Criminology unit 3 notes latest with summary (100% well
enlightened) NEWEST 2025/2026
Quinney claimed that the elite commit crimes in order to do all of the
following EXCEPT ______.
a. show off to their peers
b. keep the lower classes down
c. protect their property
d. protect their wealth - ANSWER -a. show off to their peers
The bulk of policies that have been derived from ______ have
emphasized attempting to make laws, enforcement, and processing
through the justice system more equitable in terms of social class.
a. conflict theories
b. control theories
c. Marxist theories
d. labeling theories - ANSWER -a. conflict theories
Which of the following is NOT likely to lead to an offender experiencing
the self-fulfilling prophecy?
a. trying to become an upstanding citizen
b. increasing the frequency of their illegal activity
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,c. increasing the seriousness of their illegal activity
d. confirming their status as criminals - ANSWER -a. trying to become
an upstanding citizen
Tannenbaum (1938) describes ____________ as the process whereby
an individual is negatively labeled by criminal justice agencies.
a. tagging
b. stigmatization
c. dramatization of evil
d. stereotyping - ANSWER -a. tagging
_________ said that a person's sense of self is constantly constructed
and reconstructed through the various social interactions a person has
on a daily basis
a. Marx
b. Sellin
c. Cooley
d. Mead
e. Quinney - ANSWER -d. Mead
The type of conflict theory that argues that a multitude of groups must
compete on a relatively fair playing field.
a. idealistic
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, b. pluralistic
c. communistic
d. border culture conflict - ANSWER -b. pluralistic
____________ theory is primarily concerned with how an individual's
personal identity is highly influenced by the way society or authority
tends to categorize them as offenders
a. labeling
b. control
c. social disorganization
d. Feminist
e. Marxist - ANSWER -a. labeling
Cooley (1902) explains that our identity is largely determined by our
perception of others perceptions of ourselves. This phenomenon is
called:
a. the looking glass self
b. the "me"
c. the self image
d. the social self - ANSWER -a. the looking glass self
The criminogenic effect of societal reaction to crime and deviance can
increase future criminal behavior through:
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enlightened) NEWEST 2025/2026
Quinney claimed that the elite commit crimes in order to do all of the
following EXCEPT ______.
a. show off to their peers
b. keep the lower classes down
c. protect their property
d. protect their wealth - ANSWER -a. show off to their peers
The bulk of policies that have been derived from ______ have
emphasized attempting to make laws, enforcement, and processing
through the justice system more equitable in terms of social class.
a. conflict theories
b. control theories
c. Marxist theories
d. labeling theories - ANSWER -a. conflict theories
Which of the following is NOT likely to lead to an offender experiencing
the self-fulfilling prophecy?
a. trying to become an upstanding citizen
b. increasing the frequency of their illegal activity
pg. 1
,c. increasing the seriousness of their illegal activity
d. confirming their status as criminals - ANSWER -a. trying to become
an upstanding citizen
Tannenbaum (1938) describes ____________ as the process whereby
an individual is negatively labeled by criminal justice agencies.
a. tagging
b. stigmatization
c. dramatization of evil
d. stereotyping - ANSWER -a. tagging
_________ said that a person's sense of self is constantly constructed
and reconstructed through the various social interactions a person has
on a daily basis
a. Marx
b. Sellin
c. Cooley
d. Mead
e. Quinney - ANSWER -d. Mead
The type of conflict theory that argues that a multitude of groups must
compete on a relatively fair playing field.
a. idealistic
pg. 2
, b. pluralistic
c. communistic
d. border culture conflict - ANSWER -b. pluralistic
____________ theory is primarily concerned with how an individual's
personal identity is highly influenced by the way society or authority
tends to categorize them as offenders
a. labeling
b. control
c. social disorganization
d. Feminist
e. Marxist - ANSWER -a. labeling
Cooley (1902) explains that our identity is largely determined by our
perception of others perceptions of ourselves. This phenomenon is
called:
a. the looking glass self
b. the "me"
c. the self image
d. the social self - ANSWER -a. the looking glass self
The criminogenic effect of societal reaction to crime and deviance can
increase future criminal behavior through:
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