Question 1

What percent of frauds are committed by women?

Accepted Answer

A) 15-25 percent 
B) 30-40 percent 
C) 45-55 percent 
D) 60-70 percent 
A) 15-25 percent 
B) 30-40 percent 
C) 45-55 percent 
D) 60-70 percent

Question 2

After witnessing one of their classmates be expelled for cheating,the rest of the class is inclined to follow the rules.What principle does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) retribution 
B) social protection 
C) rehabilitation 
D) deterrence 
A) retribution 
B) social protection 
C) rehabilitation 
D) deterrence

Question 3

In terms of crime prevention,what theory is most likely to suggest volunteering with Big Brothers or Big Sisters to help develop a social bond with a young person?

Accepted Answer

A) Merton's strain theory 
B) Lemert's labelling theory 
C) Cloward and Ohlin's opportunity theory 
D) Hirschi's social control theory 
A) Merton's strain theory 
B) Lemert's labelling theory 
C) Cloward and Ohlin's opportunity theory 
D) Hirschi's social control theory

Question 4

At least part of the increase in reported crime is because violence against women is now reported more often than it used to be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Tattoos and piercings are less common among students than 30 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Moral entrepreneurs are persons who use their own views of right and wrong to establish rules and label others as deviant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What has driven the movement toward community corrections?

Accepted Answer

A) low rates of incarceration in Canada 
B) humanitarian concerns that prison life is too pleasant 
C) the fact that community programs are much cheaper than incarceration 
D) effective ties with the community using incarceration 
A) low rates of incarceration in Canada 
B) humanitarian concerns that prison life is too pleasant 
C) the fact that community programs are much cheaper than incarceration 
D) effective ties with the community using incarceration

Question 8

What theory,by Travis Hirschi,holds that the probability of deviant behaviour increases when a person's ties to society are weakened or broken?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

What kind of crime is a legitimate business involved in when it "fronts" for criminal activity such as racketeering?

Accepted Answer

A) a street crime 
B) a political crime 
C) a corporate crime 
D) an organized crime 
A) a street crime 
B) a political crime 
C) a corporate crime 
D) an organized crime

Question 10

According to the text,what function does punishment serve?

Accepted Answer

A) as restitution 
B) as social conformity 
C) as reformation 
D) as deterrence 
A) as restitution 
B) as social conformity 
C) as reformation 
D) as deterrence

Question 11

What does the text claim about age and crime?

Accepted Answer

A) The relationship between age and criminality is negligible. 
B) There is no relationship between age and criminality in most societies. 
C) The relationship between age and criminality is unique to Canada. 
D) The relationship between age and criminality exists in almost every society. 
A) The relationship between age and criminality is negligible. 
B) There is no relationship between age and criminality in most societies. 
C) The relationship between age and criminality is unique to Canada. 
D) The relationship between age and criminality exists in almost every society.

Question 12

Why is labelling theory criticized?

Accepted Answer

A) for not explaining what causes the original acts that constitute primary deviance 
B) for placing too much emphasis on why some people accept deviant labels and others do not 
C) for not addressing the ways in which social control and personal identity are intertwined 
D) for stressing questions of why at the expense of how 
A) for not explaining what causes the original acts that constitute primary deviance 
B) for placing too much emphasis on why some people accept deviant labels and others do not 
C) for not addressing the ways in which social control and personal identity are intertwined 
D) for stressing questions of why at the expense of how

Question 13

According to conflict perspectives,people in positions of power maintain their advantage by using the law to protect their own interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Your parents are upset about the new group of peers with whom you are spending time because they feel that this new group of friends is encouraging you to behave in inappropriate and deviant ways.Which of the theorists below developed the theory that best fits this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A) Travis Hirschi 
B) Edwin Sutherland 
C) Richard Cloward 
D) Robert Merton 
A) Travis Hirschi 
B) Edwin Sutherland 
C) Richard Cloward 
D) Robert Merton

