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Question 1

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Which of the following is not true of the Sand Brothers described at the beginning of Chapter 1?
Answer
  • As teens, their contact with adults was minimal.
  • They aggressively chased and killed a police officer.
  • They suffered brain damage as children.
  • They were of mixed race.

Question 2

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In July 2007, Conrad Black was convicted on four charges and acquitted on nine others. What did Black’s sentence consist of?
Answer
  • A fine issued by an American court.
  • A fine issued by a Canadian court.
  • A prison sentence in a Canadian prison.
  • A prison sentence in an American prison.

Question 3

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Which of the following cases would not be examined within the discipline of criminology?
Answer
  • A civil lawsuit filed by one corporation against another for copyright infringement.
  • Two teenagers caught breaking into homes.
  • The abduction of a child by one divorced parent who does not have custody over that child.
  • The theft of supplies from a private sector corporation.

Question 4

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The textbook identifies three reasons for studying crime. Which of the following is not among these reasons?
Answer
  • Crime affects all of us, either directly or indirectly.
  • By studying crime we will be able to establish the single causal factor that leads to crime.
  • Understanding crime may help us reduce it.
  • Learning about crime is intrinsically worthwhile.

Question 5

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Which of the following best reflects the relationship between the media and the perceptions of Canadians about crime?
Answer
  • Stories Canadians share about crime largely come from the police.
  • Stories on television, news and other media have little impact on Canadians’ understanding of crime.
  • Stories on crime in the media often provide an inaccurate and distorted picture of crime, on which Canadians tend to basis their own understanding.
  • Stories about Canadians’ experiences with crime as seldom discussed in the media.

Question 6

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Which of the following is not one of the six major areas of criminology?
Answer
  • Municipal bylaws.
  • Origins and role of law.
  • Social distribution of crime.
  • Definition of crime and criminals.

Question 7

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Which of the following is the textbook definition of the concept of “norms”?
Answer
  • Informal rules established by a government.
  • Established rules of behaviour or standards of conduct.
  • The culmination of regulations and laws established within a society.
  • Formal rules established by a government.

Question 8

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What do criminologists refer to as “established rules of behaviour or standards of conduct”?
Answer
  • Laws.
  • Values.
  • Sanctions.
  • Norms.

Question 9

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Which of the following best characterizes the legal definition of crime?
Answer
  • An act that violates the commonly accepted norms and values of a society.
  • A societal consensus about what constitutes a harm.
  • An act that is punishable with fines and other forms of government penalties.
  • An act that violates criminal law and is punishable with jail, a fine or other sanction.

Question 10

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Which of the following scenarios would best be classified as a white–collar crime?
Answer
  • The embezzlement of funds from a company by an employee.
  • A lawsuit for copyright infringement filed by one corporation against another.
  • The shoplifting of retail goods by a group of teenagers who frequent a mall.
  • The bankruptcy of a company, which leaves shareholders penniless.

Question 11

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Which of the following definitions of crime best captures a scenario in which government policy serves to punish the lower class?
Answer
  • A legal definition of crime.
  • A social consensus definition of crime.
  • A class conflict approach
  • An expanded definition including white–collar crime.

Question 12

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Eric is serving time for manslaughter, while his brother Michael is serving his country overseas at war. They have both killed people, yet Eric is labelled a “murderer,” while Michael is considered a “hero.” What does this illustrate?
Answer
  • Crime is morally defined.
  • Crime is legally defined.
  • Crime is personally defined.
  • Crime is socially defined

Question 13

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Which of the following best defines the consensus theory of criminal laws?
Answer
  • An agreement among police as to what constitutes a crime.
  • An agreement among lawmakers as to what constitutes a crime.
  • An agreement as to which new types of crimes (e.g., animal cruelty, terrorism) should be analyzed through the discipline of criminology.
  • An agreement of most of the people in society that certain acts should be prohibited by the criminal law.

Question 14

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Which of the following do conflict theorists believe?
Answer
  • Law is simply a codification of the values shared by most members of a society.
  • Criminology should study not just actions that violate the criminal law but also actions that are socially harmful.
  • Actions that violate the basic right of people to obtain the necessities of life and to be treated with dignity should be considered crimes.
  • The ruling class passes laws to maintain their privileged position by keeping the lower class under control.

Question 15

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Which of the following is not one of the new branches of criminology discussed in the textbook?
Answer
  • Patterns of crime.
  • Terrorism studies.
  • Surveillance studies.
  • Green criminology.

Question 16

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Which of the following is true from a historical perspective?
Answer
  • All societies have had to develop a moral order along with laws to retrain their members.
  • Some societies fail to develop a moral order or any kind of laws.
  • All societies have had to develop laws, but not all societies have had to develop a moral order.
  • All societies have had to develop a moral order, but not all societies have developed laws.

