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n n n n n n n n n n n
gies 7th Edition Siegel n n n
Name: Class: Date:
Chaptern1n-nCrimen and nCriminology
1. Which n convictedn doublenmurderern wasnsentenced ntonlifeninnprison,nwhilenhisnwifenreceivednonlyn 12nyearsnaftern shent
estified n againstn hern husband?
a. Alan n Legere b.n Yvesn “Apache” n Trudeau
c.n Pauln Bernardo d.n Clifford n Olson
ANSWER:n c
2. Whatn do n resultsn fromn victimization n surveysn usually n show,n regardlessn of n officialn crimen rates?
a. Victimization n ratesn haven increased.
b. Then public’sn perception n isn thatn crimen hasn increased.
c. Then policen reportn an n actualn decrease n in n crime.
d. Then reportingn of n crimen to n then policen isn lower.
ANSWER:n b
3. Whatn wasn then resultn of n then polln conducted n in n then aftermath n of n then Janen Creban shootingn in n Toronto?
a. People nthoughtn then shootingn showed n Toronto n wasn experiencingn moren random n violence.
b. People n thoughtn then shootingn justified n spendingn moren money n on n socialn programs.
c. People n thoughtn theren should n ben strictern penaltiesn forn crime.
d. People n thoughtn judgesn should n ben ablen to n exercisen moren discretion.
ANSWER:n c
4. Whatn academicn disciplinenisndevotedn tonthendevelopmentnofnvalid nandnreliableninformation naboutn thencausesnofn crime,n
crimen patterns,n and n crimen trends?
a. criminology b.n criminaln Justice
c.n sociology d.n deviance
ANSWER:n a
5. In n theirn definition n of n criminology,n whatn do n Sutherland n and n Cressey n mean n by n “verified n principles”?
a. then search n forn then truen cause n of n crime
b. then usen of n then scientific n method n in n criminology
c. then developmentn of n criminaln law
d. then principlesn by n which n then criminaln justicen system n isn founded
ANSWER:n b
6. Third-hand n knowledge n of n crimen tendsn to n maken people n supportn which n of n then followingn policies?
a. increasingn spendingn on n anti-poverty n programs
b. increasingn then usen of n community-based n sentencing
c. increasingn punishmentsn forn offenders
d. decreasingn accessn to n clean n needlesn forn drugn users
ANSWER:n c
7. Whatn isn then primary n interestn of n academic n criminologicaln practitioners?
a. fosteringninterdisciplinary n theory
b. understandingn then truen naturen of n law,n crime,n and n justice
c. publishingn textbooksn and n academic n journals
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n n n n n n n n n n n
gies 7th Edition Siegel n n n
Name: Class: Date:
Chaptern1n-nCrimen and nCriminology
d. joiningn professionaln organizations
ANSWER:n b
8. Whatn isn then mostn importantn difference n between n then fieldsn of n criminology n and n criminaln justice?
a. Criminology n coversn then developmentn of n then rulen of n law.
b. Criminology n involvesn issuesn of n crimen prevention.
c. Criminology n involvesn then study n of n then etiology,n orn origin,n of n criminaln behaviour.
d. Criminology n studiesn then effectivenessn of n punishment.
ANSWER:n c
9. Which n statementn bestn describesn then relationship n between n criminologistsn and n criminaln justicen scholars?
a. Itn can n ben characterized n by n jealousy n and n hostility.
b. Itn can n ben characterized n asn an partnership.
c. Itn isn remote n because n then fieldsn aren actually n quiten different.
d. Criminologistsn study n policy n and n criminaln justicen expertsn enforce n it.
ANSWER:n b
10. Which n of n thesen statementsn isn characteristic n of n deviantn behaviours?
a. They n departn fromn socialn norms,n notn necessarily n laws.
b. They n violaten legaln rules,n asn welln asn socialn norms.
c. They n aren in n conflictn with n then lawsn of n society.
d. They n aren banned n by n thosen who n hold n socialn power.
