Test Bank for Criminology: A Canadian Perspective, 9th Edition by Rick Linden

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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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