Question 17

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Which of the following is a common factor in dispute resolution processes for both small–scale societies and complex industrial societies?
Answer
  • They are both based on some form of moral order.
  • In both, influence is determined by personal attributes, not accumulation of goods.
  • They are both community–based.
  • They both entail a central role of the state.

Question 18

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In the opening pages of Chapter 2, Lenski (1966) classifies the history of societies into hunting and gathering, pastoral, horticultural, agricultural, and industrial societies. Which of the following was the central factor in how Lenski differentiated these societies?
Answer
  • Power relations within the society.
  • The degree to which political structures are organized.
  • The mode of production.
  • The degree of social stratification.

Question 19

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All of the following typically characterize hunting and gathering societies except one. Which is the exception?
Answer
  • Social bonding resting on similar beliefs and values.
  • Shared activities, cooperation, and ties of kinship.
  • Highly centralized structure for decision making.
  • Strong collective solidarity.

Question 20

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Which of the following best describes why there was such a strong need for self–restraint in small–scale societies?
Answer
  • Members needed to share the goods they accumulated.
  • When individuals did not restrain their behaviours in such societies, they could be put to death.
  • Self–restraint was reinforced by the strong political authorities in these societies.
  • To prevent the breakdown of a working order in these societies.

Question 21

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According to Newman, many disputes in hunting and gathering societies were fought over what was considered to be a highly valuable resource in that society. Which of the following was that valuable resource?
Answer
  • Water.
  • Women.
  • Children.
  • Fire.

Question 22

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In small–scale societies, which of the following was the primary method of addressing wrongs?
Answer
  • Chieftainships.
  • Self– or kin–based redress systems.
  • Formal laws.
  • Elders’ councils.

Question 23

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A member of a family seeks a settlement on behalf of a harmed family member. Which of the following dispute settlement systems in small–scale societies does this best represent?
Answer
  • Self–based redress.
  • Hunter–gatherer–based redress.
  • Tribal–based redress.
  • Kin–based redress.

Question 24

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Which of the following was not cited in the textbook as a form of punishment in small–scale societies?
Answer
  • Public stoning.
  • Ostracism.
  • Shaming rituals.
  • Public criticism.

Question 25

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Which of the following scenarios best characterizes the advisor system of dispute settlement?
Answer
  • Advisors acted as a moral authority within a small–scale society.
  • Advisors were elected to this position by the rest of the society.
  • Advisors were responsible for enforcing compliance with their decisions.
  • Advisors made recommendations based on rules they made up.

Question 26

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As societies evolved from hunting and gathering and became larger and more complex, which of the following was least likely to happen?
Answer
  • Some members generated a surplus of goods.
  • Inequality and hierarchical power structures emerged.
  • The concept of private property emerged.
  • The mutual interdependence of group members began to increase.

Question 27

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In which of the following dispute settlement mechanisms was the verdict imposed binding on the disputants?
Answer
  • Self– or kin–based redress systems.
  • Advisor systems.
  • Elders’ councils.
  • Mediator systems.

Question 28

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Which of the following was a characteristic of elders’ councils as a form of dispute settlement?
Answer
  • Elders often discussed their verdict with members of society prior to offering judgement.
  • Membership was dominated by members of the elite segments of society.
  • Council procedures were marked by a high degree of formality.
  • Women and men were equally represented.

Question 29

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Which of the following occurred as feudalism developed?
Answer
  • Each member was intimately involved with other members of the group.
  • Surplus food meant that everyone had a right to the results of collective labour.
  • Notions of individual responsibility replaced those of collective responsibility.
  • Kin–based dispute settlement in the form of public criticism gained popularity.

Question 30

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With the emergence of a centralized state under the Norman kings in England, which of the following characterized dispute settlement?
Answer
  • The Crown was the injured party in a dispute.
  • Individuals needed to pursue the prosecution of every crime.
  • Compensation was paid to the victims of crime.
  • Disputes were seen as violations against the victim.

Question 31

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As far as dispute settlement is concerned, which of the following was an important consequence of the rise of the merchant class and the coalition between merchants and monarchs?
Answer
  • The growth of commerce, money, and banking resulted in transactions governed by law instead of custom.
  • The Crown enacted laws to keep merchants powerless and subservient to them.
  • Merchants resisted new laws because they obstructed their business operations.
  • The transnational corporation was born, undermining existing national contract laws.

Question 32

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Which of the following represents an ideal case study in how economic power in human societies has made it difficult to control the actions of those who have power?
Answer
  • The rise of chiefdoms.
  • The rise of transnational corporations.
  • The rise of elders’ councils.
  • The rise of the advisor system.

