Question 1

According to strain theory,people commit deviant acts when they are exposed to cultural goals that they cannot obtain through approved means.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a reason why women's involvement in serious crime has increased?

Accepted Answer

A) the rise of the internet 
B) feminization of poverty 
C) role convergence 
D) greater participation in the labour force

Question 3

The conflict approach operates from the assumption that the criminal justice system provides equal treatment for the members of all social classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What theory would examine the relationship between a woman's role as mother and the crime of infanticide?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist theory 
B) feminist theory 
C) social control theory 
D) egalitarian theory

Question 5

In Canada,Aboriginals are overrepresented in the prison population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What does Elizabeth Comack's research on gender and crime conclude?

Accepted Answer

A) Abuse,race,and class are factors contributing to the criminal behaviour of many of the women. 
B) Most crimes committed by women are "crimes of passion" enacted on the spur of the moment. 
C) Women do commit the same types and numbers of crimes as men;they just don't get caught as often. 
D) Women's crime rates are increasing significantly as a result of the feminist movement.

Question 7

An interest in women and deviance in the 1970s led to what kind of theory of female crime?

Accepted Answer

A) feminist 
B) postmodern 
C) emancipation 
D) conflict

Question 8

According to a sociologist,which phrase best describes deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) an objective fact 
B) an natural construct 
C) a social construction 
D) arbitrary and random

Question 9

What is the most important source of information on crimes reported in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) Law Enforcement Administration System 
B) Canadian Criminological Society 
C) Canadian Uniform Crime Reporting System 
D) Statistics Canada Census Bureau Annual Report

Question 10

Corporate crimes are always less costly in terms of money and lives lost than are street crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Brett is convicted of sexual assault with a weapon.How does the law classify his crime?

Accepted Answer

A) as a felony 
B) as a summary conviction 
C) as an indictable offence 
D) as a tort

Question 12

Which Canadian region has the lowest overall crime rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Northern 
B) Eastern 
C) Western 
D) Central

Question 13

According to Comack (2009),the increase in female crime is attributable to what?

Accepted Answer

A) role convergence 
B) economic marginalization 
C) role conflict 
D) social isolation

Question 14

Which of the following does NOT describe the relationship between gender and crime?

Accepted Answer

A) Most crimes are committed by males. 
B) The difference between male and female involvement in crime has narrowed. 
C) There is considerably more variation in male/female crime ratios in different places. 
D) The percentage of offences committed by women tripled between 1968 and 2000.

Question 15

In general,who commits most property crimes?

Accepted Answer

A) people between the ages of 35 and 44 
B) people between the ages of 25 and 34 
C) people between the ages of 15 and 18 
D) people between the ages of 12 and 14

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an example of street crime?

Accepted Answer

A) prostitution 
B) consumer fraud 
C) arson 
D) sexual assault

Question 17

Twelve-year-old Eric's parents highly reward the value of education and hard work.Over the summer,Eric tries drugs,begins drinking alcohol on weekends with his new friends,and begins shoplifting.How would Edwin Sutherland make sense of Eric's behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Eric's social bonds have been broken. 
B) Eric is now involved in secondary deviance. 
C) Eric found new means to achieve his goals. 
D) Eric has been exposed to law-breaking attitudes.

Question 18

The most serious crimes are often committed by members of the middle class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Elijah Anderson draws on opportunity theory to argue that a particular economy is an employment agency superimposed on the gang network for many young men who lack other opportunities.To which of the following is he referring?

Accepted Answer

A) weapons 
B) prostitution 
C) drugs 
D) stolen goods

Question 20

Which of the following statements best reflects the postmodern perspective on deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) Deviance is a rational response to discrimination in the workplace and at home. 
B) The line between deviant and non-deviant behaviour can be ambiguous. 
C) Deviance takes place when people have access to illegitimate opportunity structures. 
D) Computers are becoming an increasingly important mechanism for controlling deviance.

Exam 7: Crime and Deviance

According to strain theory,people commit deviant acts when they are exposed to cultural goals that they cannot obtain through approved means.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why women's involvement in serious crime has increased?

The conflict approach operates from the assumption that the criminal justice system provides equal treatment for the members of all social classes.

What theory would examine the relationship between a woman's role as mother and the crime of infanticide?

In Canada,Aboriginals are overrepresented in the prison population.

What does Elizabeth Comack's research on gender and crime conclude?

An interest in women and deviance in the 1970s led to what kind of theory of female crime?

According to a sociologist,which phrase best describes deviance?

What is the most important source of information on crimes reported in Canada?

Corporate crimes are always less costly in terms of money and lives lost than are street crimes.

Brett is convicted of sexual assault with a weapon.How does the law classify his crime?

Which Canadian region has the lowest overall crime rate?

According to Comack (2009) ,the increase in female crime is attributable to what?

Which of the following does NOT describe the relationship between gender and crime?

In general,who commits most property crimes?

Which of the following is NOT an example of street crime?

Twelve-year-old Eric's parents highly reward the value of education and hard work.Over the summer,Eric tries drugs,begins drinking alcohol on weekends with his new friends,and begins shoplifting.How would Edwin Sutherland make sense of Eric's behaviour?

The most serious crimes are often committed by members of the middle class.

Elijah Anderson draws on opportunity theory to argue that a particular economy is an employment agency superimposed on the gang network for many young men who lack other opportunities.To which of the following is he referring?

Which of the following statements best reflects the postmodern perspective on deviance?