1.6. Conflict View
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According to the conflict view, how is society perceived?
View answer and explanationWhich historical figure from the 1800s is commonly associated with the conflict view of crime?
View answer and explanationWho first introduced the concept of white-collar crime, according to the chapter?
View answer and explanationIn what year did Edwin Sutherland first introduce the concept of white-collar crime in his presidential address?
View answer and explanationFrom the conflict perspective, why is there limited focus on and enforcement of white-collar crime in the United States?
View answer and explanationWhat was Edwin Sutherland's primary concern about the focus of the criminological community at the time?
View answer and explanationAccording to the conflict view, crime definitions are primarily controlled by which group in society?
View answer and explanationWhat is the title of the book Edwin Sutherland wrote that is mentioned in the text as having 'sparked lots of debate'?
View answer and explanationHow does the FBI typically study white-collar crime, making it difficult to analyze the background of the offender?
View answer and explanationWhich data source, compiled by the FBI from police departments, is mentioned as being 'tricky to use' when trying to determine a typical white-collar offender?
View answer and explanationThe conflict view recognizes that the creation of laws is unequal and may not have what?
View answer and explanationThe chapter states that the conflict view takes a 'very Marxian perspective' and suggests groups are often in what state?
View answer and explanationAccording to the conflict view, the laws protect which group in society?
View answer and explanationWhat type of offender did Sutherland believe the criminological community was preoccupied with?
View answer and explanationThe chapter on conflict view uses which type of crime as its main example to demonstrate the theory in action?
View answer and explanationWhat does the conflict view suggest about the concept of 'moral consensus' in the creation of laws?
View answer and explanationWhat is one of the alternative ways to define white-collar crime mentioned in the text, besides by type of offender or offense?
View answer and explanationAccording to the conflict view, which of the following is NOT a group that makes up the 'collection of diverse groups' in society?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text say is the status of white-collar crime as a defined concept in society?
View answer and explanationThe conflict view argues that criminality shapes the values of which group?
View answer and explanationWhat profession did Edwin Sutherland hold?
View answer and explanationSutherland noted a lack of attention was given to crimes perpetrated by people in what type of occupations?
View answer and explanationWhat is one example of studying white-collar crime that is listed under the different views of how it should be defined?
View answer and explanationThe chapter suggests that the lack of focus on white-collar crime is because the 'haves' create the laws, not whom?
View answer and explanationWhat is the third perspective of how we define crime mentioned in the chapter, besides consensus and interactionist views?
View answer and explanationWhat did Edwin Sutherland's book 'White Collar Crime' spark, according to the text?
View answer and explanationHow does the conflict view differ from the consensus perspective on the source of crime definitions?
View answer and explanationAt what event did Edwin Sutherland first introduce his concept of white-collar crime?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary motivation for law creation according to the conflict view?
View answer and explanationWhich of these is NOT listed as a group within the 'collection of diverse groups' that the conflict view sees in society?
View answer and explanationThe conflict view suggests that white-collar crime is committed by which group?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary reason the FBI's UCR data is considered 'tricky to use' for studying the typical white-collar offender?
View answer and explanationThe conflict view argues that society is a collection of diverse groups often in constant conflict, unlike which other perspective?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text state is still a 'contested one' when it comes to defining crime in society?
View answer and explanationWhich of these is mentioned as a way to define white-collar crime?
View answer and explanationThe article by D. Hawkins referenced in a footnote is titled 'Beyond anomalies: Rethinking the conflict perspective on race and what?'
View answer and explanationAccording to the footnote citing 'Boundless', the conflict perspective suggests that criminality shapes the values of whom?
View answer and explanationWhat was the title of Edwin Sutherland's 1940 article in the American Sociological Review?
View answer and explanationThe text states there is a limited focus on white-collar crime and even less of what in the United States?
View answer and explanationFrom a conflict view, what is the relationship between 'the haves' and the law?
View answer and explanationThe chapter contrasts the criminological community's preoccupation with 'street crimes' and the low-status offender with its lack of attention to what?
View answer and explanationWhat data does the FBI compile from police departments, which is then used to create reports?
View answer and explanationThe conflict view sees society as a collection of diverse groups that can include owners, workers, students, and which other pair?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is NOT a concept explicitly mentioned in the '1.6. Conflict View' chapter?
View answer and explanationThe chapter suggests that the definitions of crime, according to the conflict view, are controlled by those with wealth, power, and what other characteristic?
View answer and explanationWhat is the publisher of Edwin Sutherland's 1949 book, 'White collar crime', according to the footnote?
View answer and explanationThe text states that Edwin Sutherland 'later published articles and books on the topic.' What was this topic?
View answer and explanationIn the conflict view, laws are made by a select group in society and are designed to protect what?
View answer and explanationThe text uses Edwin Sutherland's work to provide an example of what in action?
View answer and explanationWhat does the chapter suggest may be the reason for the 'lack of focus on white-collar crime in U.S. society' from a conflict perspective?
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