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Multiple Choice

1 .       What is the best definition of crime? [Hint]



2 .       FBI statistics on crime [Hint]



3 .       Young people are more likely to commit crimes than older people. Which of the following is NOT a possible explanation for this difference? [Hint]



4 .       Which of the following may account for why more minorities are arrested for crime? [Hint]



5 .       A group of individuals establishes a "business" which makes its profit through the sale of drugs. This business is run efficiently, bases its practices on competition and the pursuit of profit. However, rather than mergers, violence is used to acquire control of competition, and profit is made from an illegitimate product. This is an example of [Hint]



6 .       The goal of corporations is to make money with little or no thought of the consumer. Also, laws are enforced differently for individuals who break the law and for corporations. An example of this is [Hint]



7 .       In what way(s) does the labeling theory define the justice system? [Hint]



8 .       Which of the following is the most fundamental requirement of a just system? [Hint]



9 .       Bail is the posting of money by the accused to guarantee that he or she will be present at the time of trial. Although laws state that bail cannot be excessive, this system is biased. Which of the following is an example of this bias? [Hint]



10 .       Most people who are charged with a crime don't go to trial. Instead, they plead guilty to lesser charges and end up being sentenced to less severe punishment. This is known as [Hint]



11 .       Emile Durkheim, a nineteenth-century social thinker, argued that crime serves a positive function in society by holding it together; this occurs when [Hint]



12 .       Violence is best defined as [Hint]



13 .       White collar crimes are [Hint]



14 .       A political crime may be defined as [Hint]



15 .       The adversary system is [Hint]



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