ADJ 107 –Exam With Questions and Correct
Solutions
Institutional Anomie Theory - ANSWER created by Steven Messner and Richard
Rosenfeld. According to it the capitalistic culture involving the "American
Dream" promotes economic success at all cost.
Critical Feminist Theory - ANSWER believe sexual victimization of girls is a product
of male.
Cultural Deviance Theories - ANSWER central theme of cultural deviance theories is
the idea of subculture
Divisions of social learning theories - ANSWER differential association theory,
differential reinforcement theory, and neutralization theory.
Study on the number of gangs in the United States - ANSWER according to a recent
federal bureau of investigation report, over $33,000 gangs exist across the United
States.
United States V. Gementera - ANSWER courts affirmed the use of shaming as a form of
punishment in 2004.
Studies on peer pressure and delinquency - ANSWER studies indicate peer pressure as
a major cause of delinquency. Issues such as peer approval of deviance, attachment to
a deviant peer, and frequency of time spent with deviant peer all contributed to future
criminality.
Study on police use of discretion - ANSWER several studies also suggest police are
more likely to use discretion in less crime-ridden neighborhoods.
, Study on delinquency and antisocial behavior - ANSWER showed higher rates of
delinquency and antisocial activity among boys with low parental monitoring.
Study on inmates entering the criminal justice system that cannot afford an attorney -
ANSWER approximately 80% of those who enter the criminal justice cannot afford an
attorney for their own defense, which suggest people entering the criminal justice
system have little savings to pay for private lawyers.
Study on the death penalty and race of the victim - ANSWER according to the death
penalty information center almost 75 of death sentences involved the murder
victims being caucasian.
Study on criminal father and non-criminal fathers - ANSWER approximately 8% of
the sons of non-criminal fathers became offenders, compared to 37% of youths with
criminal fathers.
African-American incarceration rate - ANSWER 38% but African Americans make up
just over 12% of the American population.
Women in the workforce - ANSWER 57% of working age women are in the workforce
compared with 1950 where under 34% of up working age women were in the
workforce.
Additional issues related to abuse and neglect - ANSWER a recent study found being
abused or neglected as a child increases the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile is 59%
in America.
Globalization and critical criminology - ANSWER critical criminologist review elements
of globalization within society and feel globalization replaced imperialism and
colonization as a new form of economic domination and oppression by westerners.
Solutions
Institutional Anomie Theory - ANSWER created by Steven Messner and Richard
Rosenfeld. According to it the capitalistic culture involving the "American
Dream" promotes economic success at all cost.
Critical Feminist Theory - ANSWER believe sexual victimization of girls is a product
of male.
Cultural Deviance Theories - ANSWER central theme of cultural deviance theories is
the idea of subculture
Divisions of social learning theories - ANSWER differential association theory,
differential reinforcement theory, and neutralization theory.
Study on the number of gangs in the United States - ANSWER according to a recent
federal bureau of investigation report, over $33,000 gangs exist across the United
States.
United States V. Gementera - ANSWER courts affirmed the use of shaming as a form of
punishment in 2004.
Studies on peer pressure and delinquency - ANSWER studies indicate peer pressure as
a major cause of delinquency. Issues such as peer approval of deviance, attachment to
a deviant peer, and frequency of time spent with deviant peer all contributed to future
criminality.
Study on police use of discretion - ANSWER several studies also suggest police are
more likely to use discretion in less crime-ridden neighborhoods.
, Study on delinquency and antisocial behavior - ANSWER showed higher rates of
delinquency and antisocial activity among boys with low parental monitoring.
Study on inmates entering the criminal justice system that cannot afford an attorney -
ANSWER approximately 80% of those who enter the criminal justice cannot afford an
attorney for their own defense, which suggest people entering the criminal justice
system have little savings to pay for private lawyers.
Study on the death penalty and race of the victim - ANSWER according to the death
penalty information center almost 75 of death sentences involved the murder
victims being caucasian.
Study on criminal father and non-criminal fathers - ANSWER approximately 8% of
the sons of non-criminal fathers became offenders, compared to 37% of youths with
criminal fathers.
African-American incarceration rate - ANSWER 38% but African Americans make up
just over 12% of the American population.
Women in the workforce - ANSWER 57% of working age women are in the workforce
compared with 1950 where under 34% of up working age women were in the
workforce.
Additional issues related to abuse and neglect - ANSWER a recent study found being
abused or neglected as a child increases the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile is 59%
in America.
Globalization and critical criminology - ANSWER critical criminologist review elements
of globalization within society and feel globalization replaced imperialism and
colonization as a new form of economic domination and oppression by westerners.
