Question 1

Control theory expands strain theory by highlighting the relationship between deviance and the availability of illegitimate opportunity structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Don does his first break-and-enter at age 16.During his teens,he continues to break into cars and homes until he is sent to jail shortly after his 19th birthday.According to Edwin Lemert's labelling theory,what is he demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A) career deviance 
B) primary deviance 
C) secondary deviance 
D) undetected deviance 
A) career deviance 
B) primary deviance 
C) secondary deviance 
D) undetected deviance

Question 3

What theory would view Alex as deviant if his teachers define him as a troublemaker?

Accepted Answer

A) strain theory 
B) social control theory 
C) differential association theory 
D) labelling theory 
A) strain theory 
B) social control theory 
C) differential association theory 
D) labelling theory

Question 4

The relationship between age and criminality exists in every society for which we have data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Where do most Canadians learn about crime?

Accepted Answer

A) family 
B) school 
C) media 
D) peers 
A) family 
B) school 
C) media 
D) peers

Question 6

Many business people who commit corporate crimes are not labelled as criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which term is used to describe the factors that are associated with crime?

Accepted Answer

A) crime correlates 
B) crime predictors 
C) crime determinants 
D) crime statistics 
A) crime correlates 
B) crime predictors 
C) crime determinants 
D) crime statistics

Question 8

Teachers at Elmwood Elementary have a strict policy on bullying,which prohibits physical,psychological,or emotional abuse of teachers or students.Which of the following terms best applies to this process?

Accepted Answer

A) mechanisms of retaliation 
B) mechanisms of social control 
C) mechanisms of punishment 
D) mechanisms of deviance 
A) mechanisms of retaliation 
B) mechanisms of social control 
C) mechanisms of punishment 
D) mechanisms of deviance

Question 9

Differential association is most likely to result in criminal activity when a person has infrequent,yet acutely intense,interactions with others who violate the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 2006,Aboriginal people made up about 4 percent of the total population in Canada,but accounted for what percentage of admissions to provincial prisons and federal prisons,respectively?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 percent provincially and 10 percent federally 
B) 8 percent provincially and 15 percent federally 
C) 20 percent provincially and 15 percent federally 
D) 24 percent provincially and 18 percent federally 
A) 4 percent provincially and 10 percent federally 
B) 8 percent provincially and 15 percent federally 
C) 20 percent provincially and 15 percent federally 
D) 24 percent provincially and 18 percent federally

Question 11

Soliciting bribes is an example of what type of crime?

Accepted Answer

A) street 
B) occupational 
C) political 
D) moral 
A) street 
B) occupational 
C) political 
D) moral

Question 12

Meghan is using a conflict perspective to analyze crime.Which of the following statements best exemplifies her views?

Accepted Answer

A) People who commit welfare fraud are more likely to face criminal charges than professionals who write fraudulent cheques. 
B) People who commit welfare fraud lack sufficient avenues for achieving their financial aspirations. 
C) Welfare fraud is more likely to occur among people who have strong ties to other people who misrepresent their identity. 
D) Welfare fraud is more common among women due to the feminization of poverty. 
A) People who commit welfare fraud are more likely to face criminal charges than professionals who write fraudulent cheques. 
B) People who commit welfare fraud lack sufficient avenues for achieving their financial aspirations. 
C) Welfare fraud is more likely to occur among people who have strong ties to other people who misrepresent their identity. 
D) Welfare fraud is more common among women due to the feminization of poverty.

Question 13

Which perspective asserts that people are sometimes exposed to cultural goals that they are unable to obtain because they do not have access to culturally approved means of achieving them?

Accepted Answer

A) the conflict perspective 
B) the symbolic interactionist perspective 
C) the functionalist perspective 
D) the social control perspective 
A) the conflict perspective 
B) the symbolic interactionist perspective 
C) the functionalist perspective 
D) the social control perspective

Question 14

What was one of the conclusions reached by the Commission on Systemic Racism in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) Black respondents were less likely than white and Chinese respondents to report that they had been stopped by the police. 
B) Black respondents were much more likely than white and Chinese respondents to report that they had been stopped by the police and more likely to report feeling that police had treated them unfairly. 
C) Racial profiling was more pronounced for Chinese respondents than black respondents. 
D) Chinese respondents were much more likely than white and black respondents to report that they had been stopped by the police and more likely to report feeling that police had treated them unfairly. 
A) Black respondents were less likely than white and Chinese respondents to report that they had been stopped by the police. 
B) Black respondents were much more likely than white and Chinese respondents to report that they had been stopped by the police and more likely to report feeling that police had treated them unfairly. 
C) Racial profiling was more pronounced for Chinese respondents than black respondents. 
D) Chinese respondents were much more likely than white and black respondents to report that they had been stopped by the police and more likely to report feeling that police had treated them unfairly.

