Criminology Test One - Flashcards

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Criminologist use __________ methods to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior.

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sociological

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is an academic discipline that makes use of scientific methods to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior.

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Criminology

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Deviant behavior:

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departs from social norms

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The study of agencies of social control such as the police, courts, and corrections is:

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criminal justice.

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Criminologists who devote their studies to how the system operates, how criminals are treated, and how policies shape crimes rates and trends focus on:

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Justice

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The influence of ________________ leads to an increase in the publics' fear of crime.

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Media

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In order for the criminal enterprise to successfully conduct studies of crime and develop criminological theories, they must have:

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Valid measures of crime

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Positivism has two main elements. The first is that all true knowledge ios acquired through direct observation and not through conjecture and/or belief. The second is:

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the use of the scientific method

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According to this view, socialization rather than social structure is key to understanding crime,

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social-psychological view

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In 2005 the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government can prosecute medical marijuana patients even in states with compassionate use laws in which court case?

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Gonzales v. Raich

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What law called for states to make notification systems in which sex offender registries were made public?

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Megan's Law

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A _________ is punishable by over a year in prison.

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felony

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____________ refers to research that is conducted on the links between different types of crime and criminals.

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crime typologies

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According to the consensus view, deviant behavior is illegal if it causes:

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social harm

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Several subareas of criminology exist within the broader areas of criminology. These subareas are termed:

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the criminological enterprise

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Studying the correction and control of criminal behavior is found within:

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penology

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The subarea of criminology concerned with the role social forces play in shaping criminal law and the role criminal law plays in shaping society is known as:

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the sociology of law

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The crime category of ________ emerged from Edward Sutherland's criminal behavior analysis of business-related offenses.

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white-collar crime

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Research on criminal behavior systems and specific categories of crime provides criminologists with a deeper understanding of why people commit certain types of crime. This knowledge is used to develop:

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crime reduction strategies

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Under this view, groups able to assert their political power use the law and crimial justice system to advance their economic and social positions. Criminal laws are viewed as acts created to protect the haves from the have-nots.

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conflict

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Criminologists collect and analyze crime data in order to:

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measure the nature and extent of criminal behavior track changes in the crime rate measure the individual and social factors that may influence criminality

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When researchers want a snapshot of what is going on at one point in time they conduct _______ research.

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cross-sectional?

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Richmond (Virginia) Police Department used ___________ to identify and target locaitons associated with increased rand gunfire during the previous year's New Year's Eve holiday in order to deploy police resources to those areas.

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data mining

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If criminologists want to see the direct effect of one factor on another, such as determining whether viewing a violent TV show will cause viewers to act aggressively, they conduct:

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experimental research

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Although differences between the UCR and the NCVS abound, the greatest distinction between the two has to do with:

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the ability of the NCVS to measure unreported crime

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Part I crimes are also referred to as _________ and include: murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, larceny, and __________.

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index crimes, arson

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Which of the following methods does the UCR use to express crime data?

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name of offenders crime rates per 100,000 people predictions of what the crime rate will be the following year

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The "missing cases" phenomenon is a validity concern for which type of crime measurement?

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self-report studies

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Approximately _______ percent of cases are cleared by arrests.

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20?

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What is known about the relationship between the economy and crime?

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All these statements are known about the relationship between the economy and crime.

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The phrase "the ecology of crime" refers to such factors as:

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season and climate

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A crime, in general, is most likely to occur under which set of conditions?

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on an August day with a temperature of 80 degrees?

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The highest crime rate is found in which regions of the country?

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south and west

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Those unable to obtain desired goods and services through conventional means may consequently resort to theft and other illegal activities. These activities are known as:

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instrumental crimes

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According to the _________ hypothesis, the criminality of females is masked because of the generally benevolent and protective attitude toward women in our society.

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chivalry

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Institutional racism undermines faith in social and political institutions and weakens confidence in the justice system. According to the ___________, as the percentage of minorities in the population increases so too does the amount of social control that police direct at minority group members.

