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Chap 01_9e
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Historically, before the rise of the criminal justice system, harmful behaviour against others was treated as a
private matter.
a. True
b. False
2. Historically, white-collar crime was not studied by criminologists because no one knew such crimes were
taking place.
a. True
b. False
3. The depiction of crime in the Canadian media is a fair and balanced representation of the scope and nature of
crime in this country.
a. True
b. False
4. In Canada, provinces and territories can pass and amend criminal laws.
a. True
b. False
5. “If it bleeds, it leads” refers to the priority that police place on investigating violent crimes.
a. True
b. False
6. The most common definition of a crime in Canadian society is a legalistic one.
a. True
b. False
7. One of the earliest topics in the study of criminality by criminologists was white collar crime.
a. True
b. False
8. The criminalization of marijuana is a good example of the consensus perspective of criminal law-making.
a. True
b. False
9. Conflict theories of crime outline the ability of the lower classes to make change based on their power in
numbers.
a. True
b. False
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10. As one of the major focuses of criminology, the social distribution of crime would include examining the causes
of crime and criminality.
a. True
b. False
11. The conflict perspective understands the definition of crime to be factual and precise.
a. True
b. False
12. There is something inherently unlawful about killing another human being.
a. True
b. False
13. According to Hagan’s continuum of crime and deviance, the degree of society’s consensus that an act is wrong
is the only factor that determines whether a particular act constitutes a crime.
a. True
b. False
14. Most Canadians learn about serious crime from first-hand experience.
a. True
b. False
15. Most Canadians learn about crime through the media.
a. True
b. False
16. Advocates of a human rights approach to criminology argue that social harms are largely committed by the
lower class against the lower class.
a. True
b. False
17. An act is deviant only if a society defines it that way.
a. True
b. False
18. According to the textbook, we need to reduce crime before we can understand it.
a. True
b. False
19. The “CSI effect” has led jurors to expect that they will be presented with forensic evidence that will make
their role easy.
a. True
b. False
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Chap 01_9e
20. Informal social control governs the vast majority of individual behaviour in Canadian society.
a. True
b. False
21. The where and when of crime can help us understand causes of crime.
a. True
b. False
22. Criminology is the scientific body of knowledge that examines crime (and its treatment) as a social
phenomenon.
a. True
b. False
23. Criminal and non-criminal acts are always two distinct categories.
a. True
b. False
24. Acts committed by terrorists fit within consensus perspectives because their intent to harm is clearly agreed
upon universally.
a. True
b. False
25. Hagan’s continuum of crime and deviance contends that the amount of harm caused by a particular act must be
taken into consideration when determining whether that act should be deemed criminal.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
26. The statement “criminal behaviour is generally defined by criminal laws, but not all deviant behaviour falls under
criminal laws,” is consistent with which of the following criminological perspectives?
a. legalistic perspective
b. human rights violations as crime
c. Hagan’s continuum of crime and deviance
d. consensus theory
27. The cases of Robert and Danny Sand, the brothers from Alberta, and Aaron Driver, the “would-be bomber”
near London, Ontario, highlight which aspect of criminology?
a. Penalties for homicide in Canada are too weak.
b. Race is a better predictor of homicide than religion.
c. Killing because of a strong religious belief can exonerate a suspect.
d. There are many different theoretical explanations for homicide.
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Chap 01_9e
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Historically, before the rise of the criminal justice system, harmful behaviour against others was treated as a
private matter.
a. True
b. False
2. Historically, white-collar crime was not studied by criminologists because no one knew such crimes were
taking place.
a. True
b. False
3. The depiction of crime in the Canadian media is a fair and balanced representation of the scope and nature of
crime in this country.
a. True
b. False
4. In Canada, provinces and territories can pass and amend criminal laws.
a. True
b. False
5. “If it bleeds, it leads” refers to the priority that police place on investigating violent crimes.
a. True
b. False
6. The most common definition of a crime in Canadian society is a legalistic one.
a. True
b. False
7. One of the earliest topics in the study of criminality by criminologists was white collar crime.
a. True
b. False
8. The criminalization of marijuana is a good example of the consensus perspective of criminal law-making.
a. True
b. False
9. Conflict theories of crime outline the ability of the lower classes to make change based on their power in
numbers.
a. True
b. False
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01_9e
10. As one of the major focuses of criminology, the social distribution of crime would include examining the causes
of crime and criminality.
a. True
b. False
11. The conflict perspective understands the definition of crime to be factual and precise.
a. True
b. False
12. There is something inherently unlawful about killing another human being.
a. True
b. False
13. According to Hagan’s continuum of crime and deviance, the degree of society’s consensus that an act is wrong
is the only factor that determines whether a particular act constitutes a crime.
a. True
b. False
14. Most Canadians learn about serious crime from first-hand experience.
a. True
b. False
15. Most Canadians learn about crime through the media.
a. True
b. False
16. Advocates of a human rights approach to criminology argue that social harms are largely committed by the
lower class against the lower class.
a. True
b. False
17. An act is deviant only if a society defines it that way.
a. True
b. False
18. According to the textbook, we need to reduce crime before we can understand it.
a. True
b. False
19. The “CSI effect” has led jurors to expect that they will be presented with forensic evidence that will make
their role easy.
a. True
b. False
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, Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01_9e
20. Informal social control governs the vast majority of individual behaviour in Canadian society.
a. True
b. False
21. The where and when of crime can help us understand causes of crime.
a. True
b. False
22. Criminology is the scientific body of knowledge that examines crime (and its treatment) as a social
phenomenon.
a. True
b. False
23. Criminal and non-criminal acts are always two distinct categories.
a. True
b. False
24. Acts committed by terrorists fit within consensus perspectives because their intent to harm is clearly agreed
upon universally.
a. True
b. False
25. Hagan’s continuum of crime and deviance contends that the amount of harm caused by a particular act must be
taken into consideration when determining whether that act should be deemed criminal.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
26. The statement “criminal behaviour is generally defined by criminal laws, but not all deviant behaviour falls under
criminal laws,” is consistent with which of the following criminological perspectives?
a. legalistic perspective
b. human rights violations as crime
c. Hagan’s continuum of crime and deviance
d. consensus theory
27. The cases of Robert and Danny Sand, the brothers from Alberta, and Aaron Driver, the “would-be bomber”
near London, Ontario, highlight which aspect of criminology?
a. Penalties for homicide in Canada are too weak.
b. Race is a better predictor of homicide than religion.
c. Killing because of a strong religious belief can exonerate a suspect.
d. There are many different theoretical explanations for homicide.
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