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Prev. & Control of Crime
Mid-Term Exam Review
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Criminology
Undergraduate 3
11/10/2009

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anomie
Definition
an intense state of dissatisfaction arising from a sense of discrepancy between the aspirations of a person and the means they have available to realize these ambitions.
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socio-economic deprivation is a root cause of crime
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true
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which of merton's adaptations would most drug addicts be found?
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retreatist
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which of merton's adaptations can most criminals be found?
Definition
innovator
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What can cause anomie in a well-ordered society according to Durkheim?
Definition
Sudden Depression, Sudden prosperity, changes in technology
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List Merton's adaptations to socially structured strain
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conformist, ritualist, innovator, rebellist, retreatist
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Merton's def. of anomie
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anomie occurs when barriers exist in the achievement to dominant american success goals. He calls this socially structured strain.
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Durkheim proposed 5 adaptations to S.S.S.
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False, it was Merton.
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Wilson's 3 styles of policing
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Watchman style, legalistic style, service style
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3 attitudes towards authority
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reverence/awe, challenge of authority, defiance
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cynicism
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a deep-seeded mistrust of basic human goodness
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3 major problems of policing
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selectivity process, administration, lack of articulated policies and guidelines
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3 major functions of the police
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crime prevention, law enforcement, community service
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5 authoritarian police personality characteristics
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suspiciousness, cynicism, violence, bigotry, conventionalism
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3 major predictors of police performance
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recruit training score, probationary evaluation, education
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Merton's 5 adaptations of S.S.S.
Definition
conformist, ritualist, innovator, rebellist, retreatist
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social structures exert a definite pressure upon society to engage in....
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nonconformist rather than conformist behavior
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According to Durkheim, a state of deregulation or normlessness is...
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anomie
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T or F: anomie theory can explain all deviance and crime
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false
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According to Merton, society must put reasonable limits on goals.
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False, Durkheim said that.
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According to Durkheim, if the collective order is disrupted, men's aspirations may increase until they outdistance all possibilities of fulfillment
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true
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T or F:dominant american goals are opposed to economic self-interest
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FALSE
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T or F:Limiting the goals lessens the legal means
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false
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social control requires stressing economic self-interest
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false
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T or F: Traditional rules lose their authority over behavior when the social order is stable
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false
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S.S.S. is the outcome of differential opportunity
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true
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Durkheim said crime is abnormal
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false
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Anomie is a theory of social deviance
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true
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A state of deregulation or normlessness is brought about by instability
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true
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Merton was an advocate of social control
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false, Durkheim was an advocate of social control
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Differential Opportunity = conformist behavior
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false, it = socially structured strain
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Durkheim proposed 5 adaptations to S.S.S.
Definition
False, it was Merton
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