Criminology Exam Review
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBcriminology?B-
BAnswerBTheBbodyBofBknowledgeBregardingBcrimeBasBaBphenomenon
ABsociologicalBapproach
GoalBisBscientificB-
BAnswerBDevelopBgeneralBandBverifiedBprinciplesBandBknowledgeBregardingBlaw,Bcrim
e,BandBtreatment
WhyBstudyBcrimeB-BAnswerBIdentifyBthemesBandBpatternsBinB
committingBcrime
ReduceBcrime
AffectsBeveryoneB(taxBpayers)
UnderstandBmotivesBandBintentionsBofBcriminals
StudyBbehavioursBofBcriminalsBafterBtheyBhaveBbeenBincarceratedB
RehabilitationBvsBpunishment
GoaBisBsotBhaveBcriminalsBcomeBoutBbetterBthanBtheyBwentBin
DisciplineBofBCriminology
(6BmajorBareas)B-BAnswerBTheBdefinitionBofBcrimeBandBcriminalsB
,TheBoriginsBandBtheBroleBofBlaw
SocialBdistributionBofBcrime
CausationBofBcrimeB
PatternsBofBcriminalBbehaviourB
SocietalBreactionsBtoBcrime
HowBdoBweBknowBaboutBcrime?B-
BAnswerBWhere:BMediaB(news,BsocialBmedia,BTV,Bradio,Bpeers)
CrimeBandBtheBmediaB-
BAnswerBMostBpeopleBlearnBcrimeBthroughBtheBmedia,BmediaBoftenBmisrepresentsBcr
imeBtoBattractBviewers.B
ManyBCanadiansBbelievedBthatBviolentBcrimeBhasBbeenBrisingBinBtheBpastB10Byears//
BitBhasBbeenBdecreasingB
IfBitBbleedsBitBleads
CSIBeffectB-
BAnswerBRefersBtoBeffectBthatBcrimeBshowsBhaveBonBcitizensBandBjuryBandBhowBthey
BthinkBaboutBcrime
45BdaysBonBaverageBtoBgetBaBDNABresult
WhatBisBaBcrimeB-BAnswerBHarmfulBbehaviourBdealtBasBprivateBmattersBhistorically
,NowBitBisBanythingBbutBprivateB-BcrimeBagainstBstate
GraduallyBharmfulBactsBbecameBdefinedBasBcriminalB
CrimeBagainstBstateBnotBindivdual
VictimBpushedBaside
LegalBdefinitionBofBcrimeB-
BAnswerBABcrimeBisBanBactBthatBviolatesBtheBcriminalBlawBandBisBpunishableBwithBa
BjailBterm,BaBfine,BandBorBsomeBotherBsanction
CriminalBcode
HumanBrightsBasBviolationsBofBcrimeB-
BAnswerBDefineBcrimeBbasedBonBhumanBrightsBnotBlegalBstudiesB
WithBthatBbeingBsaid,BgovernmentBpoliciesBthatBleadBtoBhomelessnessBandBpovertyBa
ndBotherBsocialBharmsBshouldBbeBstudiedBasBcrimes
LawBisBbiasedBagainstBpoorBpeople,BrulesBareBcreatedBbyBpowerfulBrichBpeopleBandBt
hereforeBharmBpeople
CrimeBisBsociallyBdefinedB-BAnswerBNoBuniversalBcondemnedBacts
NothingBinherentBinBanyBactBthatBmakesBinBunlawfulB-BupBtoBsocietyBtoBdecide
MurderBisBnotBalwaysBwrong,BselfBdefines,Bwar,Bpolice
ContextBmatters
, BoxingBisBnotBassaultBbutBifByouBpunchBsomeoneBinBtheBstreetBit'sBassault
RelativityBofBcrimeB-BAnswerBCrimeBisBsociallyBdefinedBsoBlawsBcanBchangeB-
BwhatBconstitutesBcrimeBchanges
SocialBnormsBandBlawsBchangingBoverBtimeBexamplesB-BAnswerBSmokingBinBpublic
GayBmarriage
Racism
DomesticBviolence
WorkplaceBharassmentB/BharassmentBinBgeneral
Video:BPortugalBDrugBlegalizationB-BAnswerBRehabBclinicB-
BphysicalBtherapyBforBdrugBaddictsBthatBletsBthemBrediscoverBbodies
FewerBthanB30Bpeople/yearBdieBfromBOD's.BVancouverB-B900+BdeathsBfromBfentanylB
PortugalBhasBtheBmostBsuccessBofBanyBcounty.BDrugBuseBisBaBhealthBissuesBnotBaBcri
minalBissues
AllBdrugsBareBdecriminalsB
WithinB10ByearsBaddictBnumbersBwereBcutBinBhalf
CanadaBspendB70%BonBenforcement
PunishmentBinBPortugalB-
BAnswerBWarningsBandBinfoBforBhealthBtreatmentsB/Bcounseiling
SmallBscaleBsocietyB-BAnswerBStrongBcollectiveBsolidarityB
