Criminology Ch 13&14 – Flashcards

__________ are behaviors outlawed because they are a threat to the general well-being of society and challenge accepted moral principles.​

According to the theory of social harm, immoral acts can be distinguished from crimes on the basis of the ____they cause.​

People who seek to control or criminalize deviant behaviors in accordance with their own way of thinking are called

__________ refers to the rubbing against or touching of a non-consenting adult in a crowd.​

Of all the commonly practiced paraphilias, _______ causes the general public the most concern.​ Correct Answer

Your neighbor obtains sexual pleasure from spying on strangers while they disrobe. This neighbor is a(n)​

ttaining sexual pleasure through sexual activity with prepubescent children is referred to as

_________is a disturbing behavior whereby men travel overseas to places such as Thailand in order to engage in illicit sexual behavior with young girls who have been sold into prostitution.​

After World War I, prostitution became associated with ____, and the desire to protect young servicemen from harm helped to end all experiments with legalization in the United States.​

Prostitution is illegal in all states except Nevada, where licensed and highly regulated brothels can operate as business enterprises in​

Feminists' sexual equality view considers the prostitute a victim of​

The __________ Amendment right to free speech makes legal control of pornography quite difficult.​

Tying drug use to factors such as racial prejudice, low self-esteem, poor socioeconomic status, and the high levels of mistrust, negativism, and defiance found in impoverished areas describes whish causal explanation of drug use?​

Problem behavior syndrome contends that​

Border patrols are examples of ________ strategies aimed at stopping drug use.​

Two days after three women missing for at least a decade were freed from a home in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, details about the victims and the suspect began to emerge. Police said Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight were all held captive in a home owned by local musician and bus driver Ariel Castro. Neighbors said they had no idea anyone else was inside Castro's home on Seymour Avenue. They only knew him as a "nice guy" who liked to attend barbecues, listen to Spanish music, and ride a four-wheeler. But police say his home was a prison, where the three women were tied down in order to keep them from escaping.​ Of the many criminal acts perpetrated by Ariel Castro, which offense was he not likely to have committed?​

Two days after three women missing for at least a decade were freed from a home in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, details about the victims and the suspect began to emerge. Police said Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight were all held captive in a home owned by local musician and bus driver Ariel Castro. Neighbors said they had no idea anyone else was inside Castro's home on Seymour Avenue. They only knew him as a "nice guy" who liked to attend barbecues, listen to Spanish music, and ride a four-wheeler. But police say his home was a prison, where the three women were tied down in order to keep them from escaping.​ Which category of crime best fits this case?​

Two days after three women missing for at least a decade were freed from a home in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, details about the victims and the suspect began to emerge. Police said Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight were all held captive in a home owned by local musician and bus driver Ariel Castro. Neighbors said they had no idea anyone else was inside Castro's home on Seymour Avenue. They only knew him as a "nice guy" who liked to attend barbecues, listen to Spanish music, and ride a four-wheeler. But police say his home was a prison, where the three women were tied down in order to keep them from escaping.​ ​Castro's abduction and rape of these three women when some were minors makes this case a _____ offense.

Two days after three women missing for at least a decade were freed from a home in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, details about the victims and the suspect began to emerge. Police said Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight were all held captive in a home owned by local musician and bus driver Ariel Castro. Neighbors said they had no idea anyone else was inside Castro's home on Seymour Avenue. They only knew him as a "nice guy" who liked to attend barbecues, listen to Spanish music, and ride a four-wheeler. But police say his home was a prison, where the three women were tied down in order to keep them from escaping.​ Of the many criminal acts perpetrated by Ariel Castro, which of the following offenses was he likely to have committed?​

Which is not a reason why cyber crime is particularly challenging?​

Whereas power in traditional bullying is the result of physical (stature) or social (competency or popularity) factors, power in cyber bullying stems from​

When someone illegally obtains software and then "cracks" or "rips" it and posts it on the Internet for others to use, the resulting pirated software is called​

Some identity theft thieves create emails that look legitimate but are designed to gain access to a victim's personal information. This is a(n) _________ scheme.​

Cyber criminals who engage in cyber vandalism are often motivated by​

What is the difference between a computer worm and a Trojan horse?​

Which of the following statements is not accurate regarding organized crime?​

______ organized crime groups are believed to be the main purveyors of credit card fraud in the United States.​

One important contemporary change in organized crime is the​

Cyber crime consists of three categories of crime, which include all of the following except​

Once phishers have a victim's personal information they can do three things. Which of the following is not one of them?​

12. Phishing emails and websites have become even more of a problem for all of the following reasons except

All of the following are examples of etail fraud except​

When a computer hacker intrudes on another person's website by inserting or substituting codes that expose visitors to the site to misleading or provocative information, this is called​

15. The willful and repeated harm inflicted through the medium of electronic text is called

When a Trojan horse is opened it spreads _____ in the computer system.​

Perhaps the most active country attempting cyberespionage against the United States is​

An effort by covert forces to disrupt the intersection where the virtual electronic reality of computers meets the physical world is the definition of​

The development of organized crime in the United States was accelerated by which event?​

​Asian-based transnational crime groups are quite active in all of the following areas except