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racial threat hypothesis

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Which of the following sets of factors would not predict chronis offending?

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parental supervision, average grades, school attendance

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Criminologists who focus their attention on crime victims refer to themselves as:

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victimologists

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Victims suffer stress and anxiety long after an incident is over. What of the following is true about the long-term stress suffered by victims?

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Childhood trauma, including rape and molestation, is significantly associated with visual, auditory, and tactile hallucinations.

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The abuse-crime phenomenon known as the cycle of violence impacts:

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boys and girls equally

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Sibling homicide is known as:

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siblicide

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When the victim exhibits some personal characteristic that unknowingly either threatens or encourages the attacker it is known as:

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Passive percipitation

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The fact that some people's activities and behaviors increase their risk of victimization by increasing their potential to become "opportunities" for criminal offenders is the basis of what theory?

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lifestyle theory

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Places containing elevated numbers of motivated offenders result in an elevated chance of being victimized. Such places are termed:

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hot spots

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Cohen and Felson argue that crime rates _______ between 1960-1980 because the number of adult caretakers at home during the day decreased as a result of increased female participation in the workforce.

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increased

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A local program to assist victims and witnesses with applying for compensation, transportation, crisis intervention, and other needs caused by a crime is known as:

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a victim-witness assistance program

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The victim's ability to address the sentencing judge and tell of his or her experiences as a result of the victimization is known as a:

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Victim's impact statement

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involves employing the scientific method to produce research findings that can validate a theory.

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positivism

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Which criminologist believed that criminals could be identified by observing physical traits of offenders?

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Lombroso

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Lombroso believed that criminals were biological throwbacks to an earlier time. He called these born criminals:

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atavists

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The belief that all humans are born with equal potential to learn and achieve is known as:

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equipotentiality

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A condition that occurs when glucose in the blood falls below levels necessary for normal and efficient brain functioning is known as:

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hypoglycemia

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Which of the following statements pertaining to the link between lead and crime is inaccurate?

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The average blood lead level has increased over the past decade.

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It has been argued that declining levels of what hormone cause the aging-out process?

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testosterone

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Neurological deficits may interact with another trait or social condition to produce antisocial behaviors. Research conducted by Raine found that children who had experienced birth conplicaitons and who then experienced __________ were more likely to engage in criminal offending than children who did not experience these factors.

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maternal rejection

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Explosive rage disorder is considered an important cause of spouse and child abuse, suicide, aggressiveness, and motiveless homicide. This disorder is a type of:

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minimal brain dysfunction

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A disorder in which a child shows a develomentally inappropriate lack of attention and an excess of impulsivity is known as:

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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The notion that some individuals may engage in crime due to the attraction of "getting away with it" is known as:

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arousal theory

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Some researchers feel that what appears to be a genetic effect, evidenced in twin research, is actually the effect of sibling influence on criminality referred to as the:

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contagion effect

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According to Freud, the superego is the ________ aspect of one's personality.

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moral

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The psychodynamic model of the criminal offender depicts an aggressive, frustrated person dominated by events that occurred:

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during early childhood

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One of the most widely used psychological tests that is designed to measure many different personality traits, including psychopathic deviation, schizophrenia, and hypomania is known as the:

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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Errors in congnition and information processing have been used to explain the behavior of child abusers. What distorted thinking pattern/perception is expressed by child abusers?

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Abusers express all these thinking patterns/perceptions.

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Some violent offenders have a disturbed character structure commonly referred to as psychopathy, sociopathy, or antisocial personality. What is known about the psychopathic personality?

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Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a mother figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities.

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Social learning theory holds that people learn to be aggressive through their life experiences. Which of these is not a source of this behavior modeling process?

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religious affiliation

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Androgens affect the brain structure in the left hemisphere of the

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neocortex

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Individuals who have been cut off from society and whose members lack the education and skills needed to be effectively in demand in modern society are considered members of the:

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under class

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What are the three branches of social struture theory?

