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Explain the elements of general deterrence. Be sure to discuss the importance of
perceived punishment.
_________ _________are not professional criminals. They are amateur criminals
whose decision to steal is spontaneous and whose acts are unskilled, unplanned, and
haphazard.
Because criminal operations can now extend their operations from coast to coast and
across international borders, they can commit _________ _________.
The Uniform Crime Report is an annual survey of crime victims.
Explain latent traits. What is an example of a latent trait?
Online gambling casinos have been particularly vulnerable to denial of service attacks.
Social learning theories assume people are born either "bad" or "good" and that their
degree of criminality can be unlearned with proper socialization.
Define and explain the difference between criminology and criminal justice.
The ideological view of terrorist motivation suggests that terrorists may be motivated
by feelings of alienation from friends, family, and society.
Does incapacitation as a crime control strategy actually reduce crime? Support your
response by explaining why or why not.
Urban areas have experienced a larger decrease in rapes than rural areas.
A number of criticisms of the general theory of crime remain unanswered. Identify and
discuss the implications of these unanswered criticisms.
Compare and contrast the theoretical contributions of Willem Bonger, Ralf Dahrendorf,
and George Vold.
Why are left-handers disproportionately represented in the criminal population?
a. due to high levels of serotonin in the brain
b. due to rightward shifts in brain functioning resulting from high levels of and rogens
c. due to the increased propensity for brain tumors found in left-handers that causes
antisocial behavior
d. due to high levels of testosterone in the brain
The _________ pathway to crime begins with minor, underhanded behavior such as
lying and shoplifting that leads to property damage and that later escalates to more
serious forms of criminality.
Monitoring the Future (MTF) data indicate that the number of people who break the
law is far greater than the number projected by official statistics.
Terrorists have an ________ focus and tend to operate in small bands.
What is known about the relationship between the economy and crime?
a. Many research efforts fail to find a definitive relationship between unemployment
and crime
b. Some crime experts believe a poor economy helps lower crime rates.
c. The relationship between unemployment and crime rates is insignificant
d. All these statements are known about the relationship between the economy and
crime.
