Question 19
1 pts
The United States has the highest burglary rate in the developed world
True
False
Question 20
1 pts
Early sociological research on the relationship of mental illness and crime had shown that mentally ill people are
far more likely to commit crime than others
more likely to be arrested for crime but not more likely to commit crime
not as likely to have the opportunity to commit crime due to the fact that they were watched closely or institutionalized
less likely than others to commit crime
Question 21
1 pts
Social control theory assumes that
deviants acts tend to be inherently attractive to people
deviant acts are not usually attractive to anyone whose life has been made comfortable by wealth and ease
social bonds are more important to preventing deviation in lower- than in middle-classes
the importance of social bonds varies across different subcultures
Question 22
1 pts
According to the author of your text, defining crime as “actions that violate the law”
means you are logically compelled to defend the decriminalization of most illegal behavior
makes it much easier to explain the causes of crime
makes it much harder to explain the causes of crime
by logical extension, defines law enforcement officials as “criminals“
Question 23
1 pts
In some countries, females are more likely than males to be arrested for committing crimes
True
False
Question 24
1 pts
Most burglaries
involve forcing doors or windows
are preceded by a knock on the door or by ringing the bell
occur at least three to five miles from the burglar’s home
are committed by African American males
involve difficult “targets” with big potential rewards for the burglar
Question 25
1 pts
Sociologists today generally agree that so-called white collar crime
requires special theories to explain it
indicates the probable mental illness of the white collar offender
is far more common and important than early sociology had generally acknowledged
is a minor problem socially, and a trivial issue in criminology