Chapter 13 Self-test questions

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. For Aas (2020), what two international developments underline globalisation?

Advances in information technology correct incorrect

A shift towards an international economy where industrial and agricultural production are concentrated in the Global North, and knowledge and services are produced in the Global South correct incorrect

A shift towards an international economy where industrial and agricultural production are concentrated in the Global South, and knowledge and services are produced in the Global North correct incorrect

Advances in international travel correct incorrect

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. Which of the following are examples of changes brought about by globalisation? (Select all that apply.)

Free international communication correct incorrect

Live international news stories correct incorrect

Locally sourced fuel correct incorrect

Locally sourced agricultural and industrial products correct incorrect

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. What are the two broad areas into which research on globalisation, crime, and justice can be divided?

Comparative criminology correct incorrect

Cross-national criminology correct incorrect

Global criminology correct incorrect

Transnational criminology correct incorrect

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. Carrington et al. (2016, 2018, 2019) have called for a 'new branch' of criminology. What do they call it?

Eastern criminology correct incorrect

Northern criminology correct incorrect

Southern criminology correct incorrect

Western criminology correct incorrect

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. Comparative criminology consists of the study of similarities and the study of differences. Which three of the terms below can be used for these areas of study? (Hint: one of the areas of study has two possible terms.)

Cultural relativism correct incorrect

Interpretivism correct incorrect

Sociological positivism correct incorrect

Zemiology correct incorrect

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. What is the unit of analysis for comparative criminology?

Aboriginal correct incorrect

Global correct incorrect

Local correct incorrect

Provincial correct incorrect

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. What are the common types of research in comparative criminology? (Select all that apply.)

Case study analysis correct incorrect

Discourse analysis correct incorrect

Meta-analysis correct incorrect

Statistical analysis correct incorrect

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. Which of Pakes' (2019) four types of case study analysis involve mostly positivist comparative analysis? (Select all that apply.)

Representative cases correct incorrect

Prototypical cases correct incorrect

Archetypical cases correct incorrect

Deviant cases correct incorrect

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. What does positivist comparative criminology seek to do?

Describe and understand why certain countries or regions deviate from other places in the world. correct incorrect

Identify and compare positive campaigns for justice. correct incorrect

Describe and understand global norms. correct incorrect

Describe and understand the biology and psychology to study similarities and differences. correct incorrect

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. 'The positivist approach to comparative criminology involves focusing on global convergences in crime and justice.' True or false?

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Why is there good reason to question the relevance of northern urban criminological theories like social disorganisation theory and strain theory to the Global South? (Select all that apply.)

Differences in immigration correct incorrect

Differences in industrialisation correct incorrect

Differences in progression correct incorrect

Differences in urbanisation correct incorrect

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. The move beyond penal welfarism in the northern world is characterised by which convergences? (Select all that apply.)

Harsh penal policies correct incorrect

Increasing use of rehabilitative programmes correct incorrect

Increasing use of pre-trial detention correct incorrect

Prisons becoming increasingly full correct incorrect

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. What does interpretivist comparative criminology seek to do?

Describe and understand why certain countries or regions deviate from other places in the world. correct incorrect

Describe and understand global norms. correct incorrect

Provide interpretation and translation support to politicians working on crime and justice policies. correct incorrect

Describe and understand the biology and psychology to study similarities and differences. correct incorrect

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. 'The interpretivist approach to comparative criminology involves trying to understand similarities between countries or regions.' True or false?

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements describe the idea of 'Nordic exceptionalism' (Pratt 2008)? (Select all that apply.)

Nordic countries have relatively low levels of imprisonment. correct incorrect

Nordic countries have relatively high levels of imprisonment. correct incorrect

Nordic countries have more humane prison conditions. correct incorrect

Nordic countries have less humane prison conditions. correct incorrect

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. In 2020, what was Brazil's prison occupancy level (based on the official capacity of the country's prisons)?

92.1% correct incorrect

133.2% correct incorrect

170.7% correct incorrect

204.0% correct incorrect