A. fear of reprisal
B. dislike of the police
C. too trivial for the police
D. best dealt with privately
Related Mcqs:
- What sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime ?
A. Social Control theory
B. Anomie theory
C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
D. Social Process theory
E. Strain theory - Which of the following is not a reason why corporate crime is more difficult to prosecute compared with individual crimes ?
A. victims may not realise that a crime has been committed
B. it is more difficult to apportion blame to corporate criminals
C. legal systems are founded on individual not collective responsibility
D. corporate offences cause less harm than crimes against an individual - White-collar crime is low in visibility because______________?
A. it involves only small amounts of money
B. the proletariat can outsmart the bourgeoisie
C. the police turn a blind eye to corporate crime
D. it goes undetected in the context of everyday business transactions - Which of the following is considered a white-collar crime ?
A. consumer fraud
B. bribery
C. income tax evasion
D. each of the above - Which one of the following crime rates was higher in the United States than in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s ?
A. murder
B. rape
C. robbery
D. all of the above - How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School ?
A. it is committed on a larger often global scale and is well organized
B. it is associated with political conflict between states and their citizens
C. it can have far-reaching effects upon international relations
D. all of the above - A social class is a group of people who stand in a common relationship to the means of production Whose perspective does this definition describe ?
A. Max Weber
B. Erik Olin-Wright
C. John Goldthorpe
D. Karl Marx - A group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture is called______________?
A. a culture
B. an iconoclastic enclave
C. a society
D. none of the above - The approach to crime prevention based on increased surveillance (such as CCTV and Neighborhood Watch schemes) and target hardening (such as a car immobilizers and better home security) is known as what ?
A. the new criminology
B. broken windows theory
C. situational crime prevention
D. deviance reduction theory - White-collar crime is low in visibility because_____________?
A. it involves only small amounts of money
B. the proletariat can outsmart the bourgeoise
C. the police turn a blind eye to corporate crime
D. it goes undected in the context of everybody business transactions
