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Sociologists believe that no behavior is____________?

Sociologists believe that no behavior is____________?

A. Without a deal of grate variation
B. inherently deviant
C. totally in keeg with tradition
D. Without a corresponding judgment
E. Completely irrelevant

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How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School ?

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How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School ?

A. it is a committed on a larger, often global, scale, and is well organized
B. it is associated with political conflict between states and their citizens
C. it can have far-reaching effects upon international relations
D. all of the above

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The Mafia is an example of____________?

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The Mafia is an example of____________?

A. White collar crime
B. organized crime
C. none-criminal deviance
D. global terrorism

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The term ‘secondary deviation refers to_________________?

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The term ‘secondary deviation refers to_________________?

A. The punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
B. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reaction to it
C. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
D. All of the above

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Lombroso claimed that______________?

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Lombroso claimed that______________?

A. criminals were socialized into an underworld of crime
B. no act is intrinsically deviant
C. biological failings drove some people into crime
D. women were less likely to be arrested than men

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What is the term that describes repeat offending by those who have been in prison ?

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What is the term that describes repeat offending by those who have been in prison ?

A. rehabilitation
B. deterrence
C. reform
D. recidivism

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Which of these is NOT an example of target hardening ?

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Which of these is NOT an example of target hardening ?

A. anti-social behavior orders
B. Steering locks
C. burglar alrams
D. CCTV

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Which approach framed their analysis of crime and deviance in terms of this preservation of power by the ruling class ?

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Which approach framed their analysis of crime and deviance in terms of this preservation of power by the ruling class ?

A. New Left Realism
B. Right Realism
C. new criminology
D. interactionism

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Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them?

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Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them?

A. Conformists
B. innovators
C. ritualists
D. retrealists

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What is defined as ‘non-conformity to a given set or norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society ?

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What is defined as ‘non-conformity to a given set or norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society ?

A. criminality
B. deviance
C. recidivism
D. degeneracy

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