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1. Whichvconvictedvdoublevmurderervwasvsentencedvtovlifevinvprison,vwhilevhisvwifevreceivedvonlyv12vyearsvaftervshevt
estifiedvagainstvhervhusband?
a. AlanvLegere b.vYvesv“Apache”vTrudeau
c.vPaulvBernardo d.vCliffordvOlson
ANSWER:v c
2. Whatvdovresultsvfromvvictimizationvsurveysvusuallyvshow,vregardlessvofvofficialvcrimevrates?
a. Victimizationvratesvhavevincreased.
b. Thevpublic’svperceptionvisvthatvcrimevhasvincreased.
c. Thevpolicevreportvanvactualvdecreasevinvcrime.
d. Thevreportingvofvcrimevtovthevpolicevisvlower.
ANSWER:v b
3. WhatvwasvthevresultvofvthevpollvconductedvinvthevaftermathvofvthevJanevCrebavshootingvinvToronto?
a. PeoplevthoughtvthevshootingvshowedvTorontovwasvexperiencingvmorevrandomvviolence.
b. Peoplevthoughtvthevshootingvjustifiedvspendingvmorevmoneyvonvsocialvprograms.
c. Peoplevthoughtvtherevshouldvbevstrictervpenaltiesvforvcrime.
d. Peoplevthoughtvjudgesvshouldvbevablevtovexercisevmorevdiscretion.
ANSWER:v c
4. Whatvacademicvdisciplinevisvdevotedvtovthevdevelopmentvofvvalidvandvreliablevinformationvaboutvthevcausesvofvcrime,v
crimevpatterns,vandvcrimevtrends?
a. criminology b.vcriminalvJustice
c.vsociology d.vdeviance
ANSWER:v a
5. Invtheirvdefinitionvofvcriminology,vwhatvdovSutherlandvandvCresseyvmeanvbyv“verifiedvprinciples”?
a. thevsearchvforvthevtruevcausevofvcrime
b. thevusevofvthevscientificvmethodvinvcriminology
c. thevdevelopmentvofvcriminalvlaw
d. thevprinciplesvbyvwhichvthevcriminalvjusticevsystemvisvfounded
ANSWER:v b
6. Third-handvknowledgevofvcrimevtendsvtovmakevpeoplevsupportvwhichvofvthevfollowingvpolicies?
a. increasingvspendingvonvanti-povertyvprograms
b. increasingvthevusevofvcommunity-basedvsentencing
c. increasingvpunishmentsvforvoffenders
d. decreasingvaccessvtovcleanvneedlesvforvdrugvusers
ANSWER:v c
7. Whatvisvthevprimaryvinterestvofvacademicvcriminologicalvpractitioners?
a. fosteringvinterdisciplinaryvtheory
b. understandingvthevtruevnaturevofvlaw,vcrime,vandvjustice
c. publishingvtextbooksvandvacademicvjournals
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d. joiningvprofessionalvorganizations
ANSWER:v b
8. Whatvisvthevmostvimportantvdifferencevbetweenvthevfieldsvofvcriminologyvandvcriminalvjustice?
a. Criminologyvcoversvthevdevelopmentvofvthevrulevofvlaw.
b. Criminologyvinvolvesvissuesvofvcrimevprevention.
c. Criminologyvinvolvesvthevstudyvofvthevetiology,vorvorigin,vofvcriminalvbehaviour.
d. Criminologyvstudiesvtheveffectivenessvofvpunishment.
ANSWER:v c
9. Whichvstatementvbestvdescribesvthevrelationshipvbetweenvcriminologistsvandvcriminalvjusticevscholars?
a. Itvcanvbevcharacterizedvbyvjealousyvandvhostility.
b. Itvcanvbevcharacterizedvasvavpartnership.
c. Itvisvremotevbecausevthevfieldsvarevactuallyvquitevdifferent.
d. Criminologistsvstudyvpolicyvandvcriminalvjusticevexpertsvenforcevit.
ANSWER:v b
10. Whichvofvthesevstatementsvisvcharacteristicvofvdeviantvbehaviours?
a. Theyvdepartvfromvsocialvnorms,vnotvnecessarilyvlaws.
b. Theyvviolatevlegalvrules,vasvwellvasvsocialvnorms.
c. Theyvarevinvconflictvwithvthevlawsvofvsociety.
d. Theyvarevbannedvbyvthosevwhovholdvsocialvpower.