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social disorganization theory, strain theory, cultural deviance theory

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In 1966, Oscar Lewis argued that the crushing lifestyle of the lower-class areas produce _______, which is/are passed from one generation to the next.

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a culture of poverty

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A socially disorganized area is one in which the ________ have broken down and can no longer carry out their expected or stated functions.

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institutions of social control

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Social disorganization theory was popularized by the work of two Chicago sociologists:

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McKay and Shaw

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According to Shaw and McKay's statistical analysis, in which concentric zones were the highest rates of crime found?

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zones I & II

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Social ecologists know that people who report living in neighborhoods with high levels of crime and civil disorder become suspicious and mistrusting. Some residents become so suspicious that they develop a(n) __________ in which the outside world is considered the enemy out to destroy their neighborhood.

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seige mentality

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A renewal stage in which obsolete housing is replaced and upgraded is known as:

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gentrification

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Institutional social control includes ___________ while public social control includes ______.

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schools, police

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According to Durkheim, __________ occurs in a society in which rules of behavior have broken down or become inoperative during periods of rapid social change or social crisis, such as war or famine.

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anomie

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When individuals use culturally approved means to attain social goals, this is known as:

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conformity

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Those that reject the goals but retain the traditional means to retain the little they have been able to achieve represent which type of adaptation?

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ritualists

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Merton's anomie theory of criminal behavior stresses:

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the idea that American society emphasizes common success goals without providing equal access to the means for obtaining them

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Agnew's General Strain Theory indicates that criminality is the direct result of _______ that come in the wake of destructive social relationships

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negative affective states

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According to Merton, a person who rejects both society's goals and norms and becomes a drifter and drug addict falls into which mode of adaptation?

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retreatists

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Which of the following is not an element of general strain theory?

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achievement of positively valued goals

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Cultural deviance theory focuses on which of the following factors?

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development of subcultures as a result of disorganization and strain

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According to focal concern theory, which of the following is not identified as a lower class focal concern?

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achievement

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The unique value system that dominates life amongt the lower classes is known as:

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focal concerns

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Cloward and Ohlin's theory of differential opportunity states that people in all strata of society share the same success goals but those in the lwoer class have limited means (opportunity) for achieving them. Because of differential opportunity, kids are likely to:

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join gangs

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The process of human development and enculturation is known as:

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socialization

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Approximately ____________ percent of youths with criminal fathers become chronic offenders.

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37

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Deliquent girls are more likely than nondelinquent peers to identify ____ as their closest friends.

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males

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Social learning theory suggests that crime is a/an _______ behavior

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learned

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A criticism of learning theories is that they fail to adequately explain:

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spontaneous acts of violence

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Research on differential association theory finds that having delinquent friends:

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increases the likelihood of delinquency

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The importance and prestige attributed to individuals or groups from who the definitions are learned is the __________ element of an association.

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intensity

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The view, according to Ackers, that both deviant and conventional behaviors are learned is called:

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differential reinforcement theory

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According to Matza, ______ refers to the process of moving from one extreme of behavior to another. Further, this helps to explain why a youth's behavior may be law abiding sometimes and deviant at other times.

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drift

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The view that becoming a criminal is a learning process in which potential delinquents master skills that enable them to counterbalance conventional valus and drift back and forth between illegitimate and conventional behavior is known as:

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neutralization theory

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By denying the wrongfulness of an act, criminals are able to neutralized illegal behavior. This is known as:

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denial of injury

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Sykes and Matza base their neutralization theory on a variety of observations about criminals. Among these observations is that:

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criminals sometimes voice a sense of guilt over their illegal acts

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Novice criminals often argue that they are caught in the dilemma of being loyal to their own peer group while at the same time attempting to abide by the rules of the larger society. This is known as:

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appeal to higher loyalties

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A strong moral sense which renders individuals incapable of hurting others and violating social norms is known as:

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NOT reflected appraisal

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The theory that links the onset of criminality to the weakening of the ties that bind people to society is:

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social bond theory

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Which social bond refers to how much an individual cares about what others think of them?

