CRJS 1001 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE (GRADED A+).
Crime
A socially constructed concept defining certain behaviours as requiring formal control and social
intervention
Indictable Offence
A serious offence such as assault, theft over $5,000, robbery (with or without a firearm), or murder
Summary Offence
A less serious offence, such as theft under $5,000, impersonating a police officer, or taking a motor
vehicle without consent
Conventional Crime
Illegal activity committed by individuals or small groups, involving some degree of direct or indirect
contact, e.g. robbery, vehicle theft, and break-and-enter
Non-Conventional Crime
Illegal activity that may not be associated with crime and that may not be pursued by the criminal justice
system, e.g. organized crime, political crime, and cybercrime
Deviance
Behaviour that violates a social norm but is not necessarily prohibited by law, e.g. butting in line at a
supermarket or cutting off another driver
Decriminalization
The reduction or removal of criminal penalties attached to an act but without legalizing it
Relative
When applied to crime, the idea that what is defined as crime can cary with time and location
Evolutive
When applied to crime, the idea that the characteristics of crime can change, taking different forms over
time
Consensus Crimes
Activities that are generally considered very harmful; therefore there is strong support for sanctioning
and controlling them
Conflict Crimes
UPDATE (GRADED A+).
Crime
A socially constructed concept defining certain behaviours as requiring formal control and social
intervention
Indictable Offence
A serious offence such as assault, theft over $5,000, robbery (with or without a firearm), or murder
Summary Offence
A less serious offence, such as theft under $5,000, impersonating a police officer, or taking a motor
vehicle without consent
Conventional Crime
Illegal activity committed by individuals or small groups, involving some degree of direct or indirect
contact, e.g. robbery, vehicle theft, and break-and-enter
Non-Conventional Crime
Illegal activity that may not be associated with crime and that may not be pursued by the criminal justice
system, e.g. organized crime, political crime, and cybercrime
Deviance
Behaviour that violates a social norm but is not necessarily prohibited by law, e.g. butting in line at a
supermarket or cutting off another driver
Decriminalization
The reduction or removal of criminal penalties attached to an act but without legalizing it
Relative
When applied to crime, the idea that what is defined as crime can cary with time and location
Evolutive
When applied to crime, the idea that the characteristics of crime can change, taking different forms over
time
Consensus Crimes
Activities that are generally considered very harmful; therefore there is strong support for sanctioning
and controlling them
Conflict Crimes
