Collective Efficacy
Criminology Theories
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Criminology at Hofstra
100

Collective Efficacy is about (    ) Social Control

Informal 

100

The state criminalizes certain behaviors and certain groups, esp. poor people of color

Critical Criminology

100

The method used to gauge students engagement in community activities and their feeling of safety

Survey

100

CRM 002 official course name

Theoretical Perspectives on Crime and Justice

200

Collective Efficacy includes who mainly?

Neighbors Families Nonprofits

200

Minor signs of disorder can 

spiral into more serious crimes

Broken Windows

200

True or false, Majority of students feel very safe on campus

True 60.9% of students feel very safe

200

The two courses/programs that fall in the same department as Criminology

Sociology and Anthropology

300

The Collective Efficacy Question for group 4

How does participation in community activities (e.g., clubs, events, volunteer work) influence students perception of safety on campus?

300

The threat of sanctions (from the 

criminal legal system) will prevent people from 

committing crime because people are rational, 

seek pleasure and avoid pain (incl. punishment)

Deterrence

300

True or false, Majority of Students trust public safety

false, 19.05% of students do not trust public safety

300

Name a required course for the Hofstra BA Criminology major besides CRM 001 and CRM 002

  • SOC 007 - (BH) Crime and Delinquency(See footnote*)
  • CRM 002 - (IS) Theoretical Perspectives on Crime and Justice
  • SOC 180 - Statistics in Sociology
  • SOC 181 - Research Methods in Sociology
  • CRM 191 - (IS) Advanced Research Seminar in Criminology
400

The name of the document we went over in class surrounding collective efficacy

Sharkey et al

400

A gap between social values, goals, norms, 

and strategies to meet these goals

Strain Theory

400

Which of the three had a strong positive correlation

A: Public Safety + Campus Safety

B: Campus involvement + Campus Safety

C: Race + Gender + Campus Safety 

A, Public Safety + Campus Safety

400

Director of the BA in Criminology Program is Liena Gurevich, True or false?

True

500

Collective Efficacy can contribute to a decline in crime, eviction and (  )

climate change-related deaths

500

It’s not individual-level, but rather structural-level factors, that contribute to crime

Social Disorganized Theory

500

what % Of students are involved in more than one club, organization, job, or other activity on

A: 65.28%

B: 71.43%

C: 46.12%

D: 28.65%

B, 71.43%

500

The application due date for the 2026 Sociology and Criminology Awards 

11:59 PM, Feb 23, 2026