Which policy is supported by the theory of broken windows ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which policy is supported by the theory of broken windows ?

   A. restorative justice
   B. zero tolerance
   C. target hardening
   D. deterrent sentencing

2. Carolyn supported her family by working as an administrative assistant She also attended law school and passed the bar she took a job with a small firm specializing in family law Carolyn experienced______________?

   A. horizontal mobility
   B. transgenerational mobility
   C. vertical mobility
   D. geographic mobility

3. Which of the following was supported by Durkheim,s study of suicide ?

   A. Catholics had higher rates of suicide than protestants
   B. Rates of suicide were higher in times of war than in times of peace
   C. Rates of suicide were lower in times of economic stability
   D. Individuals who were enmeshed in meaningful social bonds were less inclined to commit suicide

4. The theory pictures social movements as operating within a competitive field of movements __ a “social movement industry” ____ within which they compete not least for members and activists Which theory of social movements is this ___________?

   A. new social movement theory
   B. collective behavior theory
   C. social strain theory
   D. resource mobilization theory

5. Ritzer presented a theory that the different components of social life work together to influence society and behavior This theory is called_______________?

   A. Integration theory
   B. Cohesion theory
   C. Role theory
   D. None of these

6. Students at Bailey University staged a sit-in to protest the University’s decision to cancel its longstanding policy of exempting graduating seniors from final exams Which strongest framework for analyzing this situation?

   A. Interactionist because the University and the students didn’t share the same understanding about final exams
   B. Conflict, because this is an example of a power struggle between two groups with conflicting ideas an interest
   C. Functionalist because teaching college students to protest is a manifest function of education
   D. none of the above

7. According to Strain theory, retreatants are likely to engage in what type of deviant activity ?

   A. Sexual assault
   B. terrorism
   C. counterfeiting
   D. drug abuse
   E. robbery

8. The of “who defines deviance” has principally been addressed by what sociological theory ?

   A. Differential Association
   B. Conflict
   C. Positivism
   D. Social Control
   E. Functionalism

9. 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

10. Social Control theory attempts to explain_____________?

    A. conformity
    B. corporate crime
    C. Psychologically-based crime
    D. lower-class crime
    E. white-collar crime