A. cannot keep “hard core” criminals off the street
B. does keep “hard core” criminals off the street
C. is an effort to address the problem of one-time criminals
D. maximizes effective use of prison bed space
Related Mcqs:
- The society which lacks consistent guidelines for people to learn is termed as_____________?
A. Inconsistent society
B. Incoherent society
C. Anomic Society
D. None of these - Which of the following suggested that the punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior and thus contribute to stability ?
A. William Chambliss
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Richard Quinney
D. Stanley Milgram - The Macpherson Report highlighted the increasing problem of_____________?
A. hate crimes violence against ethnic minorities simply because of their race
B. institutional racism systematic forms of disadvantage built into the routines and practices of social institutions
C. overt racism in the police force that must be tackled by institutional reforms
D. growing numbers of asylum seekers in need of long-term accommodation - The Mafia is an example of_______________?
A. white collar crime
B. organized crime
C. non-criminal deviance
D. global terrorism - It is very important to Sammi to do well in school, so she regularly cheats on tests According to Merton’s structural strain theory Sammi is a(n) ?
A. conformist
B. innovator
C. ritualist
D. retreatist - To a major degree the study of deviant behavior is the study of________________?
A. abnormal behavior
B. Criminal behavior
C. Social problem
D. None of these - A useful distinction between conformity and obedience was made by social psychologist ?
A. Richard Quinney
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Edwin Sutherland
D. Stanley Milgram - The work of Smart suggested that_____________?
A. the rates of violent crime were similar for men and women
B. women’s sexual delinquency was more likely to be normalized than men’s
C. women’s criminal behavior tended to reflect traditional gender roles
D. all of the above - Who first introduced the notion of anomie into sociology ?
A. Comte
B. Marx
C. Weber
D. Durkheim - Functionalists view social control as_______________?
A. operating to favor powerful groups at the expense of others
B. an indispensable functional requirement for social survival
C. a source of social chaos
D. both b and c
