Test Bank for Criminology 2nd Canadian Edition by Adler

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Multiple Choice Questions - (25)

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True/False Questions - (10)

Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss some of the ways in which the boundaries of criminology change - (5)

Essay Questions - (10)

Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as multi-disciplinary - (8)

Odd Numbered - (23)

Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of law - (11)

Even Numbered - (22)

Learning Objective: 01-04 Discuss the elements common to all crimes - (5)

Bloom's: Analyze - (1)

Learning Objective: 01-05 Explain how a defence can negate one or more of the elements of a crime - (5)

Bloom's: Apply - (1)

Learning Objective: 01-06 Outline the influences on law-breaking behaviour - (1)

Bloom's: Remember - (30)

Learning Objective: 01-07 Discuss how society deals with lawbreakers - (6)

Bloom's: Understand - (13)

Learning Objective: 01-08 Describe how criminologists influence policy changes - (4)

Gradable: automatic - (35)

1. Which of the following would NOT be considered a criminal act? → A sleep walker, in a trance, throws a rock at someone and injures them A woman kills her abusive partner A convicted sex offender does not register with the police when the court requires them to do so A drunk person who "blacks out" and kills someone Bloom's: Understand Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Which of the following would NOT be considered a c... Learning Objective: 01-04 Discuss the elements common to all crimes 2. People who are passionate about a cause and who use their political, economic, or educational influence to raise awareness about an issue are called _____. journalists. politicians. → moral entrepreneurs. lawyers. Multiple Choice Question People who are passionate about a cause and who us... 3. The legal term for intent is: actus rea actus reus mens reus → mens rea

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss some of the ways in which the boundaries of criminology change

Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic The legal term for intent is: Learning Objective: 01-04 Discuss the elements common to all crimes 4. When a person consciously risks causing a prohibited harm, this is referred to as: negligence failure to act → recklessness intent Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic When a person consciously risks causing a prohibit... Learning Objective: 01-04 Discuss the elements common to all crimes 5. Breaking into a warehouse and "stealing" life-saving supplies and equipment in order to save lives following a hurricane is defendable on the grounds of: self-defence provocation duress → necessity Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Breaking into a warehouse and stealing life- Learning Objective: 01-05 Explain how a defence can negate one or more of the savi... elements of a crime 6. Under the defence of insanity, when an offender commits a crime but does not appreciate the wrongfulness of the act, the legal element of ____________ is said to be missing. → mens rea actus reus status concurrence Multiple Choice Question Under the defence of insanity, when an offender co...

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic

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Learning Objective: 01-05 Explain how a defence can negate one or more of the elements of a crime 7. Which of the following is considered a "partial defence"? automatism self-defence → intoxication duress Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Which of the following is considered a Learning Objective: 01-05 Explain how a defence can negate one or more of the partial de... elements of a crime 8. NCRMD stands for: Not criminally responsible on account of mental defect → Not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder Not criminally responsible on account of mental disruption Not criminally responsible on account of mental disease Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic NCRMD stands for: Learning Objective: 01-05 Explain how a defence can negate one or more of the elements of a crime 9. Who initially coined the term criminology in 1885? Cesare Lombroso → Raffaele Garofalo Enrico Ferri Paul Topinard Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Who initially coined the term criminology in Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as 1885? multi-disciplinary 10. Edwin H. Sutherland mandated that criminologists, like all other scientists, collect information for study and analysis in accordance with → the research methods of modern science. history. the law. what the research design will allow. Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Edwin H. Sutherland mandated that Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as criminologists, ... multi-disciplinary 11. Who generated the most widely accepted definition of criminology? Cesare Beccaria → Edwin Sutherland Cesare Lombroso Raffaele Garofalo Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Who generated the most widely accepted Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as definition ... multi-disciplinary 12. Canadian criminologists are faced with a number of factors that make Canada unique as compared to the United States, including a higher rate of violent crime than the US. a higher rate of incarceration than the US. a harsher justice system generally than the US. → differences in values and belief systems. Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Canadian criminologists are faced with a number Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as of... multi-disciplinary 13. Natural-law philosophers believed that → some forms of behaviour are innately criminal. homicide and theft should not be universally condemned. no behaviours are condemned by all societies. there is no universal rightness or wrongness of certain human behaviour. Multiple Choice Question Natural-law philosophers believed that

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Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of law 14. All early societies punished acts that were detrimental to their existence, such as homicide. → treason. theft. vandalism. Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic All early societies punished acts that were Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of detrim... law 15. Which of the following is considered to be the earliest complete legal code in existence? the Roman Law of the Twelve Tables Egyptian law the Latin law of mala prohibita → the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Which of the following is considered to be the Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of ear... law 16. According to Emile Durkheim, an act can be considered criminal if it violates or offends the criminal law. civil law. → collective conscience. natural law. Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic According to Emile Durkheim, an act can be Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation conside... of law 17. The consensus model of law assumes that → members of society by and large agree on what is right. the appropriate object of criminological investigation is conflict within society. the criminal justice system is a means of controlling the classes that have no power. the criminal law expresses the values of the ruling class in a society. Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic The consensus model of law assumes that Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of law 18. Criminologists distinguish between which two conflicting perspectives on the origin of criminal law? political and scientific sociological and psychological criminological and criminal justice → conflict and consensus Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of law

Multiple Choice Question Criminologists distinguish between which two confl... 19. The conflict model of law assumes that the appropriate object of criminological investigation is conflict within a society. the criminal law expresses the values of the ruling class within a society. members of a society by and large agree on what is right. → both a and b

Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic The conflict model of law assumes that Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of law 20. Criminology in Canada is usually a subdiscipline of: → sociology economics political science psychology Multiple Choice Question Criminology in Canada is usually a subdiscipline o...

