Question 1

Into which of Ronald Clarke's categories of situational crime prevention techniques does alcohol-free events fit?

Accepted Answer

A)  increase the risks 
B)  remove excuses 
C)  increase the effort 
D)  reduce the rewards 
A)  increase the risks 
B)  remove excuses 
C)  increase the effort 
D)  reduce the rewards

Question 2

Cleaning up graffiti quickly is mentioned as a method of deterring crime since it removes the reward to the offender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the school of criminology that argues that criminal offenders are more likely to commit their offences along the paths they travel in the course of their daily activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  routine activity criminology 
B)  environmental criminology 
C)  ecological criminology 
D)  interactionist criminology 
A)  routine activity criminology 
B)  environmental criminology 
C)  ecological criminology 
D)  interactionist criminology

Question 4

In terms of most effectively deterring crime,which of the following is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Severity of punishment is more important than certainty of punishment. 
B)  Certainty of punishment is more important than severity of punishment. 
C)  Celerity of punishment is more important than certainty of punishment 
D)  Celerity of punishment is more important than severity of punishment. 
A)  Severity of punishment is more important than certainty of punishment. 
B)  Certainty of punishment is more important than severity of punishment. 
C)  Celerity of punishment is more important than certainty of punishment 
D)  Celerity of punishment is more important than severity of punishment.

Question 5

Which of the following areas is likely most likely to experience higher property crime rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  an urban area with high traffic flow and people 
B)  a rural area with sporadic houses 
C)  a suburban region with quiet streets 
D)  an industrial area with a transient population 
A)  an urban area with high traffic flow and people 
B)  a rural area with sporadic houses 
C)  a suburban region with quiet streets 
D)  an industrial area with a transient population

Question 6

According to routine activities theory,an example of a social facilitator of a crime is a friend of an offender who provides lessons on techniques of committing a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research has shown that when trying to deter crime the certainty of punishment is more important than the severity of punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Beccaria's Classical theory of crime is an important antecedent to modern deterrence theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One of the reasons that mandatory minimum sentences do not work is because the likelihood of offenders getting caught is low.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The only category of crime that mandatory minimum sentences reliably work for is drug offences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Most youth reduce their criminal behaviour when they turn 18 because of the prospect of being tried in an adult court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the name applied to the technique of concentrating police resources in high-crime locations?

Accepted Answer

A)  geo-spatial police concentration theory 
B)  response time policing 
C)  hot spots policing 
D)  selective patrolling 
A)  geo-spatial police concentration theory 
B)  response time policing 
C)  hot spots policing 
D)  selective patrolling

Question 13

In environmental criminology,what is the name applied to places where would-be offenders live,work,and socialize and which are close to where they commit crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  edges 
B)  nodes 
C)  street segments 
D)  paths 
A)  edges 
B)  nodes 
C)  street segments 
D)  paths

Question 14

Routine activities theory takes the motivated offender as a given.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A large body of research supports the deterrent effect of increasing the certainty of offenders being arrested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true with respect to mandatory minimum sentencing laws brought in by the federal Conservative government in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were the first mandatory minimum laws ever introduced. 
B)  Canadian courts have upheld all aspects of the laws indicating that they do not violate Charter rights. 
C)  The Supreme Court of Canada overturned parts of these "tough on crime" laws on the grounds they violate Charter rights. 
D)  The courts have yet to rule on the mandatory minimum sentencing laws. 
A)  They were the first mandatory minimum laws ever introduced. 
B)  Canadian courts have upheld all aspects of the laws indicating that they do not violate Charter rights. 
C)  The Supreme Court of Canada overturned parts of these "tough on crime" laws on the grounds they violate Charter rights. 
D)  The courts have yet to rule on the mandatory minimum sentencing laws.

Question 17

Which of the following strategies involves warning offenders who are heavily involved in criminal activity that their actions are being monitored and that future violations of the law will be dealt with immediately?

Accepted Answer

A)  hot spots policing 
B)  broken windows policing 
C)  individualized deterrence 
D)  mandatory minimum sentencing 
A)  hot spots policing 
B)  broken windows policing 
C)  individualized deterrence 
D)  mandatory minimum sentencing

Question 18

Which of the following contradicts rational choice theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most criminal offenders are rational decision makers when selecting targets. 
B)  Most criminal offenders are irrational decision makers when selecting targets. 
C)  Short-term costs and benefits are more important in the minds of offenders compared with the long-term repercussions of their actions. 
D)  Criminal behaviour is behaviour with a purpose. 
A)  Most criminal offenders are rational decision makers when selecting targets. 
B)  Most criminal offenders are irrational decision makers when selecting targets. 
C)  Short-term costs and benefits are more important in the minds of offenders compared with the long-term repercussions of their actions. 
D)  Criminal behaviour is behaviour with a purpose.

