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Criminology in Canada Theories
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Chapter 1 - Crime and Criminology
1. Which convicted double murderer was sentenced to life in prison, while his wife received only 12 years after she
testified against her husband?
a. Alan Legere b. Yves “Apache” Trudeau
c. Paul Bernardo d. Clifford Olson
ANSWER: c

2. What do results from victimization surveys usually show, regardless of official crime rates?
a. Victimization rates have increased.
b. The public’s perception is that crime has increased.
c. The police report an actual decrease in crime.
d. The reporting of crime to the police is lower.
ANSWER: b

3. What was the result of the poll conducted in the aftermath of the Jane Creba shooting in Toronto?
a. People thought the shooting showed Toronto was experiencing more random violence.
b. People thought the shooting justified spending more money on social programs.
c. People thought there should be stricter penalties for crime.
d. People thought judges should be able to exercise more discretion.
ANSWER: c

4. What academic discipline is devoted to the development of valid and reliable information about the causes of crime,
crime patterns, and crime trends?
a. criminology b. criminal Justice
c. sociology d. deviance
ANSWER: a

5. In their definition of criminology, what do Sutherland and Cressey mean by “verified principles”?
a. the search for the true cause of crime
b. the use of the scientific method in criminology
c. the development of criminal law
d. the principles by which the criminal justice system is founded
ANSWER: b

6. Third-hand knowledge of crime tends to make people support which of the following policies?
a. increasing spending on anti-poverty programs
b. increasing the use of community-based sentencing
c. increasing punishments for offenders
d. decreasing access to clean needles for drug users
ANSWER: c

7. What is the primary interest of academic criminological practitioners?
a. fostering interdisciplinary theory
b. understanding the true nature of law, crime, and justice
c. publishing textbooks and academic journals
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Chapter 1 - Crime and Criminology
d. joining professional organizations
ANSWER: b

8. What is the most important difference between the fields of criminology and criminal justice?
a. Criminology covers the development of the rule of law.
b. Criminology involves issues of crime prevention.
c. Criminology involves the study of the etiology, or origin, of criminal behaviour.
d. Criminology studies the effectiveness of punishment.
ANSWER: c

9. Which statement best describes the relationship between criminologists and criminal justice scholars?
a. It can be characterized by jealousy and hostility.
b. It can be characterized as a partnership.
c. It is remote because the fields are actually quite different.
d. Criminologists study policy and criminal justice experts enforce it.
ANSWER: b

10. Which of these statements is characteristic of deviant behaviours?
a. They depart from social norms, not necessarily laws.
b. They violate legal rules, as well as social norms.
c. They are in conflict with the laws of society.
d. They are banned by those who hold social power.
ANSWER: a

11. Which statement best describes the recreational use of marijuana?
a. It is not necessarily a deviant act because many Canadian youth have used marijuana.
b. It is a deviant act, but is not a crime because recreational use of marijuana is generally legal.
c. It is an immoral act but not a deviant act because it goes against religious scripture.
d. It is a sign of mental illness, but is not a crime.
ANSWER: a

12. According to the textbook, what did the national Canadian Addiction Survey show?
a. Most Canadians have never tried marijuana.
b. Seventy percent of Canadians reported using marijuana.
c. The majority of Canadians believe harsher drug laws need to be implemented.
d. Deviant acts such as marijuana use are causes of more serious crimes.
ANSWER: b

13. According to Hagan’s model, which of these statements best describes the most serious acts of deviance?
a. They are the most likely to occur.
b. They are as likely to occur as less severe acts.
c. They are relatively harmless.
d. They are the least likely to occur.
ANSWER: d
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