ANSWER:n a
11. Which n statementn bestn describesn then recreationaln usen of n marijuana?
a. Itn isn notn necessarily n an deviantn actn because n many n Canadian n youth n haven used n marijuana.
b. Itn isn an deviantn act,n butn isn notn an crimen because n recreationaln usen of n marijuana n isn generally n legal.
c. Itn isn an n immoraln actn butn notn an deviantn actn because n itn goesn againstn religiousn scripture.
d. Itn isn an sign n of n mentaln illness,n butn isn notn an crime.
ANSWER:n a
12. Accordingn to n then textbook,n whatn did n then nationaln Canadian n Addiction n Survey n show?
a. Mostn Canadiansn haven nevern tried n marijuana.
b. Seventy n percentn of n Canadiansn reported n usingn marijuana.
c. Then majority n of n Canadiansn believen harshern drugn lawsn need n to n ben implemented.
d. Deviantn actsn such n asn marijuana n usen aren causesn of n moren seriousn crimes.
ANSWER:n b
13. Accordingn to n Hagan’sn model,n which n of n thesen statementsn bestn describesn then mostn seriousn actsn of n deviance?
a. They n aren then mostn likely n to n occur.
b. They n aren asn likely n to n occurn asn lessn severe n acts.
c. They n aren relatively n harmless.
d. They n aren then leastn likely n to n occur.
ANSWER:n d
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Name: Class: Date:
Chaptern1n-nCrimen and nCriminology
14. Why n donmanyncriminologistsnNOTnhaven andegreen inncriminology,nbutn insteadnhavendegreesnin nsociology,nlaw,norn
politicaln science?
a. Theren aren no n criminology n graduate n degreesn in n Canada.
b. Criminology n isn an multidisciplinary n science.
c. Criminology n programsn aren very n hard n to n getn in n to.
d. Mostn graduate n programsn in n criminology n willn only n acceptn othern majors.
ANSWER:n b
15. Which ntopicn would n an criminologistn ben moren likely n to n study n than n an criminaln justicen scholar?
a. then policiesn forn processingn arrestsn maden by n RCMPn officers
b. then geographicaln dispersaln of n law-enforcementn resourcesn in n an province
c. then design n of n newn prisons
d. then crimen patternsn of n drugn addictsn in n an n urban n arean versusn thosen in n an ruraln area
ANSWER:n d
16. Which n of n thesen isn onen dimension n of n John n Hagan’sn modeln of n varietiesn of n deviance?
a. then evaluation n of n then costn of n crime
b. then leveln of n politicaln agreementn aboutn crime
c. then seriousnessn of n then act
d. then severity n of n societaln response
ANSWER:n d
17. Which n termn refersn to n an reduction n in n then criminaln penalty n of n an crime?
a. legalization b.n deviance n enhancement
c.n decriminalization d.n utilitarianism
ANSWER:n c
18. Whatn doesn John n Hagan’sn modeln examine?
a. varietiesn in n crimen rates b.n varietiesn in n society’sn response n to n crime
c.n varietiesn in n deviance d.n varietiesn in n homicide n rates
ANSWER:n c
19. Which n statementn bestn describesn deviantn behaviour?
a. Itn hasn largely n remained n then samen sincen Canada n wasn founded.
b. Itn hasn shifted n overn time,n butn ourn lawsn remain n steadfast.
c. Itn hasn shifted n overn time,n based n on n shiftingn concepts,n affectingn ourn criminaln laws.
d. Itn hasn nevern been n stable,n and n therefore n isn unsuitable n forn usen in n definingn crime.
ANSWER:n c
20. Which n statementn bestnsummarizesn then MiddlenAgesnbeliefnaboutnpeoplenwhon violated nsocialnnormsnornreligiousn
practices?
a. They n weren atavisticn anomalies.
b. They n weren witchesn orn possessed n by n demons.
