Quiz 05 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

One critique of Gottfredson and Hirschi’s theory of self-control is that it is ________.
a) a tautology
b) not based on empirical evidence
c) too similar to labelling theory
d) not logical

Question 2:

Left realism grew, in part, out of the political situation in ________during late 1970s and 1980s.
a) Canada
b) the United States
c) Britain
d) France

Question 3:

Which of the following is not a turning point according to life course theory?
a) Marriage
b) Employment
c) Drug addiction
d) Education

Question 4:

Which of the following points is not associated with general strain theory?
a) The removal of positively valued stimuli
b) To present one with negative stimuli
c) Social support
d) The inability to manage self control

Question 5:

The main unit of analysis for micro-strain theory is the ________.
a) individual
b) household
c) community
d) school

Question 6:

Rational choice theory contends that humans ________.
a) behave irrationally
b) have very little free will
c) are naturally greedy
d) behave rationally

Question 7:

Which of the following is a key concept of routine activity theory?
a) A repeat offender
b) Social strain
c) Relative deprivation
d) None of the above

Question 8:

In the field of criminology, (CPTED) is an acronym for ________.
a) Crime Prevention Through Environment Design
b) Control Practices Through Educational Development
c) Critical Police Tactical Enhancement Designation
d) None of the above

Question 9:

The illustration in the text (page 134) which showed an example of ‘defensible space’ depicted ________.
a) a prison
b) a police station
c) row housing
d) a beach

Question 10:

Which of the following statements is true?
a) Private security guards are paid by corporations, while the public police are paid from the public purse.
b) In Canada, there are more people currently working as private security guards than there are people working for the public police.
c) Private security guards try to manage people in public spaces (e.g., shopping malls).
d) All of the above are true.

Higher Education

Crime in Canadian Context, second edition: Chapter 5: Recent Sociological Approaches to Crime