Profs practice questions for the exam

Question 1

• ->Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning differences between justice-involved Indigenous and non-Indigenous people?
  a. Violent crime rates are lower on reserves than in the rest of Canada
  b. On average, Indigenous people receive shorter sentences than non-Indigenous people
  c. Indigenous people are less likely than non-Indigenous people to commit Schedule I offences
  d. Indigenous people are less likely than non-Indigenous people to have a history of involvement with the criminal justice system as a youth

Answer 1

b. On average, Indigenous people receive shorter sentences than non-Indigenous people

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a method used to measure sexual interest? 
Select one:
a. penile plethysmography
b. implicit association
c. penile physiognomy
d. self-report

Answer 2

c. penile physiognomy

Question 3

Which of the following is considered a violent offence?

Select one:

a. impaired driving
b. vehicular manslaughter
c. criminal harassment
d. fraud

Answer 3

c. criminal harassment

Question 4

In which region of Canada is the problem of Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system the highest?
Select one:
a. Atlantic
b. Ontario
c. Prairies
d. Quebec

Answer 4

c. Prairies

Question 5

Which of the following is a specific risk factor for sexual recidivism (i.e., a risk factor that is not related to other types of offences)?

Select one:

a. early onset on crime
b. antisocial attitudes
c. previous female victim
d. deviant sexual interests

Answer 5

d. deviant sexual interests

Question 6

According to the Holmes and colleagues typology, a murderer who desires the total capture of the victim and wants to hold the fate of the victim in their hands is best described as what type of serial murderer? 
Select one:
a. power/control
b. hedonistic
c. visionary
d. mission-oriented

Answer 6

a. power/control

Question 7

Trevethan et al. (2002) found that Indigenous people had higher criminogenic need ratings than non-Indigenous people in all need domains except one.  Which one of the following domains was the exception?
Select one:
a. Marital/ family
b. Employment
c. Substance abuse
d. Attitudes

Answer 7

d. Attitudes

Question 8

What is the term used to describe a Canadian court that focuses solely on the processing of justice-involved Indigenous peoples?
Select one:
a. Aboriginal healing lodge
b. Gladue court
c. Circles of justice court
d. Indigenous court of justice

Answer 8

b. Gladue court

Question 9

Which of the following would be an unlikely explanation for desistance based on Maruna’s (2001) work?
Select one:
a. A person stops committing crime due to the influences of a steady job and stable romantic relationship
b. An person’s involvement in the criminal justice system ends because he/she has learned how to avoid getting caught for their criminal behaviour
c. A person simply ages out of crime through the sheer passage of time
d. A person desists when he/she has been successfully treated by rehabilitative programs

Answer 9

b. An person’s involvement in the criminal justice system ends because he/she has learned how to avoid getting caught for their criminal behaviour

Question 10

In psychopathy, impairments of the amygdala affect the function of ________________, which is related to_____________.
Select one:
a. fear conditioning; failure to desist from punished behaviour
b. decision-making; poor planning/impulsivity
c. moral judgement; antisocial behaviours
d. moral emotions; misperception of others’ feelings

Answer 10

d. moral emotions; misperception of others’ feelings