Deck 14: International and Comparative Criminology

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of comparative criminology?

A) a comparative study of victimization rates between Montana and Mississippi
B) a comparative study of the victimization rates between Cambridge, England and London, England
C) a comparative study of victimization rates of the Cheyenne nation in Wyoming with that among the people of the rest of the state
D) a comparative study of victimization rates between the Cheyenne nation in Wyoming and the Cheyenne nation in Montana

Answer 1

a comparative study of victimization rates of the Cheyenne nation in Wyoming with that among the people of the rest of the state

Question 2

Which of the following statements is True of micro-level criminology?

A) It explores offending behaviors from an individualistic perspective.
B) It considers the offending behaviors in a certain group or neighborhood.
C) It considers the offending behaviors of people from different cultures.
D) It explores offending behaviors from a collectivistic perspective.

Answer 2

It explores offending behaviors from an individualistic perspective.

Question 3

The global village has brought about which of the following problems?

A) provides a forum for the dissemination of legal materials
B) aids in the planning and orchestrating of international child trafficking
C) spreads benefits, goods, and useful knowledge
D) none of these

Answer 3

aids in the planning and orchestrating of international child trafficking

Question 4

The great majority of international crime statistics are sent to

A) the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).
B) the World Health Organization.
C) the Comparative Crime Data File.
D) the International Crime Victims Survey.

Question 5

Which of the following was undertaked by a conglomerate of international researchers who conducted three victimization surveys in numerous developed and developing countries?

A) Correlates of Crime
B) Comparative Crime Data File
C) International Crime Victims Survey
D) Uniform Crime Report

Question 6

The first book on comparative research, entitled "Comparative" Criminology, was authored by

A) Karl Marx.
B) Friedrich Engels.
C) Hermann Mannheim.
D) Emile Durkheim.

Question 7

Criminologists who cannot find or rely upon comparative data must generate their own. Which one of the following is not a problem that they face?

A) identification of comparable problems
B) identification of sources of information
C) selection of a research method compatible in the countries under comparison
D) selection of a sample

Question 8

Recently, criminologist Obi Ebbe has reviewed the Gluecks' studies and found their theories to be applicable to juvenile delinquents in

A) Nigeria.
B) England.
C) Germany.
D) Japan.

Question 9

Cross-cultural researchers have devoted particular attention to the recently developed hypothesis that _______________ lead to increases in crime.

A) overpopulation and homelessness
B) modernization and urbanization
C) heterogeneity and immigration
D) increased drug abuse and availability of weapons

Question 10

Which of the following is not a category of crimes reaching beyond national borders?

A) transnational crime
B) international crime
C) transnational victimology
D) internationally induced local crime problems

Question 11

Criminologists use the term _________ to refer to criminal activities, transactions, or schemes that violate the laws of more than one country or have a direct impact on a foreign country.

A) international crime
B) foreign crime
C) intranational crime
D) transnational crime

Question 12

Which of the following statements is True about money laundering?

A) It ends with the collection of dirty money from drug barons.
B) It is ranked last on the list of transnational crimes by the United Nations.
C) It usually involves the physical transfer of cash out of a country.
D) It usually begins with the layering of dirty money in an economy.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is True about illicit arms trade?

A) Criminological information on illicit arms trade is abundant.
B) A lethal part of illicit arms trade involves the transfer of nuclear materials.
C) The United Nations ranks illicit arms trade as the number one transnational crime in the world.
D) Illicit arms trade involves robbing entire cultures and nations of their cultural heritage.

Question 14

The unauthorized use of the rights of authors and performers is referred to as

A) theft of art and cultural objects.
B) computer crime.
C) theft of intellectual property.
D) illicit traffic in patents and copyrights.

Question 15

No other form of transnational and organized crime is as costly in terms of human suffering and national financial burden as the

A) illegal trade in arms.
B) trafficking of young children by pimps.
C) mass killing of people by sea pirates.
D) illicit trade in narcotic drugs.

Question 16

Research indicates that much of the illegal population flow worldwide is controlled by

A) organized crime.
B) the Mafia.
C) the Yakuzza.
D) drug cartels.

Question 17

_________ are the major criminal offenses so designated by the community of nations for the protection of interests common to all humankind.

A) Intranational crimes
B) International crimes
C) Worldwide crimes
D) Global crimes

Question 18

International crimes can be tried

A) in the courts of countries that recognize those crimes or by international courts.
B) by the United States.
C) by the United Nations.
D) at Guantanamo Bay.

Question 19

Which of the following crimes most likely falls within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC)?

A) larceny
B) bootlegging
C) genocide
D) sodomy

Question 20

Which of the following statements is True about the International Criminal Court (ICC)?

A) Pakistan, China, and India were the first nations to become members of the ICC.
B) The ICC predominantly tries cases involving pornography and white-collar crimes.
C) The ICC is a court of last resort, and its jurisdiction extends to serious war crimes.
D) Crimes related to colonial and alien domination are beyond the jurisdiction of the ICC.

Question 21

A comparative study of victimization between Montana and Mississippi is an example of comparative criminology.

Question 22

Comparative researchers must become familiar with the country's history, politics, economy, and social structure.

Question 23

A comparison between the "official"crime rates of the United Nations Surveys and the victimization rates shows that the two are reasonably related.

Question 24

The Permanent International Criminal Court became functional when 50 governments ratified the treaty.

Question 25

Balkanization is the breakup of nation-states into ethnic entities.

Question 26

Criminologists who cannot find or rely upon comparative data must generate their own, usually by parallel field investigations proceeding more or less simultaneously. Discuss the three problems these researchers confront.

Question 27

Compare the three categories of crime problems that reach beyond national borders.

Question 28

The United Nations demonstrated the existence and prevalence of 18 categories of transnational crime. Discuss the following four transnational crimes: money laundering, illicit arms traffic, sea piracy, and trafficking in persons.

Question 29

A vast majority of the governments of the world voted to establish the Permanent International Criminal Court. The court became effective on July 1, 2002. Discuss the jurisdiction of this court and the issues surrounding the United States' involvement in the court.