Seeking to reduce criminal activity by instilling fear of punishment is known as
a. rehabilitation.
b. deterrence.
c. social protection.
d. retribution.
According to Robert Merton, which of the following accept society's goals, but use illegitimate means to achieve them?
a. conformists
b. innovators
c. ritualists
d. rebels
The liberal feminist framework focuses on women's delinquency and crime as a rational response to
a. gender discrimination.
b. economic inequality.
c. patriarchy.
d. racism.
Strain theory and control theory are
a. functionalist perspectives.
b. conflict perspectives.
c. feminist perspectives.
d. symbolic interactionist perspectives.
The most enduring psychological explanations of delinquency and crime seem to be the ones that bridge the biological explanations by linking crime and
a. personality disorders.
b. intelligence.
c. social learning.
d. aggression.
Which part of the brain is most closely associated with violent behavior?
a. cortex
b. brain stem
c. basal ganglia
d. cerebellum
Which of the following accounts for nearly 90 of occupational frauds?
a. asset misappropriation
b. financial statement fraud
c. corruption schemes
d. bribery and extortion
Ponzi schemes are which kind of fraud?
a. mass marketing fraud
b. insurance fraud
c. mortgage fraud
d. securities and commodities fraud
Drug trafficking, prostitution, and money laundering are typically related to which kind of crime?
a. occupational
b. street
c. organized
d. corporate
Which term is sometimes used to refer to a juvenile who is still maturing as an individual and might benefit from rehabilitation, rather than punishment, as a response to the offense with which the young person may have been charged?
a. mens rea
b. mea culpa
c. diminished moral culpability
d. positivist juvenile