Test Bank For Criminology A Canadian Perspective, 8th Edition Chapter 1-17
1Chapter 1 - Crime, Criminals, and Criminology MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The text identifies three reasons for studying crime. Which of the following is not among these reasons? a. The job prospects of criminology students are bright b. Crime affects all of us, either directly or indirectly c. Learning about crime is intrinsically worthwhile d. Understanding crime may help us reduce it ANS: a 2. Which of the following types of crime are overrepresented in media coverage compared to their incidence in real life? a. white collar crime b. violent crime c. political crime d. property crime ANS: b 3. The established rules of behaviour or standards of conduct in a given society are called a. beliefs b. conventions c. norms d. values ANS: c 4.
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The most common definition of crime is a _________ one sociological psychological legalistic human rights
ANS: c 5. A belief that law represents the agreement by most people in a society that certain acts are crimes is associated with a. the conflict perspective b. the consensus perspective c. both d. neither ANS: b 6. In July 2007, Conrad Black was convicted on four charges and acquitted on nine others. Black’s sentence