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as multi-disciplinary

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21. The term "criminal justice system" is a term coined in 1887. → relatively new. a European term. synonymous with the term "criminology." Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic The term criminal justice system is Learning Objective: 01-07 Discuss how society deals with lawbreakers 22. Scientists who study the criminal justice system are referred to as sociologists. criminologists. criminalists. → criminal justice specialists. Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-07 Discuss how society deals with lawbreakers

Multiple Choice Question Scientists who study the criminal justice system a... 23. Criminology generally focuses on the study of decision-making processes. the efficiency of the criminal justice system. correctional systems. → criminality.

Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Criminology generally focuses on the study of Learning Objective: 01-07 Discuss how society deals with lawbreakers 24. Criminal justice generally focuses on all of the following areas except the just treatment of offenders. the needs of victims. → crime. the effect of sentencing philosophy. Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Criminal justice generally focuses on all of the f... Learning Objective: 01-07 Discuss how society deals with lawbreakers 25. Approaches to crime based on "right wing" ideology are mainly focused on: rehabilitation → getting "tough on crime" social welfare policy crime prevention Bloom's: Remember Multiple Choice Question Gradable: automatic Approaches to crime based on right wing Learning Objective: 01-08 Describe how criminologists influence policy ideology... changes 26. While the morals and values of a society may change, its laws remain constant. True → False Bloom's: Understand True / False Question Gradable: automatic While the morals and values of a society may Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss some of the ways in which the boundaries chang... of criminology change 27. The media portrayal of crime is always evidence-based and adequately informs us of the true nature of crime and deviance. True → False Bloom's: Understand True / False Question Gradable: automatic The media portrayal of crime is always Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss some of the ways in which the boundaries of evidence-ba... criminology change 28. Raffaele Garofalo coined the term "criminology" in 1885. → True False Bloom's: Remember True / False Question Gradable: automatic Raffaele Garofalo coined the term criminology Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as multiin... disciplinary 29. Criminology is not an empirical science. True

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Bloom's: Remember True / False Question Gradable: automatic Criminology is not an empirical Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as multiscience. disciplinary 30. The term deviance describes behaviour that violates social norms. → True False Bloom's: Remember True / False Question Gradable: automatic The term deviance describes behaviour that Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation violate... of law 31. Conflict theorists view society as a stable entity in which laws are created for the general good. True → False True / False Question Conflict theorists view society as a stable entity... 32. Crime has become globalized. → True False

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of law

Bloom's: Understand True / False Question Gradable: automatic Crime has become globalized. Learning Objective: 01-07 Discuss how society deals with lawbreakers 33. For most crimes, either the actus reus or the mens rea must be present for the act to be considered a crime. True → False Bloom's: Understand True / False Question Gradable: automatic For most crimes, either the actus reus or the mens... Learning Objective: 01-04 Discuss the elements common to all crimes 34. Mistake of fact can be used as a legal defence to a criminal charge. → True False Bloom's: Understand True / False Question Gradable: automatic Mistake of fact can be used as a legal Learning Objective: 01-05 Explain how a defence can negate one or more of the defence to ... elements of a crime 35. Criminologists are able to dictate national or provincial crime-control policies. True → False Bloom's: Understand True / False Question Gradable: automatic Criminologists are able to dictate national or Learning Objective: 01-08 Describe how criminologists influence policy pro... changes 36. Explain the similarities and differences between criminology and criminal justice.

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Answer will vary. Bloom's: Understand Essay Question Gradable: manual Explain the similarities and differences between c... Learning Objective: 01-07 Discuss how society deals with lawbreakers 37. Contrast the consensus model and conflict model of law and crime.

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Answer will vary. Bloom's: Analyze Essay Question Gradable: manual Contrast the consensus model and conflict model Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of... of law 38. Explain the similarities and differences between deviance and crime, and provide examples.

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Answer will vary. Bloom's: Understand Essay Question Gradable: manual Explain the similarities and differences between Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of d... law 39. Discuss Edwin Sutherland's definition of criminology and why criminology can be described as multidisciplinary.

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Answer will vary. Bloom's: Understand Essay Question Gradable: manual Discuss Edwin Sutherland's definition of Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as criminolo... multi-disciplinary 40. Explain what is meant by the statement: "The criminal law, in principle, does not penalize anyone for a status or condition". Provide an example.

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Answer will vary. Bloom's: Understand Essay Question Gradable: manual Explain what is meant by the statement: The crimi... Learning Objective: 01-04 Discuss the elements common to all crimes 41. Briefly discuss five different influences on law-breaking behaviour.

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Answer will vary. Bloom's: Remember Essay Question Gradable: manual Briefly discuss five different influences on Learning Objective: 01-06 Outline the influences on law-breaking law-b... behaviour 42. Discuss the relationship between the media and public opinion or perceptions of crime. Provide examples.

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Answer will vary. Bloom's: Understand Essay Question Gradable: manual Discuss the relationship between the media Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss some of the ways in which the boundaries of and pub... criminology change 43. After reading this chapter, given what you know about the study of crime, how would you respond to the question: "Why do we have so much crime?"

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Answer will vary. Bloom's: Understand Essay Question Gradable: manual After reading this chapter, given what you know Learning Objective: 01-08 Describe how criminologists influence policy ab... changes 44. What types of careers are available to a person trained in criminology?

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Bloom's: Remember Essay Question Gradable: manual What types of careers are available to a person Learning Objective: 01-08 Describe how criminologists influence policy tr... changes 45. Why do definitions of criminal behaviours change over time? Discuss one example of a law that has changed and why.

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Essay Question Why do definitions of criminal behaviours change o...

Bloom's: Apply Gradable: manual Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss some of the ways in which the boundaries of criminology change