The mental hospital became the common and preferred place of treatment for mental illness during the __________.
a. late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries
b. late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
c. late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
d. late twentieth century
Which of the following statements about child abuse is TRUE?
a. Child abuse is defined as physical contact that results in an injury or illness.
b. Neglect is the most common form of child abuse.
c. The number of substantiated child abuse cases has increased slightly over the past decade.
d. Psychological maltreatment, while problematic, is not considered to be child abuse by law enforcement and other authorities.
The idea of __________ rests on the concept of crime as a social aberration and the offender as a social misfit whose aberrant behavior can be modified to conform to society's norms.
a. incapacitation
b. deterrence
c. retribution
d. rehabilitation
Research has found that exercise can help fight mental illness for many reasons. Which is NOT one of these reasons?
a. Exercise increases social support.
b. Exercise can change serotonin and endorphin levels.
c. Exercise can increase feelings of mastery and social reinforcement.
d. Exercise can distract a person from his or her problems.
Which of the following statements about child abuse is FALSE?
a. Child abuse is an attack on a child that violates social norms and may result in an injury.
b. Each year, more than 1,500 children die as a result of abuse and neglect; most of these deaths are among children 1 year old or younger.
c. Children who witness or experience abuse are more likely to be in abusive relationships as an adult than are other children.
d. The number of substantiated child abuse cases has increased slightly over the past decade.
The philosophy of crime control based on the idea that offenders should be paid back with suffering in return for the suffering they caused others is termed __________.
a. rehabilitation and reprisal
b. retribution and deterrence
c. persuasion and payback
d. prevention and retribution
Which of the following statements about violence is TRUE?
a. The difference between women and men with respect to physical violence is not large; however, when broken down by type of violence, it is easy to see that women are more likely to be victims of the most extreme types of violence.
b. Gerald Toobin and colleagues are well known for conducting early scientific surveys on intimate partner violence in the 1970s and 1980s.
c. Most of what we know today about intimate partner violence is based on small samples from isolated case files of social workers, and the police.
d. Men are more likely than women to report being victims of stalking.
Formal efforts to control crime can be classified under three headings. Which is NOT one of these three headings?
a. anomie
b. rehabilitation
c. prevention
d. retribution-deterrence
Minh is leading a support group for compulsive shoplifters. How does a support group differ from a therapy group, or does it?
a. A support group is the same thing as a therapy group.
b. Support groups are voluntary; a therapy group is mandated by law enforcement.
c. Support groups contain just the person with the mental illness; a therapy group contains family members.
d. Support groups are composed of people who have experienced the same problems as the other participants; a therapy group is led by a professional.
Jerome and Rochelle are dating. Jerome often slaps Rochelle for not doing something he wants her to do. Jerome wants to control her, and he gets very angry if she expresses her own opinions or desires.
What type of violence characterizes their relationship? a. mutual violent control
b. intimate terrorism
c. violent resistance
d. common couple violence
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