Lesson 4.3.1.3

4.3.1.3 Globalisation, the media, green crime, human rights and state crimes Quiz: AQA Sociology, Unit 3

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  1. What is 'green crime' in sociological terms?

    • Crimes committed by gardeners and farmers who steal crops or plants from neighbouring land during the growing season each year
    • Environmental harm and breaches of environmental regulation, which may or may not be recognised as crimes by law
    • Crimes committed by politicians who take bribes to approve planning applications for housing developments in the countryside
    • Crimes committed by people who sell illegal drugs derived from plants, such as cannabis grown in domestic greenhouses

  2. Which concept describes crimes committed by the state or its agents, such as torture or unlawful killings?

    • Organised crime: illegal activity run by criminal groups that trade in drugs, weapons and people for profit across borders
    • State crime: unlawful acts committed by state officials or by agencies acting on behalf of the state
    • Hate crime: offences motivated by prejudice against a group defined by race, religion, disability, sexuality or transgender identity
    • Corporate crime: offences committed by companies in the pursuit of profit, such as health and safety violations or fraud

  3. Which document, adopted in 1948, provides the basis for the modern human rights framework?

    • The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, which ended the First World War and established the League of Nations in Geneva
    • The Geneva Conventions of 1864, which regulated the treatment of wounded soldiers on the battlefield in nineteenth-century Europe
    • The Magna Carta of 1215, which limited the power of the English king and established rights for barons and free men
    • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly after the Second World War

  4. Which example would a sociologist most likely classify as a human rights crime?

    • A company that fails to file its annual accounts on time and is fined by the official registrar of companies
    • A shopkeeper who sells alcohol to a customer who is underage and is fined by the local licensing authority in court
    • Torture of detainees by officials who hold them without trial and deny them legal protection
    • A driver who parks on a double yellow line and receives a penalty charge notice from the local council each time

  5. Which claim about the media and crime is most consistent with research on crime news?

    • Crime news tends to over-represent violent and unusual offences, which may distort public perceptions of risk
    • Crime news focuses almost entirely on white-collar offences, which are the most common crimes reported in the press
    • Crime news reflects the crime statistics exactly, since journalists report offences in direct proportion to their frequency
    • Crime news never influences public perceptions, because audiences rely only on their own experience of crime in daily life

  6. What does the term 'transnational crime' refer to?

    • Criminal activity that occurs only within a single nation, with offenders and victims all living in the same national territory
    • Criminal activity that is carried out by international sporting federations, which are subject to a separate legal system
    • Criminal activity that is recorded only in translated court documents, so that foreign offenders can understand the charges
    • Criminal activity that crosses national borders, such as people trafficking, drug smuggling and cybercrime

  7. Which feature of globalisation is most often linked to the growth of cybercrime?

    • The creation of national passports, which has made it harder for offenders to travel between countries for any purpose
    • Digital networks that connect people across borders, allowing offenders to target victims in many countries at once
    • The spread of printed newspapers, which has made it easier for offenders to publish plans for crimes in public
    • The decline of international trade, which has reduced the number of goods that can be stolen or illegally traded globally

  8. Which concept, associated with Box, describes crimes committed by corporations that harm people without being treated as crime?

    • Domestic violence, which covers abuse carried out by family members within the home, usually by one partner against another
    • Street crime, which covers opportunistic thefts and robberies carried out by individuals in public places and residential areas
    • Political protest, which covers peaceful demonstrations organised by citizens to call for changes in government policy
    • Corporate crime, which covers harmful acts by businesses, such as dangerous products or unsafe working conditions

  9. Which example best illustrates the concept of 'social harm' rather than legally defined crime?

    • Stealing a car from a driveway, which is recorded in police statistics and prosecuted in the magistrates' court each year
    • Driving a vehicle while disqualified, which is a criminal offence punishable by fines, penalty points and sometimes imprisonment
    • Assaulting a police officer during a demonstration, which is a clearly defined offence under the public order legislation
    • Unsafe housing and poor working conditions that cause illness, but which the law does not treat as a criminal offence

  10. A campaign group argues that a company's pollution of a river is a serious harm, even though the company has a permit. Which sociological perspective supports the campaigners' view?