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBcriminology?B-
BAnswerBTheBbodyBofBknowledgeBregardingBcrimeBasBaBphenomenon
ABsociologicalBapproach
GoalBisBscientificB-
BAnswerBDevelopBgeneralBandBverifiedBprinciplesBandBknowledgeBregardingBlaw,Bcrim
e,BandBtreatment
WhyBstudyBcrimeB-BAnswerBIdentifyBthemesBandBpatternsBinB
committingBcrime
ReduceBcrime
AffectsBeveryoneB(taxBpayers)
UnderstandBmotivesBandBintentionsBofBcriminals
StudyBbehavioursBofBcriminalsBafterBtheyBhaveBbeenBincarceratedB
RehabilitationBvsBpunishment
GoaBisBsotBhaveBcriminalsBcomeBoutBbetterBthanBtheyBwentBin
DisciplineBofBCriminology
(6BmajorBareas)B-BAnswerBTheBdefinitionBofBcrimeBandBcriminalsB
,TheBoriginsBandBtheBroleBofBlaw
SocialBdistributionBofBcrime
CausationBofBcrimeB
PatternsBofBcriminalBbehaviourB
SocietalBreactionsBtoBcrime
HowBdoBweBknowBaboutBcrime?B-
BAnswerBWhere:BMediaB(news,BsocialBmedia,BTV,Bradio,Bpeers)
CrimeBandBtheBmediaB-
BAnswerBMostBpeopleBlearnBcrimeBthroughBtheBmedia,BmediaBoftenBmisrepresentsBcr
imeBtoBattractBviewers.B
ManyBCanadiansBbelievedBthatBviolentBcrimeBhasBbeenBrisingBinBtheBpastB10Byears//
BitBhasBbeenBdecreasingB
IfBitBbleedsBitBleads
CSIBeffectB-
BAnswerBRefersBtoBeffectBthatBcrimeBshowsBhaveBonBcitizensBandBjuryBandBhowBthey
BthinkBaboutBcrime
45BdaysBonBaverageBtoBgetBaBDNABresult
WhatBisBaBcrimeB-BAnswerBHarmfulBbehaviourBdealtBasBprivateBmattersBhistorically
,NowBitBisBanythingBbutBprivateB-BcrimeBagainstBstate
GraduallyBharmfulBactsBbecameBdefinedBasBcriminalB
CrimeBagainstBstateBnotBindivdual
VictimBpushedBaside
LegalBdefinitionBofBcrimeB-
BAnswerBABcrimeBisBanBactBthatBviolatesBtheBcriminalBlawBandBisBpunishableBwithBa
BjailBterm,BaBfine,BandBorBsomeBotherBsanction
CriminalBcode
HumanBrightsBasBviolationsBofBcrimeB-
BAnswerBDefineBcrimeBbasedBonBhumanBrightsBnotBlegalBstudiesB
WithBthatBbeingBsaid,BgovernmentBpoliciesBthatBleadBtoBhomelessnessBandBpovertyBa
ndBotherBsocialBharmsBshouldBbeBstudiedBasBcrimes
LawBisBbiasedBagainstBpoorBpeople,BrulesBareBcreatedBbyBpowerfulBrichBpeopleBandBt
hereforeBharmBpeople
CrimeBisBsociallyBdefinedB-BAnswerBNoBuniversalBcondemnedBacts
NothingBinherentBinBanyBactBthatBmakesBinBunlawfulB-BupBtoBsocietyBtoBdecide
MurderBisBnotBalwaysBwrong,BselfBdefines,Bwar,Bpolice
ContextBmatters
, BoxingBisBnotBassaultBbutBifByouBpunchBsomeoneBinBtheBstreetBit'sBassault
RelativityBofBcrimeB-BAnswerBCrimeBisBsociallyBdefinedBsoBlawsBcanBchangeB-
BwhatBconstitutesBcrimeBchanges
SocialBnormsBandBlawsBchangingBoverBtimeBexamplesB-BAnswerBSmokingBinBpublic
GayBmarriage
Racism
DomesticBviolence
WorkplaceBharassmentB/BharassmentBinBgeneral
Video:BPortugalBDrugBlegalizationB-BAnswerBRehabBclinicB-
BphysicalBtherapyBforBdrugBaddictsBthatBletsBthemBrediscoverBbodies
FewerBthanB30Bpeople/yearBdieBfromBOD's.BVancouverB-B900+BdeathsBfromBfentanylB
PortugalBhasBtheBmostBsuccessBofBanyBcounty.BDrugBuseBisBaBhealthBissuesBnotBaBcri
minalBissues
AllBdrugsBareBdecriminalsB
WithinB10ByearsBaddictBnumbersBwereBcutBinBhalf
CanadaBspendB70%BonBenforcement
PunishmentBinBPortugalB-
BAnswerBWarningsBandBinfoBforBhealthBtreatmentsB/Bcounseiling
SmallBscaleBsocietyB-BAnswerBStrongBcollectiveBsolidarityB