Question 1

The law divides crime into which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A) street,occupational,organized,and political crimes 
B) summary convictions and indictable offences 
C) misdemeanors and felonies 
D) street crimes and suite crimes 
A) street,occupational,organized,and political crimes 
B) summary convictions and indictable offences 
C) misdemeanors and felonies 
D) street crimes and suite crimes

Question 2

What group seeks to return the focus of the justice system to repairing the harm that has been done to the victim and to the community?

Accepted Answer

A) Corrections Canada officials 
B) restorative justice advocates 
C) deterrence theorists 
D) social protectionists 
A) Corrections Canada officials 
B) restorative justice advocates 
C) deterrence theorists 
D) social protectionists

Question 3

Feminist theorists feel that women who violate the law are not "criminal women" but "criminalized women."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are the main sources of information about crime? Describe the problems associated with using crime statistics as a source of information about crime.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

A young girl in middle school decides,for the first time,not to attend school today because she has a test.What would sociologist Edwin Lemert call this initial act of rule breaking?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What type of crime is typically punished by a fine of up to $2,000 and/or six months in jail?

Accepted Answer

A) a felony 
B) a summary conviction 
C) an indictable offence 
D) a tort 
A) a felony 
B) a summary conviction 
C) an indictable offence 
D) a tort

Question 7

Which theory of Robert Merton's suggests that the macrolevel structures of a society can produce social pressures resulting in a higher rate of deviant behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) strain 
B) conflict 
C) developmental 
D) opportunity 
A) strain 
B) conflict 
C) developmental 
D) opportunity

Question 8

Which of the following theories on crime and deviance is part of the symbolic interactionist tradition?

Accepted Answer

A) social bond theory 
B) differential association theory 
C) strain theory 
D) illegitimate opportunity theory 
A) social bond theory 
B) differential association theory 
C) strain theory 
D) illegitimate opportunity theory

Question 9

What perspective would make the argument that prisons punish through technology?

Accepted Answer

A) conflict 
B) feminist 
C) functionalist 
D) postmodern 
A) conflict 
B) feminist 
C) functionalist 
D) postmodern

Question 10

What perspectives might make the claim,as Jeffrey Reiman does,that "the rich get richer and the poor get prison"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What type of crime involves illegal acts committed by an organization's employees on behalf of the organization and with its support?

Accepted Answer

A) corporate 
B) occupational 
C) political 
D) conventional 
A) corporate 
B) occupational 
C) political 
D) conventional

Question 12

Which of the following theories on crime and deviance is NOT part of the functionalist tradition?

Accepted Answer

A) opportunity theory 
B) control theory 
C) labelling theory 
D) strain theory 
A) opportunity theory 
B) control theory 
C) labelling theory 
D) strain theory

Question 13

Social inequality is often a better predictor of crime than amount of poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which Canadian region has the highest overall crime rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Northern 
B) Southern 
C) Eastern 
D) Central 
A) Northern 
B) Southern 
C) Eastern 
D) Central

Question 15

Why does crime tend to decrease with age?

Accepted Answer

A) It is more likely for older people to be caught and charged with a crime.. 
B) Maturation reform occurs by age 15. 
C) As we age,we begin to acquire commitments and obligations that limit our freedom to choose a lifestyle that includes crime and other forms of deviance. 
D) Adolescence is a time when young people solidify their attachment to parents. 
A) It is more likely for older people to be caught and charged with a crime.. 
B) Maturation reform occurs by age 15. 
C) As we age,we begin to acquire commitments and obligations that limit our freedom to choose a lifestyle that includes crime and other forms of deviance. 
D) Adolescence is a time when young people solidify their attachment to parents.

Question 16

According to sociologists,how is deviance relative?

Accepted Answer

A) Certain acts are always considered wrong,regardless of the society. 
B) An act becomes deviant when it is socially defined as such. 
C) Most deviant acts occur within families or among relatives. 
D) Everyone in society is a deviant;it's just that some are more deviant than others. 
A) Certain acts are always considered wrong,regardless of the society. 
B) An act becomes deviant when it is socially defined as such. 
C) Most deviant acts occur within families or among relatives. 
D) Everyone in society is a deviant;it's just that some are more deviant than others.

Question 17

According to social bond theory,the probability of deviant behaviour increases when a person becomes tied to a deviant subculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements is most closely associated with strain theory?

Accepted Answer

A) People commit crimes because they have weak social ties. 
B) People commit crimes because they live in poor neighborhoods. 
C) People commit crimes because they are provided with opportunities. 
D) People commit crimes because they cannot achieve culturally defined goals. 
A) People commit crimes because they have weak social ties. 
B) People commit crimes because they live in poor neighborhoods. 
C) People commit crimes because they are provided with opportunities. 
D) People commit crimes because they cannot achieve culturally defined goals.

Question 19

Tim is studying a justice system that repairs the harm that was done to victims and the community.What system is Tim studying?

Accepted Answer

A) restorative justice 
B) traditional justice 
C) victim-offender justice 
D) restitutive justice 
A) restorative justice 
B) traditional justice 
C) victim-offender justice 
D) restitutive justice

Question 20

What is the main difference between occupational crime and corporate crime?

Accepted Answer

A) Occupational crime is much more prevalent than corporate crime. 
B) Corporate crime is done to benefit the corporation,while occupational crime is designed to benefit only the criminal. 
C) Corporate crime is not that costly in terms of lives lost and injuries incurred. 
D) There is no difference;they mean exactly the same thing. 
A) Occupational crime is much more prevalent than corporate crime. 
B) Corporate crime is done to benefit the corporation,while occupational crime is designed to benefit only the criminal. 
C) Corporate crime is not that costly in terms of lives lost and injuries incurred. 
D) There is no difference;they mean exactly the same thing.

Exam 7: Crime and Deviance

The law divides crime into which of the following groups?

What group seeks to return the focus of the justice system to repairing the harm that has been done to the victim and to the community?

Feminist theorists feel that women who violate the law are not "criminal women" but "criminalized women."

What are the main sources of information about crime? Describe the problems associated with using crime statistics as a source of information about crime.

A young girl in middle school decides,for the first time,not to attend school today because she has a test.What would sociologist Edwin Lemert call this initial act of rule breaking?

What type of crime is typically punished by a fine of up to $2,000 and/or six months in jail?

Which theory of Robert Merton's suggests that the macrolevel structures of a society can produce social pressures resulting in a higher rate of deviant behaviour?

Which of the following theories on crime and deviance is part of the symbolic interactionist tradition?

What perspective would make the argument that prisons punish through technology?

What perspectives might make the claim,as Jeffrey Reiman does,that "the rich get richer and the poor get prison"?

What type of crime involves illegal acts committed by an organization's employees on behalf of the organization and with its support?

Which of the following theories on crime and deviance is NOT part of the functionalist tradition?

Social inequality is often a better predictor of crime than amount of poverty.

Which Canadian region has the highest overall crime rate?

Why does crime tend to decrease with age?

According to sociologists,how is deviance relative?

According to social bond theory,the probability of deviant behaviour increases when a person becomes tied to a deviant subculture.

Which of the following statements is most closely associated with strain theory?

Tim is studying a justice system that repairs the harm that was done to victims and the community.What system is Tim studying?

What is the main difference between occupational crime and corporate crime?

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