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Crim 1100 Mid-Term Study Guide 2025

The Criminology 1100 Mid-Term Study Guide outlines the exam format, which includes approximately 50-75 multiple choice questions based on lectures and readings, with a focus on key concepts in criminology and criminal justice. Students are encouraged to review lecture notes, textbook chapters, and to understand various criminological theories and legal frameworks. Key topics include definitions of crime, criminal law sources, crime measurement methods, and the roles of federal and provincial governments in the criminal justice system.

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Crim 1100 Mid-Term Study Guide 2025

The Criminology 1100 Mid-Term Study Guide outlines the exam format, which includes approximately 50-75 multiple choice questions based on lectures and readings, with a focus on key concepts in criminology and criminal justice. Students are encouraged to review lecture notes, textbook chapters, and to understand various criminological theories and legal frameworks. Key topics include definitions of crime, criminal law sources, crime measurement methods, and the roles of federal and provincial governments in the criminal justice system.

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Criminology 1100 Mid-Term Study Guide

Instructor: Greg Jenion Ph.D. Spring 2025

The mid-term exam will be a test of your mastery of materials from the textbooks and lectures. You will be
expected to recognize terms related to criminology and criminal justice. Dates and quantitative information
matter, but in a relational or an order-of magnitude fashion rather than in absolute detail (few specific dates
unless mentioned specifically in the study guide. You will have 1hr and 30 minutes to complete the exam.
The exam date/time, study guide and classroom been posted to the course website. There will be
approx. 50 – 75 multiple choice questions on the exam.

Lectures and Readings:

1. Lectures
a. Introduction to Criminology
i. Why Study Deviance
ii. What is Criminology
b. What Criminology Is
i. Diverse Perspectives in Criminology
ii. Defining Crime
iii. Defining Criminality
c. Criminal Law
i. Sources of Criminal Law
ii. Canada Act
1. Division of Powers
2. Charter of Rights and Freedoms
iii. Canadian Criminal Code
1. 1985 C-46
iv. Body of a Crime “Corpus delicti”
1. Defences
2. Punishment and Sentencing
d. Measurements of Crime
i. Uniform Crime Reporting Survey
ii. Crime Rates / Crime Severity Index
iii. Victimization and Self Report Surveys

2. Schmalleger & Volk Textbook – Chapters 1, 2 (Ch. 2: pgs. 38-53)

Hints:

- Go over your notes taken in lecture and notes made from your readings.
- Outline main facts, ideas and concepts.
- Compare and contrast relevant material from lectures and texts.
- Answer work-through questions on this study guide.

1
Questions to Work Through:

1. What are some motivations that are important to recognize when approaching the study of crime
and deviance? Why is it important to recognize these motivations?
2. Consider the criminal event – what are its main vectors? In the formula, C = f(LMO)B what does
the “B” stand for? In the formula, O = f(VPTS) what does the “V” stand for? Who is Kim
Rossmo?
3. What is a criminologist? What is the difference between a criminologist and a criminalist? What
do criminologists study? Compare the consensus and conflict perspectives in approaching
deviance. What is the definition of crime used in the Schmalleger & Volk text?
4. What are the main elements of a crime? What are the jurisdictional responsibilities of the federal
and provincial government (in regards to the law and operation of the criminal justice system) as
stated in Sections 91 and 92 of the BNA Act? What section of the Charter of Rights and
Freedoms that contains your fundamental rights, what sections contain your legal rights? What is
the difference between substantive law and procedural law? What is the mens rea of a crime?
What is the actus reus of a crime?
5. What do you know about the problems of counting and studying crime? What are the relative
strengths and weaknesses of personal observation, official data, etc? What is the ‘dark figure’ of
crime? What is the ‘crime funnel’?
6. What is the UCR? What are the differences between the UCR1 and the UCR 2? How do you
calculate a crime rate?
7. Historically criminal offenses (common law systems) have been classified into categories of
treason, felonies and misdemeanors. How does Canada classify its offense categories today?

Example Multiple Choice Questions:

Between __________ and 1988 the official crime statistics generated from the UCR were based on
summarized monthly police reports from police departments across the country.
A. 1982
B. 1972
C. 1962
D. 1941
E. None of the above

Social ______________ is meant to alert us to the apparent broad-based agreement in society regarding
what kinds of acts are serious crimes and what types are not.
A. Reaction
B. Conflict
C. Response
D. Consensus
E. None of the above

A crime is any act which has been legally prohibited by the state such that, if done, it renders the actor
liable to punishment or treatment or both. This statement reflects a _____________ definition of crime.
A. State
B. Social
C. Legal
D. Complicated
E. Radical

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