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attachment

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Which social bond refers to how much a person has invested in conventional society or how much she has to lose

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commitment

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One consequence of labeling is the concept of _______, which brings about a reassessment of one's self-image that reflects actual or perceived judgments made by others, such as parents.

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reflected appraisals

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According to social reaction theory, labels are believed to produce:

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stigma

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In 1848, Karl Marx issued his famous:

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Communist Manifesto

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The attachments that exist among the people producing goods and services are known as:

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productive relations

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Within Marxist thought, the people who perform the actual work are called:

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the proletariat

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The view held by Marx that the laboring class produces goods that exceed wages in value is known as:

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surplus value

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According to Ralf Dahrendorf, modern society is comprised of:

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competing interest groups.

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Richard Quinney's theory that criminal definitions represent the interests of those who hold power in society is known as:

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social reality of crime

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Which theory states the relationship between law and capitalism is unidirectional?

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structural critical theory

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When conducting a meta-analysis of literature on police arrest practices, Koche, Wilson & Mastrofski (2011) found that after being stopped by the police:

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minority suspects were significantly more likely to be arrested than White suspects.

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Mainstream criminologists have criticized critical criminology claiming:

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Mainstream criminologists have put forth all these criticisms.

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According to Messerschmidt, men commit more crime than females because of __________, which argues that men control women both economically and biologically.

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double marginality

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In what type of families do husbands and wives share similar positions of power at home and the workplace?

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egalitarian

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Consider the relationship between patriarchy, powerlessness and crime. When lower-class males are shut out of the economic opportunity structure, they try to build their self-image through acts of machismo; such acts may involve:

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violent abuse of women

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Which key element of power-contorl theory has been supported by research?

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Females in paternalistic households have learned to fear legal sanctions more than their brothers.

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According to power-control theory, families where fathers and mothers assume the traditional role of the man working outside the home and females working inside the home are called _______ families.

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paternalistic families

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Rather than punishment and prison, peacemaking scholars advocate such policies as:

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mediation and conflict resolution

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Braithwaite's view of restorative justice rests on the concept of shame. What is known about shame?

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As specific deterrent stigmatization is doomed to failure.

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Most balanced and restorative justice (BARJ) programs are located within

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the locality's juvenile justice system

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Critical theorists believe that the motives of multinational corporations for providing jobs in third-world countries is to:

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exploit natural resources and desperate workers while avoiding regulations

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The branch of criminology that examines change in a criminal career over the life course is known as:

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Developmental Criminology

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Why was the pioneering research of the Gluecks ignored for nearly 30 years?

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Because the focus of criminological inquiry shifted to social and social-psychological factors.

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According to life course theories, over time individuals' behaviors will:

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Change

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What does research show to be a key factor in terms of early onset of criminality?

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Not all of these...

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The pathway of crime that begins with bullying and annoying others and then excalates to physical fighting and violence is known as:

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the overt pathway

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The earlier the onset of criminal behavior, the ______ the criminal career.

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more frequent, more varied, and more sustained

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Most offenders' antisocial behavior peaks during adolescense and then diminishes as they mature to around the age of 18. These offenders are known as:

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adolescent-limiteds

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have early experiences with antisocial behavior are the ones most likely to persist throughout their life course.

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Boys and Girls

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According to theories of the life course, ________ factors are examples of factors such as information processing and attention/perception.

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cognitive

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In his general theory of crime and delinquency, Agnew states that crime and social relations are:

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reciprocal

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Life events that enable adult offenders to desist from crime are known as:

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turning points

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When referring to age-graded theory, research supports Sampson and Laub's suspicion that criminal career trajectories can be reversed if:

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life conditions improve

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Positive relations with individuals and institutions that are life sustaining are known as:

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social capital

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A stable feature, characteristic, property, or condition present at birth or established early in life that makes some people crime-prone over the life course is known as a(n):

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latent trait

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High levels of coercion produce criminality. Coercion that involves pressures beyond an individual's control, such as economic and social pressure caused by unemployment or poverty, is termed:

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impersonal coercion

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According to latent trait theories, while the _______ to commit crime is stable, the opportunity to commit crime fluctuates over time.

