Question 1

Define moral panic and illustrate it using a recent example.What could be done to counteract moral panics?

Accepted Answer

Moral panic can be defined as a widespre

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to acts of deviance that are formally defined as illegal but are subject to a great deal of societal disagreement about their illegality?

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 3

Need is to street crime as greed is to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) white-collar crime 
B) breaking and entering 
C) drug trafficking 
D) property crime 
A) white-collar crime 
B) breaking and entering 
C) drug trafficking 
D) property crime

Question 4

Why has incarceration replaced other forms of punishment in industrial societies?

Accepted Answer

A) It was believed to be less expensive. 
B) It was believed to be less harmful to society. 
C) It was believed to be more humane. 
D) It was believed to prevent recidivism better. 
A) It was believed to be less expensive. 
B) It was believed to be less harmful to society. 
C) It was believed to be more humane. 
D) It was believed to prevent recidivism better.

Question 5

Knowing that there is a sizeable movement for decriminalization of marijuana in Canada, which of the following types of deviance does smoking marijuana represent?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

White-collar crimes are mostly committed by people from the lower classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a criterion by which a community defines an action as deviant or criminal?

Accepted Answer

A) perceived harmfulness 
B) actual harmfulness 
C) severity of social response 
D) degree of public agreement 
A) perceived harmfulness 
B) actual harmfulness 
C) severity of social response 
D) degree of public agreement

Question 8

Terry has been diagnosed with a mental disorder.At times, he shouts at people on the street for imagined trespasses, but they rarely react.What kind of deviance is Terry exhibiting?

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 9

Nelson Mandela's behaviour in the past is still considered to be deviant today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following refers to semi-serious acts of deviance that are subject to institutional control?

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 11

Which of the following is the best example of a panopticon?

Accepted Answer

A) improved training of police force 
B) street surveillance cameras 
C) pillorying of transgressors in the middle ages 
D) stricter parental supervision of girls than boys 
A) improved training of police force 
B) street surveillance cameras 
C) pillorying of transgressors in the middle ages 
D) stricter parental supervision of girls than boys

Question 12

Which of the following views of punishment is characterized by the idea that criminals should lose their freedom and be forced to live in unpleasant conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) deterrence 
B) incapacitation 
C) revenge 
D) rehabilitation 
A) deterrence 
B) incapacitation 
C) revenge 
D) rehabilitation

Question 13

Which of the following crimes would Merton's theory best be able to explain?

Accepted Answer

A) election fraud 
B) white-collar crime 
C) street robbery 
D) recreational marijuana use 
A) election fraud 
B) white-collar crime 
C) street robbery 
D) recreational marijuana use

Question 14

Which of the following terms refers to crimes such as copyright infringement and embezzlement?

Accepted Answer

A) street crime 
B) victimless crime 
C) white-collar crime 
D) office crime 
A) street crime 
B) victimless crime 
C) white-collar crime 
D) office crime

Question 15

In the past, people who committed various crimes were paraded through the village and detained in full view of the public, where villagers could hurl insults and worse at them.From a functionalist perspective, what purpose did the public nature of this practice serve?

Accepted Answer

A) maintaining moral boundaries 
B) providing an outlet for pent-up aggression 
C) alerting the public about who the criminals were 
D) saving money, as no money was required to build prisons 
A) maintaining moral boundaries 
B) providing an outlet for pent-up aggression 
C) alerting the public about who the criminals were 
D) saving money, as no money was required to build prisons

Question 16

Melissa has been sentenced to community service for her crimes instead of imprisonment.Which of the following terms would most likely be used by advocates 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 17

Which of the following is an accurate reflection of reported crime rates in Canada between 2002 and 2012?

Accepted Answer

A) It fell sharply in the early part of this period and then levelled off. 
B) It rose sharply in the early part of this period and then levelled off. 
C) It has continued to fall gradually. 
D) It has continued to rise gradually. 
A) It fell sharply in the early part of this period and then levelled off. 
B) It rose sharply in the early part of this period and then levelled off. 
C) It has continued to fall gradually. 
D) It has continued to rise gradually.

Question 18

Define surveillance society.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

A surveillance society is a society in w

Question 19

Compare strain and subcultural theories of deviance and crime.

Accepted Answer

Strain theory and subcultural theories a

Question 20

When was capital punishment last used in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) 1946 
B) 1962 
C) 1976 
D) 1990 
A) 1946 
B) 1962 
C) 1976 
D) 1990

Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

Define moral panic and illustrate it using a recent example.What could be done to counteract moral panics?

Which of the following terms refers to acts of deviance that are formally defined as illegal but are subject to a great deal of societal disagreement about their illegality?

Need is to street crime as greed is to which of the following?

Why has incarceration replaced other forms of punishment in industrial societies?

Knowing that there is a sizeable movement for decriminalization of marijuana in Canada, which of the following types of deviance does smoking marijuana represent?

White-collar crimes are mostly committed by people from the lower classes.

Which of the following is NOT a criterion by which a community defines an action as deviant or criminal?

Terry has been diagnosed with a mental disorder.At times, he shouts at people on the street for imagined trespasses, but they rarely react.What kind of deviance is Terry exhibiting?

Nelson Mandela's behaviour in the past is still considered to be deviant today.

Which of the following refers to semi-serious acts of deviance that are subject to institutional control?

Which of the following is the best example of a panopticon?

Which of the following views of punishment is characterized by the idea that criminals should lose their freedom and be forced to live in unpleasant conditions?

Which of the following crimes would Merton's theory best be able to explain?

Which of the following terms refers to crimes such as copyright infringement and embezzlement?

In the past, people who committed various crimes were paraded through the village and detained in full view of the public, where villagers could hurl insults and worse at them.From a functionalist perspective, what purpose did the public nature of this practice serve?

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

Which of the following is an accurate reflection of reported crime rates in Canada between 2002 and 2012?

Define surveillance society.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Compare strain and subcultural theories of deviance and crime.

When was capital punishment last used in Canada?

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