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n n n n n n n n n n n
gies 7th Edition Siegel n n n
Name: Class: Date:
Chaptern1n-nCrimen and nCriminology
1. Which n convictedn doublenmurderern wasnsentenced ntonlifeninnprison,nwhilenhisnwifenreceivednonlyn 12nyearsnaftern shent
estified n againstn hern husband?
a. Alan n Legere b.n Yvesn “Apache” n Trudeau
c.n Pauln Bernardo d.n Clifford n Olson
ANSWER:n c
2. Whatn do n resultsn fromn victimization n surveysn usually n show,n regardlessn of n officialn crimen rates?
a. Victimization n ratesn haven increased.
b. Then public’sn perception n isn thatn crimen hasn increased.
c. Then policen reportn an n actualn decrease n in n crime.
d. Then reportingn of n crimen to n then policen isn lower.
ANSWER:n b
3. Whatn wasn then resultn of n then polln conducted n in n then aftermath n of n then Janen Creban shootingn in n Toronto?
a. People nthoughtn then shootingn showed n Toronto n wasn experiencingn moren random n violence.
b. People n thoughtn then shootingn justified n spendingn moren money n on n socialn programs.
c. People n thoughtn theren should n ben strictern penaltiesn forn crime.
d. People n thoughtn judgesn should n ben ablen to n exercisen moren discretion.
ANSWER:n c
4. Whatn academicn disciplinenisndevotedn tonthendevelopmentnofnvalid nandnreliableninformation naboutn thencausesnofn crime,n
crimen patterns,n and n crimen trends?
a. criminology b.n criminaln Justice
c.n sociology d.n deviance
ANSWER:n a
5. In n theirn definition n of n criminology,n whatn do n Sutherland n and n Cressey n mean n by n “verified n principles”?
a. then search n forn then truen cause n of n crime
b. then usen of n then scientific n method n in n criminology
c. then developmentn of n criminaln law
d. then principlesn by n which n then criminaln justicen system n isn founded
ANSWER:n b
6. Third-hand n knowledge n of n crimen tendsn to n maken people n supportn which n of n then followingn policies?
a. increasingn spendingn on n anti-poverty n programs
b. increasingn then usen of n community-based n sentencing
c. increasingn punishmentsn forn offenders
d. decreasingn accessn to n clean n needlesn forn drugn users
ANSWER:n c
7. Whatn isn then primary n interestn of n academic n criminologicaln practitioners?
a. fosteringninterdisciplinary n theory
b. understandingn then truen naturen of n law,n crime,n and n justice
c. publishingn textbooksn and n academic n journals
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n n n n n n n n n n n
gies 7th Edition Siegel n n n
Name: Class: Date:
Chaptern1n-nCrimen and nCriminology
d. joiningn professionaln organizations
ANSWER:n b
8. Whatn isn then mostn importantn difference n between n then fieldsn of n criminology n and n criminaln justice?
a. Criminology n coversn then developmentn of n then rulen of n law.
b. Criminology n involvesn issuesn of n crimen prevention.
c. Criminology n involvesn then study n of n then etiology,n orn origin,n of n criminaln behaviour.
d. Criminology n studiesn then effectivenessn of n punishment.
ANSWER:n c
9. Which n statementn bestn describesn then relationship n between n criminologistsn and n criminaln justicen scholars?
a. Itn can n ben characterized n by n jealousy n and n hostility.
b. Itn can n ben characterized n asn an partnership.
c. Itn isn remote n because n then fieldsn aren actually n quiten different.
d. Criminologistsn study n policy n and n criminaln justicen expertsn enforce n it.
ANSWER:n b
10. Which n of n thesen statementsn isn characteristic n of n deviantn behaviours?
a. They n departn fromn socialn norms,n notn necessarily n laws.
b. They n violaten legaln rules,n asn welln asn socialn norms.
c. They n aren in n conflictn with n then lawsn of n society.
d. They n aren banned n by n thosen who n hold n socialn power.
