Compare and contrast two subcultural theories of crime.

What will be an ideal response?


Cohen’s middle-class measuring rod, Miller’s lower-class culture, Cloward and Ohlin’s differential opportunity theory, Anderson’s code of the street, Jacques and Wright’s code of the suburb, or Wolfgang and Ferracuti’s subculture of violence.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. La Cosa Nostra is the only organized crime group operating in the United States. 2. The organizational structure of La Cosa Nostra is best described as hierarchical. 3. The motorcycle gang “Hell’s Angels” is one example of an organized crime group. 4. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act outlawed the consumption and manufacturing of alcohol. 5. The Russian “Mafiya” is considered to be the most serious organized crime threat in the world today.

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Incapacitation refers to ______.

A. punishing to remove individual from society as an interest for safety; punishing to discourage from offenses happening again B. punishing in order to harm the individual that caused harm C. punishing to discourage from offenses happening again D. punishment intended to transform individual into productive member of society

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An accomplice to an offense can be held as an accomplice for acts that are ______ outcomes of the original offense.

a. natural and probable b. planned and purposeful c. foreseeable and intentional d. predictable

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The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) (2015) lists all the following signs and symptoms of neglect in the elderly, except ______.

a. person confined to bed and left without care b. lack of amenities the victim could afford c. home cluttered, filthy, in disrepair, or having fire and safety hazards d. lack of medical aids (glasses, walker, teeth, hearing aid, medications)

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