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propensity

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According to life course and latent trait theories, ___________ offend without the help or aid of others.

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lone wolves

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What theory, developed by Gottfredson and Hirschi considers the criminal offender and the criminal act as separate concepts?

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general theory of crime

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Gottfredson and Hirschi trace the root cause of poor self-control to inadequate:

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child rearing practices

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Violent acts that vent rage, anger, or frustration are known as:

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expressive violence

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The link between substance abuse and vilence occurs in three different formats. Violent behavior that results from user's attempts to fund their drug habits is known as:

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economic compulsive behavior

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describes the process of how abused kids are turned into aggressive adults.

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violentization process

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Within subcultures of violence, it is considered appropriate for an individual who has been offended by a negative outcome in a dispute to seek reparatios through violent means. This concept is termed:

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disputatiousness

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During which stage of brutalization does the youth become belligerent and angry?

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violent performance stage

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When an attacker does not want to harm his/her victim as much as s/he wants to possess him/her sexually, it is known as:

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power rape

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When is rape most likely to occur?

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during July and August

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What is known to be true regarding marital rape?

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Many spousal rapes are accompanied by brutal, sadistic beatings

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The belief that males must separate their sexual feelings from needs for love, respect, and affection is called:

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the virility mystique

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Which of the following causal explanations for rape reflects the evolutionary view?

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The sexual urge corresponds to teh unconscious need to preserve the species by spreading one's genes as widely as possible.

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Laws that protect women from being questioned about their sexual history unless it directly bears on the case are called:

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shield laws

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Mass murder involves killing four or more victims by one or a few asailants within a single event. These single, uncontrollable outbursts are also termed:

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simultaneous killings

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While few in number, who is a female murdered most likely to kill?

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a family member

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The crime that requires offensive touching, such as slapping, hitting, or punching a victim is:

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battery

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Which of the following is not a factor that predicts spousal abuse?

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economic stability

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Which is an inaccurate statement pertaining to spousal abuse.

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Police departments report that 10 to 20 percent of evening calls involve domestic disputes

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Which type of murder is intent present but malice is not?

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nonnegligent manslaughter

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What is the most common form of hate crime?

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intimidation

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About __________ people are victims of workplace violence a year.

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1.7 million

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Women are most likely to be stalked by:

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an intimate partner

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Because the concept of political crime is highly subjective, people who som label as terrorists may be viewed by others as:

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freedom fighters

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Which goal of political criminals hopes to conceal conventional criminal motivations behind a mask of conviction and altuism?

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pseudo-conviction

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Which goal of political criminals to overthrow the existing government and replace it with one that holds their views?

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revolution

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Affecting vote counts to bring about a desired election outcome, is an example of:

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election fraud

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Why is treason the only crime mentioned in the United States Constitution?

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Because American colonists feared giving their central government the amount of power wielded by the English king.

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When a politician, judge, or police officer solicits bribes, it undermines public trust in the government and is an example of:

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political corruption

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The "ticking bomb" scenario is used to justify what type of state political crime?

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torture

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are political crimes perpetrated by state authorities against the people they are supposed to serve.

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state-political crime

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Which of the following is a distinction between terrorists and insurgents?

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? Not a country's or reigns military forces...

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The use of secret prisons to detain terror suspects without trial and the use of illegal interrogations to obtain confessions are examples of what type of state political crime?

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human rights violations

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Al-Qaeda is a ____________ terror organization that believes there is a war of civilizations in which "Jews and Crusaders" want to destroy Islam and must therefore be defeated.

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retributive terroism

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The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) are examples of what type of terrorist group?

