Question 1

Which of the following terms refers to acts of deviance that are widely believed to be harmful to everyone?

Accepted Answer

A) social deviations 
B) social diversions 
C) conflict crimes 
D) consensus crimes 
A) social deviations 
B) social diversions 
C) conflict crimes 
D) consensus crimes

Question 2

Which of the following statements best reflects the impact of Canada's aging population on crime rates?

Accepted Answer

A) Crime rates are down because young people today are supervised more than young people in the past. 
B) Generally, crime is a young person's pursuit and there are fewer young people. 
C) The definitions of crime have changed, so that acts that are committed by youth are not thought of as crimes if committed by older people. 
D) Older people get away with more crimes than younger people do, because they are suspected less often. 
A) Crime rates are down because young people today are supervised more than young people in the past. 
B) Generally, crime is a young person's pursuit and there are fewer young people. 
C) The definitions of crime have changed, so that acts that are committed by youth are not thought of as crimes if committed by older people. 
D) Older people get away with more crimes than younger people do, because they are suspected less often.

Question 3

Which of the following distinguishes crime from other forms of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) victimization 
B) serious consequences 
C) legal sanction 
D) cultural importance 
A) victimization 
B) serious consequences 
C) legal sanction 
D) cultural importance

Question 4

What causes the high incarceration rate of Aboriginals in Canada? What policies would you suggest to decrease it?

Accepted Answer

The high incarceration rate of Aborigina

Question 5

Which of the following proposals for reform of the Canadian penal system is based on insights of the labelling theory of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) diversion from the criminal justice system 
B) expansion of the Canadian prison system 
C) rehabilitation during a prison term 
D) removal of parole from Canadian law 
A) diversion from the criminal justice system 
B) expansion of the Canadian prison system 
C) rehabilitation during a prison term 
D) removal of parole from Canadian law

Question 6

In comparison to official crime statistics, how much "serious crime" is reported using self-report measures?

Accepted Answer

A) at least twice as much 
B) at least ten times as much 
C) approximately half as much 
D) approximately the same amount 
A) at least twice as much 
B) at least ten times as much 
C) approximately half as much 
D) approximately the same amount

Question 7

Summarize the main arguments of both sides in the debate about reintroduction of the death penalty in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Those in favor of reintroducing the deat

Question 8

Many sociologists conclude that the late 1990s moral panic about "the nasty girl"-an alleged increase in violent crime perpetrated by female adolescents-was unfounded.Which of the following facts about Canadian society at the time could they use to support this conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A) Rates of violent crime in Canada were falling. 
B) Increasing gender equality had no such negative effect. 
C) Crimes committed by female adolescents were harmful, but not violent. 
D) Proportion of violent crimes committed by women was falling in comparison to those committed by men. 
A) Rates of violent crime in Canada were falling. 
B) Increasing gender equality had no such negative effect. 
C) Crimes committed by female adolescents were harmful, but not violent. 
D) Proportion of violent crimes committed by women was falling in comparison to those committed by men.

Question 9

According to research, where is the relationship between class and crime the strongest?

Accepted Answer

A) for lower-class people who commit violent crimes 
B) for middle-class people who commit violent street crimes 
C) for lower-class people who commit white-collar crimes 
D) for upper- and middle-class people who commit white-collar crimes 
A) for lower-class people who commit violent crimes 
B) for middle-class people who commit violent street crimes 
C) for lower-class people who commit white-collar crimes 
D) for upper- and middle-class people who commit white-collar crimes

Question 10

Consider the case of NHL hockey player Todd Bertuzzi, who was charged with assault but received only a slight sentence.What type of deviance does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) conflict crime 
B) social diversion 
C) consensus crime 
D) social deviation 
A) conflict crime 
B) social diversion 
C) consensus crime 
D) social deviation

Question 11

Which of the following refers to minor acts of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) social diversions 
B) social deviations 
C) conflict crimes 
D) consensus crimes 
A) social diversions 
B) social deviations 
C) conflict crimes 
D) consensus crimes

Question 12

Outline and evaluate Merton's strain theory of deviance and crime.

Accepted Answer

Merton's strain theory of deviance and c

Question 13

According to the textbook, what is formed by a group of criminals who create their own distinct norms, values, and codes of behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) an innovation 
B) a subculture 
C) a confirmation group 
D) a deviant faction 
A) an innovation 
B) a subculture 
C) a confirmation group 
D) a deviant faction

Question 14

Define types of deviance and crime.Give one example of each.

