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Social Control and Deviance Guided Reading

Section 3

READING THE SECTION

DIRECTIONS In your own words, write the definition of each term.

1. crime: _______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

2. white-collar crime: _____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

3. crime syndicate: _______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

4. vice: ________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

5. criminal-justice system: _________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS In the space provided, write the vocabulary term that best
matches each description.

______________________ 6. the process of legal negotiation that allows an accused

person to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for a
lighter sentence

______________________ 7. the power to decide who to arrest and who not to arrest

______________________ 8. the practice of assuming that nonwhite Americans are

more likely to commit crime than white Americans

______________________ 9. repeated criminal behavior

______________________ 10. sanctions such as imprisonment, parole, probation, and

community service used to punish criminals

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Section 3 continued Guided Reading

POST-READING QUICK CHECK

DIRECTIONS On the line provided before each statement, write T if a
statement is true and F if a statement is false. If the statement is false, write
the correct term on the line after each sentence that makes the sentence a
true statement.

_____ 11. The issue of racial profiling has become an important political topic,
particularly in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

______________________________________________________________

_____ 12. Corrections pursue crime as a big business.

______________________________________________________________

_____ 13. The four basic functions of crime syndicates are: retribution, deterrence,
rehabilitation, and social protection.

______________________________________________________________

_____ 14. The most important components of the criminal-justice system are police,
courts, and corrections.

______________________________________________________________

_____ 15. A person who robs a bank has committed a crime.

______________________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the correct
word or phrase.

16. A convicted criminal who goes and commits another serious crime has committed an

act of _______________________. (recidivism/vice)

17. Embezzlement and insider trading are examples of _______________________.

(recidivism/white-collar crime)

18. _______________________ allows courts to reduce their huge volume of caseloads

while avoiding trials that may not produce a guilty verdict. (Plea bargaining/
Police discretion)

19. Many factors are considered in the exercise of _______________________,

including the seriousness of the offense. (police discretion/racial profiling)

20. Crimes such as prostitution and gambling are called _______________________.

(vices/white-collar crimes)

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