Self-Tests -- True or False

Chapter 18   Deviance and Crime Take the following practice test to help you improve your understanding of the concepts discussed in this chapter. Select the best answer for each question. After you've answered all the questions, click the "Grade the Test!" button to see your results. Good Luck!

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Question 1
Crime is deviance and is defined by social norms that are formalized in criminal law.
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False

Question 2
The theory of differential association is a type of learning theory which says that people become deviants if they experience more deviant than non-deviant influences in their environment.
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False

Question 3
"Techniques of neutralization" are procedures criminals follow to cover their tracks and otherwise conceal their activities from police and other officials.
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False

Question 4
Control theories argue that deviance and crime occur because of the lack of constraint on behaviour.
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False

Question 5
If guns are unavailable, teenagers bent on homicide or suicide are likely to find other means to achieve the same ends.
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False

Question 6
According to Durkheim, deviance and crime benefit society insofar as they bring people together to engage in collective expressions of outrage and loss, thus reinforcing shared values and increasing social solidarity.
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False

Question 7
Too much social control on the part of officials can produce more and more serious crime.
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False

Question 8
Official statistics are almost always the most reliable statistics on crime.
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False

Question 9
Despite the fact that crime in Canada is on the decline, most Canadians think it is on the rise. This is largely due to media "hype."
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False

Question 10
Crime is disproportionately committed in the Maritime provinces by people older than the population average.
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False

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