ANSWER:n a
11. Which n statementn bestn describesn then recreationaln usen of n marijuana?
a. Itn isn notn necessarily n an deviantn actn because n many n Canadian n youth n haven used n marijuana.
b. Itn isn an deviantn act,n butn isn notn an crimen because n recreationaln usen of n marijuana n isn generally n legal.
c. Itn isn an n immoraln actn butn notn an deviantn actn because n itn goesn againstn religiousn scripture.
d. Itn isn an sign n of n mentaln illness,n butn isn notn an crime.
ANSWER:n a
12. Accordingn to n then textbook,n whatn did n then nationaln Canadian n Addiction n Survey n show?
a. Mostn Canadiansn haven nevern tried n marijuana.
b. Seventy n percentn of n Canadiansn reported n usingn marijuana.
c. Then majority n of n Canadiansn believen harshern drugn lawsn need n to n ben implemented.
d. Deviantn actsn such n asn marijuana n usen aren causesn of n moren seriousn crimes.
ANSWER:n b
13. Accordingn to n Hagan’sn model,n which n of n thesen statementsn bestn describesn then mostn seriousn actsn of n deviance?
a. They n aren then mostn likely n to n occur.
b. They n aren asn likely n to n occurn asn lessn severe n acts.
c. They n aren relatively n harmless.
d. They n aren then leastn likely n to n occur.
ANSWER:n d
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n n n n n n n n n n n
gies 7th Edition Siegel n n n
Name: Class: Date:
Chaptern1n-nCrimen and nCriminology
14. Why n donmanyncriminologistsnNOTnhaven andegreen inncriminology,nbutn insteadnhavendegreesnin nsociology,nlaw,norn
politicaln science?
a. Theren aren no n criminology n graduate n degreesn in n Canada.
b. Criminology n isn an multidisciplinary n science.
c. Criminology n programsn aren very n hard n to n getn in n to.
d. Mostn graduate n programsn in n criminology n willn only n acceptn othern majors.
ANSWER:n b
15. Which ntopicn would n an criminologistn ben moren likely n to n study n than n an criminaln justicen scholar?
a. then policiesn forn processingn arrestsn maden by n RCMPn officers
b. then geographicaln dispersaln of n law-enforcementn resourcesn in n an province
c. then design n of n newn prisons
d. then crimen patternsn of n drugn addictsn in n an n urban n arean versusn thosen in n an ruraln area
ANSWER:n d
16. Which n of n thesen isn onen dimension n of n John n Hagan’sn modeln of n varietiesn of n deviance?
a. then evaluation n of n then costn of n crime
b. then leveln of n politicaln agreementn aboutn crime
c. then seriousnessn of n then act
d. then severity n of n societaln response
ANSWER:n d
17. Which n termn refersn to n an reduction n in n then criminaln penalty n of n an crime?
a. legalization b.n deviance n enhancement
c.n decriminalization d.n utilitarianism
ANSWER:n c
18. Whatn doesn John n Hagan’sn modeln examine?
a. varietiesn in n crimen rates b.n varietiesn in n society’sn response n to n crime
c.n varietiesn in n deviance d.n varietiesn in n homicide n rates
ANSWER:n c
19. Which n statementn bestn describesn deviantn behaviour?
a. Itn hasn largely n remained n then samen sincen Canada n wasn founded.
b. Itn hasn shifted n overn time,n butn ourn lawsn remain n steadfast.
c. Itn hasn shifted n overn time,n based n on n shiftingn concepts,n affectingn ourn criminaln laws.
d. Itn hasn nevern been n stable,n and n therefore n isn unsuitable n forn usen in n definingn crime.
ANSWER:n c
20. Which n statementn bestnsummarizesn then MiddlenAgesnbeliefnaboutnpeoplenwhon violated nsocialnnormsnornreligiousn
practices?
a. They n weren atavisticn anomalies.
b. They n weren witchesn orn possessed n by n demons.
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