Exam part 1

Question 1

what is a human activity that violates social norms

Answer 1

Deviant behaviour

Question 2

What are social problem perspectives?

Answer 2

– Poverty.
– Discrimination.
– Breakdown of traditional social institutions.
– Low level of formal education.
– Pervasive family violence.
– Inadequate socialization practices.
– Breakdown of traditional social institutions

Question 3

A research investigation of subjects in order to record and report their behaviours; requires a diary or personal journal and necessitates vigilant and ongoing observations of the study subject’s own behaviour.

Answer 3

Self-Reporting research

Question 4

what is a research approach is largely predicated on the honesty and forthrightness of the respondent

Answer 4

Self-report studies

Question 5

What is a form of contemporary criminology that makes use of rigorous social scientific techniques, especially randomized controlled experiments, and the systemic review of research results. also called knowledge-based criminology?

Answer 5

Evidence-based criminology

Question 6

What is the use of standardized systematic procedures in the search for knowledge?

Answer 6

Research

Question 7

Is this primary or secondary research: Research that is characterized by original and direct investigation

Answer 7

Primary research

Question 8

is this primary or secondary research: Research based on new evaluations of existing information collected by other researchers

Answer 8

Secondary research

Question 9

what is a subfield of general criminology that posits explanations for criminal behaviour?

Answer 9

Theoretical criminology

Question 10

what is this theory of crime attempts to explain all (or at least most) of criminal conduct through a single overarching approach

Answer 10

general theory of crime

Question 11

What crime is Seriously under-reported is __ because $5000 and under of small items may never make it into police reports and might be forgotten by victims during interviews with victimization surveyors

Answer 11

Theft

Question 12

between what ages are highest in personal victimization

Answer 12

15 - 24 year old

Question 13

what is the best predictor for criminality?

Answer 13

Gender

Question 14

what was created as a satellite of Statistics Canada, through the cooperation of the federal and provincial governments. Using the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) annually Crime Statistics

Answer 14

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS)

Question 15

How often did the Romans count their population?

Answer 15

every 5 years

Question 16

what is the percentage of women in Canada who have experienced and reported incidents of violence by the age of 16

Answer 16

50%

Question 17

what is the Uniform Crime Reporting based on what population?

Answer 17

100,000

Question 18

what are the two types of correlation?

Answer 18

Positive and Negative

Question 19

What is a causal, complementary, or reciprocal relationship between two measurable variables?

Answer 19

Correlation

Question 20

what is referred to as “victimless crimes,” crimes that are against the public order such as activities and behaviours involving sex, such as commercial sex, pornography, and erotic materials.

Answer 20

Public order crimes

Question 21

who commits the majority of sexual assault cases?, most had been victimized by __ or __

Answer 21

Friend or acquaintance

Question 22

What offence are incidents such as homicide, other violations causing death, attempted murder, assault, sexual assault, robbery, use of firearms, forcible confinement, kidnapping, child pornography

Answer 22

Violent offences

Question 23

What offences are property crime, prostitution, and drugs

Answer 23

non-violent offence

Question 24

who is a mass murderer who killed 14 female students at L’ecole Polytechnic. in montreal.

Answer 24

Marc Lepine

Question 25

what focuses on the violent nature of the act, rather than its sexual nature.

Answer 25

sexual assault legislation