Suppose that a police SWAT team kills members of a terrorist group who are holding innocent citizens hostage. These police actions illustrate which type of violence?
a. institutional
b. anti-institutional
c. collective
d. bureaucratic
Which of these is NOT one of the factors that commonly influences whether violence is likely to be defined as a social problem?
a. Does the violence conform to or violate social norms and values?
b. Does the violence support the social order?
c. Is the violence committed by or against the government?
d. Does the violence cause physical harm to any person?
The authors assert that exclusively focusing on the individual when studying social problems __________.
A) overlooks deviations from society's norms as potential problems
B) takes an overly deterministic view of social problems
C) ignores the strains that are caused by the inequities of the system
D) treats social problems as being the product of systematic inequity
Social Darwinists would oppose social reforms like social welfare because __________.
A) they are too expensive to produce viable results
B) they allow people to get money for doing nothing
C) they perpetuate the existence of unfit groups in society
D) it is more effective to provide technical training for the poor
During the Prohibition era, when the government outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, which type of crime led to criminals gaining both wealth and power by making and distributing liquor to an eager public?
a. corporate crime
b. white collar crime
c. victimless crime
d. organized crime
Which of the following would constitute a hate crime?
a. an assault motivated by anti-gay feelings on a person believed by the offender to be gay
b. an Asian gang member stealing a car from a white woman
c. a white person raping a black person with whom he has been friends
d. an Italian man embezzling from his workplace
Illegal actions by a business or others acting on its behalf is called
a. corporate crime.
b. organized crime.
c. white-collar crime.
d. victimless crime.
Which type of offense directly harms no one but the offenders?
a. organized crime
b. victimless crime
c. white-collar crime
d. corporate crime
In terms of absolute numbers, most crimes involve offenders who are
a. white.
b. African American.
c. Hispanic.
d. Asian American.
Which term refers to the violation of the law by young people?
a. status offenses
b. statutory offenses
c. juvenile delinquency
d. recidivism
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