INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY MIDTERM 1 EXAM STUDY GUIDE |
COMPLETE REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | THEORIES, CRIME
TYPES, DEVIANCE & CRIMINAL JUSTICE | LATEST 2026 UPDATE
THE TEXT IDENTIFIES THREE REASONS FOR STUDYING CRIME. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
NOT AMONG THESE REASONS?
ANSWER: THE JOB PROSPECTS OF CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS ARE BRIGHT.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF CRIME ARE OVERREPRESENTED IN MEDIA COVERAGE
COMPARED TO THEIR INCIDENCE IN REAL LIFE?
ANSWER: VIOLENT CRIME
THE ESTABLISHED RULES OF BEHAVIOUR OR STANDARDS OF CONDUCT IN A GIVEN SOCIETY ARE
CALLED...
ANSWER: NORMS
THE MOST COMMON DEFINITION OF CRIME IS A _________ ONE.
ANSWER: LEGALISTIC
A BELIEF THAT LAW REPRESENTS THE AGREEMENT BY MOST PEOPLE IN A SOCIETY THAT
CERTAIN ACTS ARE
CRIMES IS ASSOCIATED WITH...
ANSWER: THE CONSENSUS PERSPECTIVE
, IN JULY 2007, CONRAD BLACK WAS CONVICTED ON FOUR CHARGES AND ACQUITTED ON NINE
OTHERS.
BLACK'S SENTENCE...
ANSWER: INVOLVED A PRISON SENTENCE IN AN AMERICAN PRISON.
THE TERM CRIMINOLOGY...
ANSWER: REFERS TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CRIME AS A SOCIAL
PHENOMENON.
TO UNDERSTAND CRIME WE MUST KNOW THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO
COMMIT CRIMES
AND STUDY THE DIFFERENCES IN CRIME FOUND IN THE CITY VERSUS A TOWN. THE DISCIPLINE
OF CRIMINOLOGY THAT WOULD BE STUDIED TO DISCOVER THESE FACTS IS THE...
ANSWER: SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF CRIME
WE LOOK AT _______________ BY EXAMINING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
ANSWER: SOCIETY'S REACTION TO CRIME.
IN CANADIAN SOCIETY, USING A FORK TO EAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A...
ANSWER: FOLKWAY
COMPLETE REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | THEORIES, CRIME
TYPES, DEVIANCE & CRIMINAL JUSTICE | LATEST 2026 UPDATE
THE TEXT IDENTIFIES THREE REASONS FOR STUDYING CRIME. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
NOT AMONG THESE REASONS?
ANSWER: THE JOB PROSPECTS OF CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS ARE BRIGHT.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF CRIME ARE OVERREPRESENTED IN MEDIA COVERAGE
COMPARED TO THEIR INCIDENCE IN REAL LIFE?
ANSWER: VIOLENT CRIME
THE ESTABLISHED RULES OF BEHAVIOUR OR STANDARDS OF CONDUCT IN A GIVEN SOCIETY ARE
CALLED...
ANSWER: NORMS
THE MOST COMMON DEFINITION OF CRIME IS A _________ ONE.
ANSWER: LEGALISTIC
A BELIEF THAT LAW REPRESENTS THE AGREEMENT BY MOST PEOPLE IN A SOCIETY THAT
CERTAIN ACTS ARE
CRIMES IS ASSOCIATED WITH...
ANSWER: THE CONSENSUS PERSPECTIVE
, IN JULY 2007, CONRAD BLACK WAS CONVICTED ON FOUR CHARGES AND ACQUITTED ON NINE
OTHERS.
BLACK'S SENTENCE...
ANSWER: INVOLVED A PRISON SENTENCE IN AN AMERICAN PRISON.
THE TERM CRIMINOLOGY...
ANSWER: REFERS TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CRIME AS A SOCIAL
PHENOMENON.
TO UNDERSTAND CRIME WE MUST KNOW THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO
COMMIT CRIMES
AND STUDY THE DIFFERENCES IN CRIME FOUND IN THE CITY VERSUS A TOWN. THE DISCIPLINE
OF CRIMINOLOGY THAT WOULD BE STUDIED TO DISCOVER THESE FACTS IS THE...
ANSWER: SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF CRIME
WE LOOK AT _______________ BY EXAMINING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
ANSWER: SOCIETY'S REACTION TO CRIME.
IN CANADIAN SOCIETY, USING A FORK TO EAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A...
ANSWER: FOLKWAY