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eco-terrorists

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What federal level actions were taken after the terrorist attacks of September 11th?

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The FBI reestablished its priorities.

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How many of the 50,000 cargo containers that enter the country on a daily basis are screened?

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less than 5 percent

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The USA Patriot Act, enacted after the terrorist attacks of September 11th:

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Not Outrage of citizens.....

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The use of torture was brought to attention in 2007 due to the CIA's routine use of which technique:

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waterboarding

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The term ___________ terrorism means terrorism involving citizens or the territory of more than one country.

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international

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were Hebrew warrior groups who were active during the Roman occupation of Palestine during the first century.

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Zealots

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During World War II, those who expressed resistance to the occupying German troops were considered _________ by other Germans.

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terrorists

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Domestic terrorists groups such as white supremacists and religious revolutionists are members of which type of terrorist group?

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right-wing

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By the 18th century, which of these types of property criminals lived in the country and supplemented their diet and income with game that belonged to a landlord?

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poachers

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In the nineteenth century, two new forms of theft appeared as a result of changes in society. What were these new forms?

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train robbery and safecracking

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In contrast to occasional thieves, criminals who make a significant portion of their income from crime are known as:

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professional criminals

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Occasional property crimes occur when there is an opportunity or:

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situational inducement

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are amateur fences who barter stolen goods for services.

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Associational fences

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Juveniles become professional thieves when:

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adults teach them the trade

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Complete strangers approached in a public place by someone offering a great deal on valuable commodities would be called:

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amateur receivers

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Car theft is usually motivated by a teenager's desire to acquire the power, prestige, sexual potency, and recognition associated with an automobile is known as:

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joyriding

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What fact indicates that car thieves use rational choice when stealing vehicles?

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they steal vehicles because of the high profit potential

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Common theft-related offenses including auto theft, shoplifting, and credit card fraud fall into the crime category of:

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Not street crime

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Professional thieves who steal high-priced items usually get about ______ percent of the wholesale price.

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30-50

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When caught, shoplifters try to rationalize their behavior. Cromwell and Thurman found widespread use of which social process theory?

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neutralization theory

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Professional shoplifters who steal with the intention of reselling stolen merchandise to pawnshops or fences are known as:

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heels or boosters

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Which of the following is a prevention strategy to reduce or eliminate shoplifting?

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all of these

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To combat losses from credit card theft, Congress passed a law in 1971 limiting a person's liability to ________ per stolen card.

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$50

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The majority of check forgers who do not believe their actions will hurt anyone and usually cash bad checks because of a financial crisis are known as:

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naive check forgers

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Close to ________ arsons are reported every year.

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60,000

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Which of the following elements would have legally constituted burglary during the late middle ages?

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an occurrence during nighttime hours

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A burglar who has technical competence, maintains personal integrity, specializes in burglary, has financial success, and has the ability to avoid prison sentences is known as:

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a professional burglar

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When a business owner burns his or her property, or hires someone to do it, to escape financial problems is known as:

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arson fraud

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Using illegal tactics to make profits in the marketplace is known as:

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enterprise crime

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White collar crime involves illegal activities of people and institutions whose acknowledged purpose is ________ profit through ________ business transactions.

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illegal: legitimate

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Operation Bullpen was a federal government effort aimed at stopping a major _________ operation in the sports memorabilia industry.

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swindle

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Churning, front running, and bucketing are types of:

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securities fraud

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Who or what is the victim in crimes of influence peddling?

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the organization

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In 1977, Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that made it illegal to:

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bribe foreign officials

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Which of the following actions would be considered healthcare fraud

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NOT referring patients to a clinic in which the physician has a financial interest

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Tom Delay was forced out of politics by his involvement in a bribery scandal involving Washington, D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham resigned from Congress after confessing to accepting $2.4 million in bribes. Former Illinois Governor George Ryan was convicted of steering government contracts to people willing to give him kickbacks and bribes. All therr of these men committed the white-collar crime of:

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influence peddling

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A white-collar _________ involves the criminal activity of people who use a business proposition to fraudulently trick others out of their money.

