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Crime so far

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who carried out the broken windows study?

a)

Wilson and Kelling

b)

Cohen

c)

Young

d)

Muray

2.

What was the name of Cohen's subcultural theory?

a)

strain theory

b)

delinquency and drift

c)

status frustration

d)

negotiation of deviance

3.

What did Thornton study in her study of moral panics?

a)

mods and rockers

b)

hoodies

c)

acid house

d)

hippies

4.

Which theory argued we need to develop an anti-determinism approach?

a)

neo marxism

b)

marxism

c)

interactionism

d)

functionalism

5.

Which theory argues we need to focus on the solutions of crime and support the victims?

a)

modernists

b)

realists

c)

postmodernists

d)

green criminologists

6.

Which term means the study of harms?

a)

transgressive

b)

victimology

c)

interactionism

d)

zemiology

7.

Which of these is the right realist solution of crime?

a)

zero tolerance

b)

rehabilitation

c)

tackle the root causes

d)

overthrow capitalism

8.

Which of these is NOT a right realist cause of crime?

a)

poverty

b)

biological causes e.g. low IQ

c)

poor socialisation

d)

cost/benefit calculations

9.

Which theory argued crime is inevitable and functional for society?

a)

marxist

b)

interactionist

c)

functionalist

d)

strain theory

10.

Which of Merton's adaptations to strain involves achieving societies goals through legal means?

a)

conformist

b)

innovation

c)

retreatist

d)

rebellion

11.

What type of crime is committed by or for governments?

a)

corporate crime

b)

white collar crime

c)

state crime

d)

green crime

12.

Who argued any act which violates human rights should count as a state crime?

a)

The Rapoports

b)

The Schwendingers

c)

Malinowski

d)

Cicourel

13.

Which methods did Cohen use when studying the mods and rockers?

a)

official statistics and opinion polls

b)

questionnaires and group interviews

c)

observations, interviews and content analysis

d)

longitudinal studies and case studies

14.

Which neo-marxists argued crimes are often committed for political motives?

a)

Taylor et al

b)

Chambliss

c)

Cloward and Ohlin

d)

Lemert

15.

Which interactionist term means that your criminal status becomes the most important part of your identity?

a)

labelling

b)

halo effect

c)

deviance amplification

d)

master status

16.

Which theory argues corporate crimes are caused by greed in a dog eat dog society?

a)

interactionism

b)

strain theory

c)

marxism

d)

right realism

17.

Which of these is NOT one of the positive functions of crime according to functionalists?

a)

warning deviance

b)

anomie

c)

safety valve

d)

boundary maintenance

18.

Who studied deviance amplification and hippies in Notting Hill?

a)

Young

b)

Cohen

c)

Lemert

d)

Becker

19.

Which theory attempts to explain group deviance?

a)

subcultural

b)

strain

c)

marxism

d)

realism

20.

Which of these is NOT included in a 30 mark crime essay?

a)

evaluation

b)

item

c)

contemporary examples

d)

your opinion