Score for this quiz: 50 out of 50
Submitted Mar 8 at 8:58pm
This attempt took 63 minutes.
Question 1
pts
Bernie Madoff, recently sentenced to 150 years in prison for creating a Ponzi scheme
which caused clients to lose millions of dollars, engaged in which form of crime?
Street crime
Correct!
Corporate crime
Violent crime
Institutional crime
Question 2
pts
Functionalist Émile Durkheim believed some deviance within society was:
Correct!
Necessary; it challenged people’s views.
Dangerous; it encouraged disruptive behavior.
Insignificant; deviance within society is largely ignored.
,Instrumental; it encouraged the population to rebel.
Question 3
pts
Ally’s father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics; her
brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the
age of 18, Ally has been arrested three times for possession of marijuana. Which theory
best describes Ally’s experience?
Correct!
Differential association theory
Strain theory
Labeling theory
Opaque theory
Question 4
pts
The term crime can be defined as:
Correct!
A behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions.
A harmful action directed at the authorities.
A sequence of events leading to incarceration.
, An unintended consequence of necessary action.
Question 5
pts
Jake receives a promotion at his law firm after winning an important case. This is an
example of a:
Positive informal sanction
Negative informal sanction
Correct!
Positive formal sanction
Negative formal sanction
Question 6
pts
What is the difference between a violent crime and a hate crime?
A violent crime is based on a person’s race, religion, or other characteristics.
A violent crime is punishable in a court of law; a hate crime is not.
A hate crime is punishable in a court of law; a violent crime is not.
Correct!
Submitted Mar 8 at 8:58pm
This attempt took 63 minutes.
Question 1
pts
Bernie Madoff, recently sentenced to 150 years in prison for creating a Ponzi scheme
which caused clients to lose millions of dollars, engaged in which form of crime?
Street crime
Correct!
Corporate crime
Violent crime
Institutional crime
Question 2
pts
Functionalist Émile Durkheim believed some deviance within society was:
Correct!
Necessary; it challenged people’s views.
Dangerous; it encouraged disruptive behavior.
Insignificant; deviance within society is largely ignored.
,Instrumental; it encouraged the population to rebel.
Question 3
pts
Ally’s father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics; her
brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the
age of 18, Ally has been arrested three times for possession of marijuana. Which theory
best describes Ally’s experience?
Correct!
Differential association theory
Strain theory
Labeling theory
Opaque theory
Question 4
pts
The term crime can be defined as:
Correct!
A behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions.
A harmful action directed at the authorities.
A sequence of events leading to incarceration.
, An unintended consequence of necessary action.
Question 5
pts
Jake receives a promotion at his law firm after winning an important case. This is an
example of a:
Positive informal sanction
Negative informal sanction
Correct!
Positive formal sanction
Negative formal sanction
Question 6
pts
What is the difference between a violent crime and a hate crime?
A violent crime is based on a person’s race, religion, or other characteristics.
A violent crime is punishable in a court of law; a hate crime is not.
A hate crime is punishable in a court of law; a violent crime is not.
Correct!
