Unit 3: Crime and Deviance Exam Spring 2025

Deviance is defined as:

• A behavior that violates significant social norms
• Something that is punishable by law
• A mark of social disgrace that sets people apart from the rest of society
• A long term punishment

Deterrence is defined as:

• An approach to punishment that attempts to reform criminals as part of their penalty
• An approach to punishment that seeks to protect society from criminals by imprisoning or executing them
• An approach to punishment that relies on the threat of harsh penalties to discourage crimes from being committed
• An approach to punishment that emphasizes retaliation or revenge for the crime as an appropriate goal

Incapacitation is defined as:

• An approach to punishment that seeks to protect society from criminals by imprisoning or executing them
• An approach to punishment that emphasizes retaliation or revenge for the crime as an appropriate goal
• An approach to punishment that relies on the threat of harsh penalties to discourage people from committing crimes
• An approach to punishment that attempts to reform criminals as part of their penalty

Retribution is defined as:

• An approach to punishment that emphasizes retaliation or revenge for the crime as an appropriate goal
• An approach to punishment that relies on the threat of harsh penalties to discourage crimes from being committed
• An approach to punishment that seeks to protect society from criminals by imprisoning or executing them
• An approach to punishment that attempts to reform criminals as part of their penalty

Rehabilitation is defined as:

• An approach to punishment that attempts to reform criminals as part of their penalty
• An approach to punishment that seeks to protect society from criminals by imprisoning or executing them
• An approach to punishment that relies on the threat of harsh penalties to discourage crimes from being committed
• An approach to punishment that emphasizes retaliation or revenge for the crime as an appropriate goal

Capital Punishment is defined as:

• Maximum jail time- life sentence
• The death penalty
• Punishment where you could be released on good behavior
• Punishment handed down from the president themself

What is the difference between jails and prisons?

• Jails are for individuals serving life sentences only while prisons are for short-term offenders
• Jails are operated by local governments, while prisons are run by state or federal authorities
• Jails primarily accommodate convicted felons, while prisons house individuals awaiting trial
• Jails have more rehabilitation programs than prisons

Strain theorists state that this concept is the situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear and no longer applicable

• Anomie
• Anomoly
• Anemonie
• Alamony

This type of person in Merton's strain theory deviance typology rejects institutionalized means but accepts cultural goals

• Innovators
• Conformists
• Ritualists
• Rebellion

This type of person in Merton's strain theory deviance typology creates new goals and new means to accomplish them

• Rebellion or rebels
• Conformists
• Retreatists
• Innovators