Chapter 6 Practice Quiz

. What are the two categories that criminologists put criminal behaviour into?

. Compared to 25 years ago, crimes are:

. There was a major decrease in crime severity from

. What is NOT an example of a non-violent crime?

. What is white-collar crime?

. Which sociologist was one of the first to carry out systematic research on business and especially corporate crime?

. Where is organized crime the most common?

. Differential socialization helps explain why:

. According to Statistics Canada, women are _____times more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than men.

. Which of the following statements is not true about secondary victimization?

. It is hard to measure the total number of crimes in Canada because both police reporting and self-reporting are incomplete.

. Homicide can be divided into three categories: murder, manslaughter, and assisted murder.

. Men are more likely than women to be involved in a homicide.

. Organized crime is social activity with historical and cultural roots. It is often grounded in traditional notions such as those of kinship and friendship, honour and duty.

. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has failed when it comes to collecting any of the 33 million dollars hidden overseas.

. Some evidence has also suggested the police are often unmotivated to follow up on victim reports or judge them unreliable.

. Heterosexuals in Canada are more likely than sexual minority Canadians to experience physical or sexual assault.

. Criminals are colonizing cyberspace by using identity theft.

. Young, well-educated men are more likely than other Canadians to be both perpetrators and victims of crime, especially for crimes like assault.

. Often, the most atrocious crimes are not committed by people in the most closely and emotionally engaged relationships.

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