Question 15

In terms of crime prevention,what theory is most likely to propose that a recreation centre offer art and sports programming to at-risk youth?

Accepted Answer

A) Sutherland's differential association theory 
B) Lemert's labelling theory 
C) Cloward and Ohlin's opportunity theory 
D) Hirschi's social control theory 
A) Sutherland's differential association theory 
B) Lemert's labelling theory 
C) Cloward and Ohlin's opportunity theory 
D) Hirschi's social control theory

Question 16

What percent of homicides are committed by men?

Accepted Answer

A) 40-50 percent 
B) 55-65 percent 
C) 70-80 percent 
D) 85-95 percent 
A) 40-50 percent 
B) 55-65 percent 
C) 70-80 percent 
D) 85-95 percent

Question 17

Ned,Carson,and Roy are teenagers who find the gang lifestyle appealing,but there are no gangs in their rural community.According to Cloward and Ohlin,what are these young men likely turn to?

Accepted Answer

A) theft and extortion 
B) fighting over turf 
C) drinking and drug use 
D) relocating to another city 
A) theft and extortion 
B) fighting over turf 
C) drinking and drug use 
D) relocating to another city

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the police have such a broad range of responsibilities?

Accepted Answer

A) The police receive specialized training that other agencies cannot afford. 
B) The police are one of the few public agencies that is open 24 hours a day. 
C) The police may not know about other agencies that can handle their cases. 
D) The police are serving clients that other agencies are not willing to work with. 
A) The police receive specialized training that other agencies cannot afford. 
B) The police are one of the few public agencies that is open 24 hours a day. 
C) The police may not know about other agencies that can handle their cases. 
D) The police are serving clients that other agencies are not willing to work with.

Question 19

In the largest Canadian victimization survey,what percentage of the victimizations reported by respondents had been reported to police?

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 10 percent 
B) approximately 25 percent 
C) approximately 40 percent 
D) approximately 70 percent 
A) approximately 10 percent 
B) approximately 25 percent 
C) approximately 40 percent 
D) approximately 70 percent

Question 20

Lower-class people are overrepresented in arrest and prison admission statistics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Crime and Deviance

Control theory expands strain theory by highlighting the relationship between deviance and the availability of illegitimate opportunity structures.

Don does his first break-and-enter at age 16.During his teens,he continues to break into cars and homes until he is sent to jail shortly after his 19th birthday.According to Edwin Lemert's labelling theory,what is he demonstrating?

What theory would view Alex as deviant if his teachers define him as a troublemaker?

The relationship between age and criminality exists in every society for which we have data.

Where do most Canadians learn about crime?

Many business people who commit corporate crimes are not labelled as criminals.

Which term is used to describe the factors that are associated with crime?

Teachers at Elmwood Elementary have a strict policy on bullying,which prohibits physical,psychological,or emotional abuse of teachers or students.Which of the following terms best applies to this process?

Differential association is most likely to result in criminal activity when a person has infrequent,yet acutely intense,interactions with others who violate the law.

In 2006,Aboriginal people made up about 4 percent of the total population in Canada,but accounted for what percentage of admissions to provincial prisons and federal prisons,respectively?

Soliciting bribes is an example of what type of crime?

Meghan is using a conflict perspective to analyze crime.Which of the following statements best exemplifies her views?

Which perspective asserts that people are sometimes exposed to cultural goals that they are unable to obtain because they do not have access to culturally approved means of achieving them?

What was one of the conclusions reached by the Commission on Systemic Racism in Canada?

In terms of crime prevention,what theory is most likely to propose that a recreation centre offer art and sports programming to at-risk youth?

What percent of homicides are committed by men?

Ned,Carson,and Roy are teenagers who find the gang lifestyle appealing,but there are no gangs in their rural community.According to Cloward and Ohlin,what are these young men likely turn to?

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the police have such a broad range of responsibilities?

In the largest Canadian victimization survey,what percentage of the victimizations reported by respondents had been reported to police?

Lower-class people are overrepresented in arrest and prison admission statistics.

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