Question 1

Until recently, what types of crimes were largely ignored in Canada and most other parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  crimes against corporations 
B)  crimes against men 
C)  crimes against children 
D)  crimes against women

Question 2

Some acts, such as rape, are generally seen as very harmful and are severely punished. Others, such as tattooing, are commonly regarded as harmless and are not punished. This demonstrates which of the following dimensions of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  the importance of the perceived prevalence of the deviant or criminal act in deciding on the severity of the sanction associated with the deviant act 
B)  the importance of the perceived harm to social solidarity in determining whether a given act is a crime or merely deviant 
C)  the importance of the actual harm to social solidarity in determining whether a given act is a crime or merely deviant 
D)  the importance of the degree of public agreement about whether an act should be considered deviant in deciding on the severity of the sanction associated with the deviant act

Question 3

Crime statistics for areas where capital punishment is practised support the belief that the threat of capital punishment is a significant deterrent, preventing murder and other serious crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Question 5

What is the most common crime committed by females?

Accepted Answer

A)  fraud 
B)  drug dealing 
C)  shoplifting 
D)  prostitution

Question 6

According to the textbook, which of the following is best characterizes the sociological view of deviance and crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are only deviance and crime in the eye of the beholder. 
B)  They are defined differently in different historical periods. 
C)  They are easy to define. 
D)  They are easy to understand because people act in the same ways.

Question 7

Deviants and criminals are equally likely to deviate from both mainstream culture and the norms of their own subcultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the term used for crimes that involve violations of the law in which no victim is identified?

Accepted Answer

A)  state crimes 
B)  victimless crimes 
C)  street crimes 
D)  public crimes

Question 9

Until Canada's laws on sexual assault changed in 1983, which of the following was not a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  a husband forcing his wife to have sex with him 
B)  a father having sex with his daughter 
C)  employees having consensual sex 
D)  child rape

Question 10

One reason that Canada's crime rate is gradually falling is because Canada's population is aging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

For which crime do women account for close to three of ten cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  fraud and theft 
B)  violent crime 
C)  prostitution 
D)  alcohol-related offences

Question 12

Choose any deviance, such as alcohol abuse, and trace its evolution from being described as a normal behaviour, then as deviance and possibly a crime, then as an illness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Choose any deviance, such as alcohol abuse,...

Question 13

Based on incarceration data, who is most likely to be sentenced to custody in a prison in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seth, a 47-year-old Aboriginal male 
B)  Robert, a 26-year-old white male 
C)  Ravina, a 25-year-old Punjabi female 
D)  Delores, a 19-year-old white female

Question 14

When was the first national victimization survey in Canada conducted?

Accepted Answer

A)  1908 
B)  1958 
C)  1988 
D)  1998

Question 15

Consider the story of the brutal murder of Pamela George by Alex Ternowetsky and Steven Kummerfield. What does this case demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It demonstrates that most people who commit a crime are labelled appropriately, according to the crime committed. 
B)  It demonstrates that that people who commit serious crimes, such as murder, are labelled according to their actions, regardless of their social status. 
C)  It demonstrates that that social status plays a significant role in whether one is labelled a deviant or not. 
D)  It demonstrates that that the justice system is almost never skewed in favour of the victim of a serious crime.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Someone sexually assaulted her. 
B)  Someone yelled racist slurs at her. 
C)  Someone stole her car. 
D)  Someone stole property from her car.

Question 17

Which of the following illustrates committing a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bob burns the Canadian flag on his lawn. 
B)  Bob parks his car too long at a parking meter downtown. 
C)  Bob lets the door slam in the face of the person behind him. 
D)  Bob has a prescription for and uses marijuana for medical purposes.

Question 18

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to the social mechanisms of ensuring conformity to norms and laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  punishment 
B)  social control 
C)  criminal profiles 
D)  control theory

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Why does white-collar crime result in few prosecutions and still fewer convictions?

Accepted Answer

A)  It produces little harm. 
B)  Police are often employed by those who commit the crime. 
C)  Much of it takes place in private and is difficult to detect. 
D)  Because white-collar officials bribe governments.

Exam 5: Deviance and Crime

Until recently, what types of crimes were largely ignored in Canada and most other parts of the world?

Some acts, such as rape, are generally seen as very harmful and are severely punished. Others, such as tattooing, are commonly regarded as harmless and are not punished. This demonstrates which of the following dimensions of deviance?

Crime statistics for areas where capital punishment is practised support the belief that the threat of capital punishment is a significant deterrent, preventing murder and other serious crimes.

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

What is the most common crime committed by females?

According to the textbook, which of the following is best characterizes the sociological view of deviance and crime?

Deviants and criminals are equally likely to deviate from both mainstream culture and the norms of their own subcultures.

What is the term used for crimes that involve violations of the law in which no victim is identified?

Until Canada's laws on sexual assault changed in 1983, which of the following was not a crime?

One reason that Canada's crime rate is gradually falling is because Canada's population is aging.

For which crime do women account for close to three of ten cases?

Choose any deviance, such as alcohol abuse, and trace its evolution from being described as a normal behaviour, then as deviance and possibly a crime, then as an illness.

Based on incarceration data, who is most likely to be sentenced to custody in a prison in Canada?

When was the first national victimization survey in Canada conducted?

Consider the story of the brutal murder of Pamela George by Alex Ternowetsky and Steven Kummerfield. What does this case demonstrate?

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

Which of the following illustrates committing a crime?

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to the social mechanisms of ensuring conformity to norms and laws?

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

Why does white-collar crime result in few prosecutions and still fewer convictions?