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swindle

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A corporaiton requiring customers to use one of its other services that it offers is:

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tying arrangement

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What white-collar crime invovles a contract or conspiracy designed to stifle competition, create a monopoly, artificially maintain prices, or otherwise interfere with free market competition?

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restraint of trade

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One example of health care fraud involves billing for more expensive services or procedures than were actually provided or performed. This practice is termed ________ and requires "inflation" of the patient's diagnosis code to a more serious condition consistent with the false procedure code.

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upcoding

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Which Act established health care fraud as an independent federal criminal offense that carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison?

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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What theory can be used to explain the collapse of Enron?

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corporate culture theory

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Failing to pay taxes on time and report income are exampoles of which type of tax fraud:

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NOT passive neglect

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Compliance strategies are often viewed as "slaps on the wrists." In their place, deterrence strategies have become the normative approach to controlling white-collar offenders. Why is the tide turning from compliance to deterrence?

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due to public displeasure and a growing awareness of the damage caused by white-collar criminals

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How can deterrence strategies explain white-collar crime?

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because white collar crime is a rational act

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Which of the following involves systematic theft of company property by employees?

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pilferage

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Which Act requires companies to disclose information about toxic chemicals they release into the air and water?

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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

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What causal explanation of white-collar crime states that the motives that produce white-collar crimes are the same as th ose that produce any other criminal behavior?

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self-control view

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Which of the following is a public-order crime?

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prostitution

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In debating the issue of legislating morality...

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Moral superiority

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Which of the following topics will not be of interest to a moral crusader?

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All topics will be of interest

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Bizarre or abnormal sexual practices involving recurrent sexual urges

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paraphilias

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Paying for nonmarital sex

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prostitution

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Deriving sexual pleasure for receiving pain

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Sadomasochism

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Which of the following involves obtaining sexual pleasure from spying

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Voyeurism

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An effort to prohibit the sale of liquor

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Temperance movement

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The life of a street walker is very dangerous...

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40 danger

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The aristocrats of prostitution are call girls...

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date book

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The sexual equality view of prostitution..

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Male Dominance

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The word Obscenity is derived from

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filth

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What do we know about the link between pornography and violence

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All

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Legally defining obscenity is complicated...

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Pope vs Illinois

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Drug use has existed for centuries

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opium poppy

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According to the monitoring the future study, the only drug showing signs of increased use among high school students during the past decade is:

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Ecstacy

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The national center of addiction and drug abuse survey

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Touches everyone

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There are many different views on the cases of drug use

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lower-class

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According to the monitoring the future survey

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48

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Research indicates that % of prisoners used heroin

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40

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Which statement best reflects cyber crime?

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Innovation brings change

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IT is the key to _____ systems

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economic

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Which type of cyber crime consist of aimed at undermining

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cyber war

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When porn sites send users to other site involuntarily,

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mousetrapping

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What % of websites offering controlled prescription drugs

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16

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Cyber bulling is one of the newest forms

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online power differential

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What are Cyber Smears and Pump and Dumps

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market minipulation

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what type of cyber theft is represented by Titian Rain

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cyber espionage

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Theft through the illegal distribution of movies

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19 billion

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When an identity theft creates false emails

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Phising

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Shoplisting is a type of ___ fraud

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etailing

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Computer worms are similar to viruses except they

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self-replicate

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Trojan horse vs Virus

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Trojan horses do not replicate themselves

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Some spam can simply be an unwanted advertisement, what turns it into a crime

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When it causes harm to the network

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The premeditated, politically motivated attach against information

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cyber terrism

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Cyber terrorism is more efficient and less dangerous

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no need to infiltrate enemy territory

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Terrorist groups have used the internet to fund their operations

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all

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Because cyber crime is essentially global,

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Convention of Cybercrime

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A person convicted un RICO

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20 years

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an estimate ___ of cocaine

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90

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