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 ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of these is NOT an example of target hardening ?

   A. anti-social behavior orders
   B. Steering locks
   C. burglar alrams
   D. CCTV

2. 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

3. William F Whyte’s study of a low-income Italian neighborhood in Boston was a classic example of_____________?

   A. participant observation research
   B. a survey
   C. content analysis
   D. an experiment

4. 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

5. Technological forms of surveillance have made it easier to_____________?

   A. access and exchange private information about consumers
   B. reduce prison overcrowding by the use of electronic tagging
   C. monitor employees’ activities at work
   D. all of the above

6. Socialization is extended to every part of human life As a result every one becomes both a socializer and a socialize in all encounters with others This concept leaves socialization without a social home. This is the approach of______________?

   A. Arnett
   B. Long & Hadden
   C. Henslin
   D. None of these

7. Which of the following social groups do occupational class schemes not have difficulty accommodating ?

   A. students
   B. manual working class
   C. the unemployed
   D. retired people

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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