Accepted Answer

Deviance refers to behavior that violate

Question 15

Brittany is victimized by a crime and reports it to the local police right away.Which of the following crimes is she most likely to have been victimized by?

Accepted Answer

A) sexual assault 
B) racist hate speech 
C) car theft 
D) domestic violence 
A) sexual assault 
B) racist hate speech 
C) car theft 
D) domestic violence

Question 16

What does the research on racialization demonstrate with regard to police searches of vehicles?

Accepted Answer

A) Police are particularly suspicious of black people who are successful by conventional cultural standards. 
B) Police are especially suspicious of poor South Asian youth who drive expensive vehicles. 
C) Police are particularly suspicious of well-to-do white people who drive expensive vehicles. 
D) Police are particularly suspicious of poor, uneducated white people. 
A) Police are particularly suspicious of black people who are successful by conventional cultural standards. 
B) Police are especially suspicious of poor South Asian youth who drive expensive vehicles. 
C) Police are particularly suspicious of well-to-do white people who drive expensive vehicles. 
D) Police are particularly suspicious of poor, uneducated white people.

Question 17

Melissa has been sentenced to community service for her crimes instead of imprisonment.Which of the following terms would most likely be used by critics to describe the application of this form of criminal sanction?

Accepted Answer

A) excarceration 
B) incarceration 
C) transcarceration 
D) decarceration 
A) excarceration 
B) incarceration 
C) transcarceration 
D) decarceration

Question 18

Michael has been imprisoned since the age of 14.Based on what is known about prisons as agents of socialization, which of the following is the most likely outcome for Michael?

Accepted Answer

A) life as a career criminal 
B) partial reform 
C) full reform 
D) early death 
A) life as a career criminal 
B) partial reform 
C) full reform 
D) early death

Question 19

Some Mennonite communities stop all social interaction with members who break community norms.What is this practice an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) informal punishment 
B) formal punishment 
C) deviance 
D) crime 
A) informal punishment 
B) formal punishment 
C) deviance 
D) crime

Question 20

Which of the following does the textbook note as the most controversial explanation of changing crime rates in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) the legalization of abortion 
B) the aging of the population 
C) the decrease in unemployment 
D) the increase in law enforcement efforts 
A) the legalization of abortion 
B) the aging of the population 
C) the decrease in unemployment 
D) the increase in law enforcement efforts

Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

Which of the following terms refers to acts of deviance that are widely believed to be harmful to everyone?

Which of the following statements best reflects the impact of Canada's aging population on crime rates?

Which of the following distinguishes crime from other forms of deviance?

What causes the high incarceration rate of Aboriginals in Canada? What policies would you suggest to decrease it?

Which of the following proposals for reform of the Canadian penal system is based on insights of the labelling theory of deviance?

In comparison to official crime statistics, how much "serious crime" is reported using self-report measures?

Summarize the main arguments of both sides in the debate about reintroduction of the death penalty in Canada.

Many sociologists conclude that the late 1990s moral panic about "the nasty girl"-an alleged increase in violent crime perpetrated by female adolescents-was unfounded.Which of the following facts about Canadian society at the time could they use to support this conclusion?

According to research, where is the relationship between class and crime the strongest?

Consider the case of NHL hockey player Todd Bertuzzi, who was charged with assault but received only a slight sentence.What type of deviance does this illustrate?

Which of the following refers to minor acts of deviance?

Outline and evaluate Merton's strain theory of deviance and crime.

According to the textbook, what is formed by a group of criminals who create their own distinct norms, values, and codes of behaviour?

Define types of deviance and crime.Give one example of each.

Brittany is victimized by a crime and reports it to the local police right away.Which of the following crimes is she most likely to have been victimized by?

What does the research on racialization demonstrate with regard to police searches of vehicles?

Melissa has been sentenced to community service for her crimes instead of imprisonment.Which of the following terms would most likely be used by critics to describe the application of this form of criminal sanction?

Michael has been imprisoned since the age of 14.Based on what is known about prisons as agents of socialization, which of the following is the most likely outcome for Michael?

Some Mennonite communities stop all social interaction with members who break community norms.What is this practice an example of?

Which of the following does the textbook note as the most controversial explanation of changing crime rates in Canada?

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