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Crime and Delinquency
Multiple Choice

1 .       The idea that the chances of delinquency occurring can be reduced if youngsters maintain attachments and commitments to school, family, and peers is a theory of what perspective? [Hint]



2 .       Which of the following theorized that crime is the price we pay for living in a free society? [Hint]



3 .       Anomie theory refers to [Hint]



4 .       Who argued that the low crime rate in Japan is a result of Japanese programs promoting high employment and the fact that income disparities are much lower than in the United States? [Hint]



5 .       Which of the following perspectives would argue that the legal and criminal justice systems are geared to benefit the dominant groups in society? [Hint]



6 .       Cultural transmission theories argue that [Hint]



7 .       According to recent surveys, what is the crime that women under the age of thirty-five fear the most? [Hint]



8 .       Which of the following is not an example of white collar crime? [Hint]



9 .       If crimes were evenly spaced throughout the day, in 2002 there would have been one serious crime every [Hint]



10 .       Plea bargaining is involved in approximately what percentage of all convictions for criminal offenses? [Hint]



11 .       Since 1975, the rate of incarceration in the United States has [Hint]



12 .       Recidivism is a measure of [Hint]



13 .       The media has a tendency to portray crime in a way that [Hint]



14 .       The lower crime rate in Japan may be due largely to [Hint]



15 .       This professor of law and criminology believes that Americans have an exaggerated belief in the ability of imprisonment to control crime. [Hint]



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