c. the amount of crime prevented by keeping offenders behind bars d. the community member’s negative perceptions of offenders increases once offenders are behind bars
In the 1970s, the Ford Motor Company failed to modify its cars and light trucks in a way that would have prevented accidents,
because the company determined that it would cost more to make the modifications than it would cost to pay for repairs and settle lawsuits that resulted from accidents. This illustrates the way that __________ can lead to white-collar crime. a. rational decision making b. the inexperience of recently promoted corporate executives c. government regulation d. inadequate pay for workers