Question 33

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According to the textbook, which of the following is not a major threat to state legitimacy and the rule of law?
Answer
  • Ecocide – assaults on entire ecosystems.
  • The growing popularity of restorative justice.
  • Growing and extreme levels of inequality.
  • The underregulated business practices of big corporations.

Question 34

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Which of the following is the main source of criminal law in Canada?
Answer
  • The Criminal Code.
  • The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
  • The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  • The Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Question 35

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In which of the following areas does the Canadian federal government have the exclusive jurisdiction to enact legislation?
Answer
  • Health.
  • Controlled drugs and substances.
  • Education.
  • Hunting and fishing.

Question 36

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According to the Supreme Court of Canada, all but one of the following must be true for an act to be defined as a crime by Parliament’s constitutional power. Which is the exception?
Answer
  • The majority of provinces and the federal government must agree on the prohibition and the penalty.
  • There must be a penalty for violating that prohibition.
  • There must be a prohibition against the conduct.
  • The prohibition and penalty must be directed against a “public evil” or some form of behaviour that has an injurious effect on the Canadian public.

Question 37

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The term criminal procedure includes all of the following except one. Which is the exception?
Answer
  • Defining the nature and scope of the power of criminal justice officials.
  • Provisions specifying the manner in which different categories of offences may be tried within the criminal court system.
  • Guidelines as to how, and under what conditions, Parliament and the provinces can agree on what constitutes a new crime.
  • Specifying the available options in the prosecution of a criminal case.

Question 38

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The Criminal Code specifies various types of assault based on the level of harm (simple assault, aggravated assault, assault causing bodily harm, etc.). Which of the following terms best describes this broad category of offence?
Answer
  • Felony.
  • Hybrid.
  • Capital.
  • Summary.

Question 39

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Which of the following does not distinguish a criminal law from a regulatory offence?
Answer
  • One addresses “true crimes” while the other addresses less serious offences.
  • Criminal laws can proscribe penalties while regulatory laws cannot.
  • Regulatory offences do not constitute harms against society while criminal offences do.
  • The provincial governments can enact regulatory laws but not criminal laws.

Question 40

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To which of the following does “common law” refer?
Answer
  • The Criminal Code of Canada.
  • Judge–made law that evolved in areas not covered by legislation.
  • Laws passed in Britain that still apply in post–colonial Canada.
  • Laws that apply only to non–government officials.

Question 41

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According to the Supreme Court of Canada in the Mabior (2012) case, a criminal conviction requires that the Crown prove mens rea on the part of the defendant. In the context of criminal law, what does this Latin term refer to?
Answer
  • A culpable criminal act.
  • A conspiracy.
  • A true crime.
  • A guilty mind.

Question 42

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In the context of criminal law, establishing actus reus and mens rea are important because they are:
Answer
  • The fundamental elements that must be proven to convict someone of a criminal offence.
  • The differences between criminal and regulatory offences.
  • Acts that render a person guilty of an indictable offence.
  • The two main sections of the Criminal Code.

Question 43

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What defence was used by a person whose actions were proved to be involuntary?
Answer
  • Self–defence.
  • Automatism.
  • Mistake of fact.
  • Penal negligence.

Question 44

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“The accused knows that his or her conduct could cause certain prohibited consequences but deliberately proceeds with that conduct because he or she does not care one way or another.” Which of the following forms of subjective mens rea does this describe?
Answer
  • Recklessness.
  • Negligence.
  • Automatism.
  • Willful blindness.

Question 45

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A lawyer in Montreal was convicted of the Criminal Code offence of money laundering because he did not want his drug trafficking client to tell him how he accumulated the $500,000 in small bills, which reeked of marijuana and were handed over to him in a hockey bag. What legal concept best represents the circumstances of the lawyer’s conviction?
Answer
  • Willful blindness.
  • Mistake of fact.
  • Automatism.
  • Negligence.

Question 46

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According to your textbook, what is the term used to describe the circumstances when a person attempts to bring about a crime but is unsuccessful in doing so?
Answer
  • A conspiracy offence.
  • An indictable offence.
  • A summary offence.
  • An inchoate offence.

Question 47

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Which of the following is not considered a valid defence to a criminal charge?
Answer
  • Not criminally responsible.
  • Duress.
  • Necessity.
  • Unaware of the law.

Question 48

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An accused was acquitted of theft because it was proven in a criminal court that his wife was threatened with murder if he did not commit the theft. What is the legal term used to describe this defence to a criminal charge?
Answer
  • Provocation.
  • Necessity.
  • Unaware of the law
  • Duress.
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