Test bank for criminology 2nd canadian edition by adler

The legal term for intent is: actus rea actus reus mens reus → mens rea Multiple Choice Question The legal term for intent is: Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective:

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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)

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

Multiple Choice Question

Which of the following would NOT be considered a c

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: automatic 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

People who are passionate about a cause and

who us

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

of criminology change

3 The legal term for intent is:

actus rea actus reus mens reus

→ mens rea

The legal term for intent is:

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic 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

When a person consciously risks causing a prohibit

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic 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

Breaking into a warehouse and stealing

life-savi

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-05 Explain how a defence can negate one or more of the

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

Under the defence of insanity, when an

offender co

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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

Which of the following is considered a

partial de

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-05 Explain how a defence can negate one or more of the

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

NCRMD stands for:

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic 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

Who initially coined the term criminology in

1885?

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

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

Edwin H Sutherland mandated that

criminologists,

multi-disciplinary

11 Who generated the most widely accepted definition of criminology?

Cesare Beccaria

→ Edwin Sutherland

Cesare Lombroso Raffaele Garofalo

Who generated the most widely accepted

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

Canadian criminologists are faced with a number

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

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

All early societies punished acts that were

detrim

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

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

Which of the following is considered to be the

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

According to Emile Durkheim, an act can be

conside

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

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

The consensus model of law assumes that

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

Criminologists distinguish between which two

confl

of law

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

The conflict model of law assumes that

20 Criminology in Canada is usually a subdiscipline of:

→ sociology

economics political science psychology

Criminology in Canada is usually a

subdiscipline o

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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."

The term criminal justice system is

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic 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

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

Criminology generally focuses on the study of

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

Criminal justice generally focuses on all of the f

25 Approaches to crime based on "right wing" ideology are mainly focused on:

rehabilitation

→ getting "tough on crime"

social welfare policy crime prevention

Approaches to crime based on right wing

ideology

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-08 Describe how criminologists influence policy

changes

26 While the morals and values of a society may change, its laws remain constant

True

→ False

True / False Question

While the morals and values of a society may

chang

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

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

The media portrayal of crime is always

evidence-ba

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

criminology change

28 Raffaele Garofalo coined the term "criminology" in 1885

False

Raffaele Garofalo coined the term criminology

in

multi-disciplinary

29 Criminology is not an empirical science

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→ False

Criminology is not an empirical

science

multi-disciplinary

30 The term deviance describes behaviour that violates social norms

False

The term deviance describes behaviour that

violate

of law

31 Conflict theorists view society as a stable entity in which laws are created for the general good

True

→ False

Conflict theorists view society as a stable

entity

law

32 Crime has become globalized

False

Crime has become globalized

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: automatic 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

For most crimes, either the actus reus or the mens

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: automatic 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

False

Mistake of fact can be used as a legal

defence to

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-05 Explain how a defence can negate one or more of the

elements of a crime

35 Criminologists are able to dictate national or provincial crime-control policies

True

→ False

Criminologists are able to dictate national or

pro

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: automatic Learning Objective: 01-08 Describe how criminologists influence policy

changes

36 Explain the similarities and differences between criminology and criminal justice

Explanation:

Answer will vary

Essay Question

Explain the similarities and differences between c

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: manual Learning Objective: 01-07 Discuss how society deals with lawbreakers

37 Contrast the consensus model and conflict model of law and crime

Explanation:

Answer will vary

Essay Question

Contrast the consensus model and conflict model

of

Bloom's: Analyze Gradable: manual Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation

of law

38 Explain the similarities and differences between deviance and crime, and provide examples

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Answer will vary

Essay Question

Explain the similarities and differences between

d

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: manual Learning Objective: 01-03 Discuss the various influences on the creation of

law

39 Discuss Edwin Sutherland's definition of criminology and why criminology can be described as multidisciplinary

Explanation:

Answer will vary

Essay Question

Discuss Edwin Sutherland's definition of

criminolo

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: manual Learning Objective: 01-02 Explain why criminology can be described as

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

Explanation:

Answer will vary

Essay Question

Explain what is meant by the statement: The crimi

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: manual Learning Objective: 01-04 Discuss the elements common to all crimes

41 Briefly discuss five different influences on law-breaking behaviour

Explanation:

Answer will vary

Essay Question

Briefly discuss five different influences on

law-b

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: manual Learning Objective: 01-06 Outline the influences on law-breaking

behaviour

42 Discuss the relationship between the media and public opinion or perceptions of crime Provide examples

Explanation:

Answer will vary

Essay Question

Discuss the relationship between the media

and pub

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

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?"

Explanation:

Answer will vary

Essay Question

After reading this chapter, given what you know

ab

Bloom's: Understand Gradable: manual Learning Objective: 01-08 Describe how criminologists influence policy

changes

44 What types of careers are available to a person trained in criminology?

Explanation:

Answer will vary

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Essay Question

What types of careers are available to a person

tr

Bloom's: Remember Gradable: manual Learning Objective: 01-08 Describe how criminologists influence policy

changes

45 Why do definitions of criminal behaviours change over time? Discuss one example of a law that has changed and why

Explanation:

Answer will vary

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

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