SOC102 Current Social
Problems 2013
Note: You will not know in advance which questions will be selected for the exam
so it is advisable to prepare for each question.
Remember the exam will be closed-notes and closed-book. Your answers
should reflect the breadth of information presented in the class
and must incorporate specific material
from the course readings whenever appropriate.
Please bring a blank blue book to the exam.
One of the essay questions below will appear on your exam, plus there will be a
short answer, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, true/false section based
primarily on key terms from the text and your notes.
1. Discuss the issues raised
concerning profiling in A Pattern of
Suspicion. Be sure to address at
least issues such as:
a) The difficulties
evaluating discrimination
b) The difference between
disparity and discrimination
c) The balance between crime
control and due process
d) The progress we have made
decreasing discrimination in profiling, and the areas that still can use
improvement.
2. Discuss the lessons from
the documentary “Losing the War on Drugs.”
What are the various tactics used in the war and what are their limits?
What is the relationship to politics? How is the war on drugs similar to
prohibition?
3. Discuss the various types
and amounts of harms associated with corporate crime.
Be sure to use examples from the documentary
A Dangerous Business Revisited to
illustrate your points. Why are
these types of crime so hard to control?
What seems to help control them?
Good Luck