Crim 174 Quizzes (Class, Race,
Gender, and Crime)96 Correct
Answered Questions,.
The increased spending from the wars on crime and drugs created - Correct
answerThe prison industrial complex
What do the authors recommend that would both dissuade employers from hiring illegal
immigrants and better working conditions overall? - Correct answerAll of the
above
Specialized units such as SWAT, have been used to - Correct answerBreak
up the wagering of college football games
According to the chapter, all but which of the following is part of "crimmigration"? -
Correct answer"Crimmigration" policies help fix the long backlogs in legal
immigration
Who are the three key actors in the criminal court process? - Correct
answerProsecutor, the defense attorney, and the judge
According to the chapter, all but which of the following is true of the overall environment
for law enforcement officers? - Correct answerEssentializing gender/race
relations helps
Of the following, who holds the most power?
a) prosecutor
b)defense attorney
c)judge
d)law enforcement - Correct answerProsecutor
The criminal justice system began its gross expansion in the 1970s. - Correct
answerTrue
The militarization of the police is so widespread today that nearly 90% of small towns
have a SWAT team. - Correct answerTrue
, More than 95% of criminal cases are resolved by plea bargains. - Correct
answerTrue
Which perspective supports the idea that crime is a choice and that all people have free
will and self-control? - Correct answerClassical
The positivist perspective - Correct answerstudies biological and
psychological causes of crime
Which of the following is true about critical criminology?
a) It incorporates inequality, challenging the status quo
b)It was originally referred to as radical criminology
c)It rejects the notion that any perspective can be completely objective
d) all the above - Correct answerall the above
Which of the following describes one way that class is related to criminology? -
Correct answerLawmakers create laws that criminalize the actions of the
powerless or the poor, rather than the crimes of the upper or ruling class
The authors argue that what, more than criminal activity, impacts one's level of contact
with the criminal justice system? - Correct answerSocial Class
The authors describe the race as a/an - Correct answersocial construction
According to critical criminology, the criminal laws set forth by the powerful are the
"natural state of affairs" representing equally, all types of crime. - Correct
answerFalse
Most white-collar crimes discussed by the media and focused on by law enforcement
are those committed by powerless individuals. - Correct answerTrue
Definitions of race are based on biological differences between people. - Correct
answerFalse
Sex and gender are synonymous - Correct answerFalse
The social ranking or the division of society based on status is - Correct
answerclass
Gender, and Crime)96 Correct
Answered Questions,.
The increased spending from the wars on crime and drugs created - Correct
answerThe prison industrial complex
What do the authors recommend that would both dissuade employers from hiring illegal
immigrants and better working conditions overall? - Correct answerAll of the
above
Specialized units such as SWAT, have been used to - Correct answerBreak
up the wagering of college football games
According to the chapter, all but which of the following is part of "crimmigration"? -
Correct answer"Crimmigration" policies help fix the long backlogs in legal
immigration
Who are the three key actors in the criminal court process? - Correct
answerProsecutor, the defense attorney, and the judge
According to the chapter, all but which of the following is true of the overall environment
for law enforcement officers? - Correct answerEssentializing gender/race
relations helps
Of the following, who holds the most power?
a) prosecutor
b)defense attorney
c)judge
d)law enforcement - Correct answerProsecutor
The criminal justice system began its gross expansion in the 1970s. - Correct
answerTrue
The militarization of the police is so widespread today that nearly 90% of small towns
have a SWAT team. - Correct answerTrue
, More than 95% of criminal cases are resolved by plea bargains. - Correct
answerTrue
Which perspective supports the idea that crime is a choice and that all people have free
will and self-control? - Correct answerClassical
The positivist perspective - Correct answerstudies biological and
psychological causes of crime
Which of the following is true about critical criminology?
a) It incorporates inequality, challenging the status quo
b)It was originally referred to as radical criminology
c)It rejects the notion that any perspective can be completely objective
d) all the above - Correct answerall the above
Which of the following describes one way that class is related to criminology? -
Correct answerLawmakers create laws that criminalize the actions of the
powerless or the poor, rather than the crimes of the upper or ruling class
The authors argue that what, more than criminal activity, impacts one's level of contact
with the criminal justice system? - Correct answerSocial Class
The authors describe the race as a/an - Correct answersocial construction
According to critical criminology, the criminal laws set forth by the powerful are the
"natural state of affairs" representing equally, all types of crime. - Correct
answerFalse
Most white-collar crimes discussed by the media and focused on by law enforcement
are those committed by powerless individuals. - Correct answerTrue
Definitions of race are based on biological differences between people. - Correct
answerFalse
Sex and gender are synonymous - Correct answerFalse
The social ranking or the division of society based on status is - Correct
answerclass