Question 19

The lifestyle/exposure theory of crime attempts to account for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal victimization 
B)  all crime 
C)  all types of property crime 
D)  all forms of violent crime 
A)  personal victimization 
B)  all crime 
C)  all types of property crime 
D)  all forms of violent crime

Question 20

What is meant by the term "fortress society"?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing police officer complements for city police services 
B)  increasing prison sentences to deter crime 
C)  building walls to prevent convicted offenders from entering some communities 
D)  crime prevention strategies that involve constant surveillance of citizens 
A)  increasing police officer complements for city police services 
B)  increasing prison sentences to deter crime 
C)  building walls to prevent convicted offenders from entering some communities 
D)  crime prevention strategies that involve constant surveillance of citizens

Into which of Ronald Clarke's categories of situational crime prevention techniques does alcohol-free events fit?

Cleaning up graffiti quickly is mentioned as a method of deterring crime since it removes the reward to the offender.

What is the school of criminology that argues that criminal offenders are more likely to commit their offences along the paths they travel in the course of their daily activities?

In terms of most effectively deterring crime,which of the following is most accurate?

Which of the following areas is likely most likely to experience higher property crime rates?

According to routine activities theory,an example of a social facilitator of a crime is a friend of an offender who provides lessons on techniques of committing a crime.

Research has shown that when trying to deter crime the certainty of punishment is more important than the severity of punishment.

Beccaria's Classical theory of crime is an important antecedent to modern deterrence theory.

One of the reasons that mandatory minimum sentences do not work is because the likelihood of offenders getting caught is low.

The only category of crime that mandatory minimum sentences reliably work for is drug offences.

Most youth reduce their criminal behaviour when they turn 18 because of the prospect of being tried in an adult court.

What is the name applied to the technique of concentrating police resources in high-crime locations?

In environmental criminology,what is the name applied to places where would-be offenders live,work,and socialize and which are close to where they commit crimes?

Routine activities theory takes the motivated offender as a given.

A large body of research supports the deterrent effect of increasing the certainty of offenders being arrested.

Which of the following statements is true with respect to mandatory minimum sentencing laws brought in by the federal Conservative government in Canada?

Which of the following strategies involves warning offenders who are heavily involved in criminal activity that their actions are being monitored and that future violations of the law will be dealt with immediately?

Which of the following contradicts rational choice theory?

The lifestyle/exposure theory of crime attempts to account for which of the following?

What is meant by the term "fortress society"?

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Early Theories of Criminology

Psychological Perspectives on Criminality

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Exam 15: Deterrence,routine Activity,and Rational Choice Theories

Into which of Ronald Clarke's categories of situational crime prevention techniques does alcohol-free events fit?

Cleaning up graffiti quickly is mentioned as a method of deterring crime since it removes the reward to the offender.

What is the school of criminology that argues that criminal offenders are more likely to commit their offences along the paths they travel in the course of their daily activities?

In terms of most effectively deterring crime,which of the following is most accurate?

Which of the following areas is likely most likely to experience higher property crime rates?

According to routine activities theory,an example of a social facilitator of a crime is a friend of an offender who provides lessons on techniques of committing a crime.

Research has shown that when trying to deter crime the certainty of punishment is more important than the severity of punishment.

Beccaria's Classical theory of crime is an important antecedent to modern deterrence theory.

One of the reasons that mandatory minimum sentences do not work is because the likelihood of offenders getting caught is low.

The only category of crime that mandatory minimum sentences reliably work for is drug offences.

Most youth reduce their criminal behaviour when they turn 18 because of the prospect of being tried in an adult court.

What is the name applied to the technique of concentrating police resources in high-crime locations?

In environmental criminology,what is the name applied to places where would-be offenders live,work,and socialize and which are close to where they commit crimes?

Routine activities theory takes the motivated offender as a given.

A large body of research supports the deterrent effect of increasing the certainty of offenders being arrested.

Which of the following statements is true with respect to mandatory minimum sentencing laws brought in by the federal Conservative government in Canada?

Which of the following strategies involves warning offenders who are heavily involved in criminal activity that their actions are being monitored and that future violations of the law will be dealt with immediately?

Which of the following contradicts rational choice theory?

The lifestyle/exposure theory of crime attempts to account for which of the following?

What is meant by the term "fortress society"?

Crime,criminals,and Criminology

The Social Context of Dispute Settlement and the Rise of Law

Criminal Law

Counting Crime

Correlates of Criminal Behaviour

Feminism and Criminology

Victimology,victim Services,and Victim Rights in Canada

Early Theories of Criminology

Psychological Perspectives on Criminality

Strain Theories

Conflict Theories

Critical Criminology in Canada

Interactionist Theories

Social Control Theory

Organized Crime

Corporate and White-Collar Crime

Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance

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