CRJ312 Week 2 – Quiz
CRJ312 Week 2 – Quiz
Question 1
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One night Fred sees a woman withdraw $20 in cash out of an ATM. He knocks her down on the sidewalk to steal the money. To what would sociologist Jack Katz attribute Fred’s motivation?
Fred is probably from a lower class family.
Fred likely hates girls and women.
Correct!
Fred wants the thrill of doing something criminal.
Fred needs the money to pay off a debt.
Question 2
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Aside from simple greed, all of the following are motivations for white-collar crime EXCEPT __________.
pressure to meet business expectations
thrills of risk taking
absence of adequate controls to catch a thief
Correct Answer
negligence in business planning
Question 4
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Why do punishments for white-collar crimes tend to be less severe than those for street crimes?
Question 6
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What does it mean that the disproportionately high percentage of minorities in the system is “cumulative”?
Question 7
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Nina is a poor Hispanic youth living in a crowded city tenement. All of the following class-based disadvantages built into the justice system might hurt a person in Nina’s situation EXCEPT __________.
Question 9
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Drug offenders have a higher rate of __________ compared to those who commit other types of crimes.
Question 10
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Which of the following groups is nearly twice as likely to be victims of many types of violent crime as any other racial or ethnic group in the United States?
CRJ312 Week 2 – Quiz Answer
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The answer can be found in Chapter 3, Section 3.3, White-Collar Crime.