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Crime and Criminality

Question 1 of 6

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Define Crime

Select one of the following:

  • An act which is legally constructed.

  • Acts or omissions that are prohibited.

  • An act which is socially constructed and determined by the criminal justice system

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Question 2 of 6

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What are the objectives of punishment?

Select one of the following:

  • retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, denunciation of conduct, protection of community

  • retribution, rehabilitation, denunciation of conduct, deterrence, protection of community

  • retribution, rehabilitation, denunciation of conduct, deterrence, resolution

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Question 3 of 6

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Define Criminality

Select one of the following:

  • A rational choice which one has either inherited or influenced by society.

  • Act of being criminal and the behaviours

  • A motive to engage in criminal behaviour

  • Act of crime

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Question 4 of 6

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Define Deviance

Select one of the following:

  • Expected moral behaviour determined by society

  • A socially constructed phenomenon which organises society

  • Norm breaking behaviour

  • Breaking the expectations of normal behaviour

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Question 5 of 6

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Research indicates that the majority of offences reported to or detected by police are committed by and against people of similar social standing

Select one of the following:

  • True

  • False

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Question 6 of 6

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Critical criminologists argue that pre-crime laws can be used to unfairly target vulnerable individuals.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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