ANSWER:v a
11. Whichvstatementvbestvdescribesvthevrecreationalvusevofvmarijuana?
a. ItvisvnotvnecessarilyvavdeviantvactvbecausevmanyvCanadianvyouthvhavevusedvmarijuana.
b. Itvisvavdeviantvact,vbutvisvnotvavcrimevbecausevrecreationalvusevofvmarijuanavisvgenerallyvlegal.
c. Itvisvanvimmoralvactvbutvnotvavdeviantvactvbecausevitvgoesvagainstvreligiousvscripture.
d. Itvisvavsignvofvmentalvillness,vbutvisvnotvavcrime.
ANSWER:v a
12. Accordingvtovthevtextbook,vwhatvdidvthevnationalvCanadianvAddictionvSurveyvshow?
a. MostvCanadiansvhavevnevervtriedvmarijuana.
b. SeventyvpercentvofvCanadiansvreportedvusingvmarijuana.
c. ThevmajorityvofvCanadiansvbelievevharshervdrugvlawsvneedvtovbevimplemented.
d. Deviantvactsvsuchvasvmarijuanavusevarevcausesvofvmorevseriousvcrimes.
ANSWER:v b
13. AccordingvtovHagan’svmodel,vwhichvofvthesevstatementsvbestvdescribesvthevmostvseriousvactsvofvdeviance?
a. Theyvarevthevmostvlikelyvtovoccur.
b. Theyvarevasvlikelyvtovoccurvasvlessvseverevacts.
c. Theyvarevrelativelyvharmless.
d. Theyvarevthevleastvlikelyvtovoccur.
ANSWER:v d
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14. WhyvdovmanyvcriminologistsvNOTvhavevavdegreevinvcriminology,vbutvinsteadvhavevdegreesvinvsociology,vlaw,vorv
politicalvscience?
a. TherevarevnovcriminologyvgraduatevdegreesvinvCanada.
b. Criminologyvisvavmultidisciplinaryvscience.
c. Criminologyvprogramsvarevveryvhardvtovgetvinvto.
d. Mostvgraduatevprogramsvinvcriminologyvwillvonlyvacceptvothervmajors.
ANSWER:v b
15. Whichvtopicvwouldvavcriminologistvbevmorevlikelyvtovstudyvthanvavcriminalvjusticevscholar?
a. thevpoliciesvforvprocessingvarrestsvmadevbyvRCMPvofficers
b. thevgeographicalvdispersalvofvlaw-enforcementvresourcesvinvavprovince
c. thevdesignvofvnewvprisons
d. thevcrimevpatternsvofvdrugvaddictsvinvanvurbanvareavversusvthosevinvavruralvarea
ANSWER:v d
16. WhichvofvthesevisvonevdimensionvofvJohnvHagan’svmodelvofvvarietiesvofvdeviance?
a. thevevaluationvofvthevcostvofvcrime
b. thevlevelvofvpoliticalvagreementvaboutvcrime
c. thevseriousnessvofvthevact
d. thevseverityvofvsocietalvresponse
ANSWER:v d
17. Whichvtermvrefersvtovavreductionvinvthevcriminalvpenaltyvofvavcrime?
a. legalization b.vdeviancevenhancement
c.vdecriminalization d.vutilitarianism
ANSWER:v c
18. WhatvdoesvJohnvHagan’svmodelvexamine?
a. varietiesvinvcrimevrates b.vvarietiesvinvsociety’svresponsevtovcrime
c.vvarietiesvinvdeviance d.vvarietiesvinvhomicidevrates
ANSWER:v c
19. Whichvstatementvbestvdescribesvdeviantvbehaviour?
a. ItvhasvlargelyvremainedvthevsamevsincevCanadavwasvfounded.
b. Itvhasvshiftedvovervtime,vbutvourvlawsvremainvsteadfast.
c. Itvhasvshiftedvovervtime,vbasedvonvshiftingvconcepts,vaffectingvourvcriminalvlaws.
d. Itvhasvnevervbeenvstable,vandvthereforevisvunsuitablevforvusevinvdefiningvcrime.
ANSWER:v c
20. WhichvstatementvbestvsummarizesvthevMiddlevAgesvbeliefvaboutvpeoplevwhovviolatedvsocialvnormsvorvreligiousv
practices?
a. Theyvwerevatavisticvanomalies.
b. Theyvwerevwitchesvorvpossessedvbyvdemons.
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