Elements needed to rebuild a sense of community in the future include all of the following except:
a. Diversification of goals c. Influence
b. Shared emotional connection d. Membership
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Which of the following is an example of an excusable homicide?
A. A prison guard kills an inmate who is attempted to escape from a maximum security prison. B. A police officer kills an armed robber during the commission of the robbery. C. A truck driver who is obeying the traffic laws runs over a child who has unexpectedly run into the road directly in front of the moving vehicle. D. A homeowner shoots an armed burglar who is threatening the homeowner’s children.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Social disorganization theory and broken windows theory are focused on images of crime and disorder in the neighborhood. 2. Like Shaw & McKay, Kornhauser, and others who followed focused on the subculture found in socially disorganized neighborhoods, and paid little attention to the structural aspects of the theory. 3. Research testing social disorganization theory has found that crime and deviance in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas can be explained by this theory. 4. Policies and programs related to broken windows theory generally focus on stopping high-level criminal activity after it escalates. 5. Collective efficacy serves an important mediating effect between structural factors associated with social disorganization and deviant behaviors such as violence.
The War on Drugs, and other programs that increase police presence and arrests, can result in _______________.
a. crime trends which indicate an increase in crime. b. crime trends which indicate a decrease in crime. c. little change to crime trends. d. improved community relations.
Which of the following is a critique of ecological theories?
a. They use the incidence of delinquency as both an example of and something caused by social disorganization b. They lack explanatory power c. They are racist d. They are less applicable to American society today than they were in the 1930s