Question 15

How does the text explain high rates of criminality among Aboriginal people?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada's Aboriginal people have far more power and resources than other Canadians and use it through crime. 
B) Forced attendance at residential schools and forced adoption outside the community has worked to strengthen family ties. 
C) Crippling rates of unemployment in many areas mean no job ties,and school curricula that are irrelevant to the lives of Aboriginal students mean few school ties. 
D) Symbolic interactionism is more powerful an explanation than conflict and social control theories. 
A) Canada's Aboriginal people have far more power and resources than other Canadians and use it through crime. 
B) Forced attendance at residential schools and forced adoption outside the community has worked to strengthen family ties. 
C) Crippling rates of unemployment in many areas mean no job ties,and school curricula that are irrelevant to the lives of Aboriginal students mean few school ties. 
D) Symbolic interactionism is more powerful an explanation than conflict and social control theories.

Question 16

A police officer is witness to a disturbance.She assesses the situation and determines that there are no reasonable grounds to lay a charge.What has she exercised?

Accepted Answer

A) discretion 
B) optional processing 
C) reasonable suspicion 
D) probable cause 
A) discretion 
B) optional processing 
C) reasonable suspicion 
D) probable cause

Question 17

Using an example,discuss the relationship between crime and gender.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

What does the conflict perspective argue about criminal law?

Accepted Answer

A) It is applied equally to the different social classes. 
B) It attempts to reverse the inequalities present in society. 
C) It was created in order to label deviants as "criminals." 
D) It protects the interests of the affluent and powerful. 
A) It is applied equally to the different social classes. 
B) It attempts to reverse the inequalities present in society. 
C) It was created in order to label deviants as "criminals." 
D) It protects the interests of the affluent and powerful.

Question 19

Suppose that Becky,who is under the legal age,orders and is served a drink in a bar.She is not discovered,so she is not labelled.What form of deviance has taken place,according to Edwin Lemert's labelling theory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

According to the text's discussion of the relationship between social class and crime,which of the following is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Degree of inequality is a better predictor of crime than amount of poverty. 
B) Self-report findings indicate that class and crime are highly correlated. 
C) Lower-class people are underrepresented in arrest and prison admission statistics. 
D) There is no evidence that forms of deviance,such as suicide,alcoholism,mental illness,and drug addiction are more common among the underclass. 
A) Degree of inequality is a better predictor of crime than amount of poverty. 
B) Self-report findings indicate that class and crime are highly correlated. 
C) Lower-class people are underrepresented in arrest and prison admission statistics. 
D) There is no evidence that forms of deviance,such as suicide,alcoholism,mental illness,and drug addiction are more common among the underclass.

Exam 7: Crime and Deviance

What percent of frauds are committed by women?

After witnessing one of their classmates be expelled for cheating,the rest of the class is inclined to follow the rules.What principle does this illustrate?

In terms of crime prevention,what theory is most likely to suggest volunteering with Big Brothers or Big Sisters to help develop a social bond with a young person?

At least part of the increase in reported crime is because violence against women is now reported more often than it used to be.

Tattoos and piercings are less common among students than 30 years ago.

Moral entrepreneurs are persons who use their own views of right and wrong to establish rules and label others as deviant.

What has driven the movement toward community corrections?

What theory,by Travis Hirschi,holds that the probability of deviant behaviour increases when a person's ties to society are weakened or broken?

What kind of crime is a legitimate business involved in when it "fronts" for criminal activity such as racketeering?

According to the text,what function does punishment serve?

What does the text claim about age and crime?

Why is labelling theory criticized?

According to conflict perspectives,people in positions of power maintain their advantage by using the law to protect their own interests.

Your parents are upset about the new group of peers with whom you are spending time because they feel that this new group of friends is encouraging you to behave in inappropriate and deviant ways.Which of the theorists below developed the theory that best fits this scenario?

How does the text explain high rates of criminality among Aboriginal people?

A police officer is witness to a disturbance.She assesses the situation and determines that there are no reasonable grounds to lay a charge.What has she exercised?

Using an example,discuss the relationship between crime and gender.

What does the conflict perspective argue about criminal law?

Suppose that Becky,who is under the legal age,orders and is served a drink in a bar.She is not discovered,so she is not labelled.What form of deviance has taken place,according to Edwin Lemert's labelling theory?

According to the text's discussion of the relationship between social class and crime,which of the following is accurate?

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