A. ethnography
B. field research
C. an international approach
D. content analysis
E. comparative approach
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 - Reading a number of books and journals regarding crime in Canada is a good example of______________?
A. qualitative research
B. ethnography
C. secondary research
D. field research
E. non-participant observation - 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 - Biological positivists have tended to focus on what type of crime ?
A. Violent
B. juvenile
C. drug-related
D. white collar - Robert Merton’s ideas on crime and deviance make use of the concept of anomie. What does anomie mean in Merton’s work ?
A. Normlessness
B. meaninglessness
C. social strain
D. social adaptation - 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 - Which approach framed their analysis of crime and deviance in terms of this preservation of power by the ruling class ?
A. New Left Realism
B. Right Realism
C. new criminology
D. interactionism - How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School ?
A. it is a 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 - Which of the following statements about crime and deviance is false ?
A. the concept of ‘deviance’ is much broader than ‘crime’
B. deviance and crime very often overlap
C. the concept of deviance can be applied to individuals and groups
D. deviance is normally sanctioned by law - 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