    • Functionalism, which argues that environmental pollution is always a sign of the failure of individuals to conform to norms
    • Labelling theory, which argues that pollution is only a problem when officials attach a deviant label to a company
    • Rational choice theory, which argues that companies only pollute when they have calculated that the benefits exceed the risks
    • Green criminology, which argues that environmental harm should be studied even where it is legal or poorly regulated

  11. Which factor makes state crime difficult to address through ordinary criminal courts?

    • State crime has no victims, since acts committed by officials cannot harm anyone who is subject to their authority
    • State crime is always reported to the courts within twenty-four hours, so there is never any difficulty in prosecuting it
    • State crime is never committed by officials acting within their legal powers, so courts never need to consider it at all
    • The state may control the institutions responsible for investigation and prosecution, limiting independent accountability

  12. Which globalised crime is characterised by the movement of people across borders through coercion, deception or debt bondage?

    • Migration, which involves the lawful movement of workers who apply for visas and sign contracts with employers in destination countries
    • Refugee resettlement, which involves the government-approved movement of displaced families to permanent homes in new countries
    • Tourism, which involves the voluntary movement of people across borders for holidays and business visits each year
    • People trafficking, which involves the exploitation of victims for labour or sexual exploitation after moving them across borders

  13. What does the 'globalisation of crime' thesis suggest about the response of national governments?

    • Crime increasingly crosses borders, so national responses alone may be insufficient and international cooperation is needed
    • Crime has disappeared from the global agenda, since governments have agreed that no further cooperation is needed in policing
    • Crime is now controlled only by private companies, so national governments have no role in any response at all
    • Crime has become entirely local, so national governments can address all offences through their own police forces alone

  14. Which statement best describes the relationship between media coverage and public fear of crime?

    • Media coverage always reduces fear of crime, since reports of police success make audiences feel safer in their daily lives
    • Media coverage has no effect on fear of crime, which depends only on the number of police officers in each local area
    • Media coverage can amplify fear of crime, particularly through dramatic reporting, even when crime rates are falling
    • Media coverage increases fear only among the police, who read crime news more often than any other group in society

  15. Which of these best describes the 'human rights' perspective on crime in sociology?

    • Human rights are a purely legal matter, with no connection to sociological research on harm, power or social inequality
    • Human rights concern only the rights of offenders to legal representation, and have no relevance to victims of any offence
    • Crimes against human rights, including state violence, may be underrecognised, so the perspective widens the scope of crime study
    • Human rights apply only to citizens of wealthy countries, so offences in other countries fall outside the perspective entirely

  16. A researcher studies pollution by a multinational firm in a developing country, where local regulation is weak. Which concept best describes the firm's conduct?

    • Domestic violence, which describes harm committed within a household by a family member against another member of that household
    • Transnational corporate environmental harm, which may be legal in the host state but still harms local communities
    • Local street crime, which describes theft and vandalism committed by residents of the community against neighbouring property
    • Moral panic, which describes the exaggerated public reaction to a group that has been identified as a threat to social values

  17. Which example illustrates a 'media representation' of crime that critics identify as distorting?

    • Regular coverage of court cases in which offenders receive suspended sentences, showing the outcomes of many routine prosecutions
    • Repeated coverage of rare violent attacks by strangers, creating an impression that such attacks are common in ordinary life
    • Detailed coverage of victim support services, explaining how victims can access help after a serious assault or robbery
    • Accurate reporting of police statistics that show falling burglary rates in the local area over the previous three years

  18. A critic says the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has no legal force. What is the most accurate response?

    • The declaration is not itself a binding treaty, but it inspired later binding instruments such as the International Covenants of 1966
    • The declaration has no influence on any later law, since national governments ignored it immediately after its adoption in 1948
    • The declaration became binding only in the twenty-first century, after every member state agreed to add it to its criminal law
    • The declaration is a binding treaty that every nation must enforce through its national courts, so the critic is mistaken entirely

  19. Why is green crime often difficult to prosecute under criminal law?

    • Environmental harm is never illegal in any country, since all pollution is regulated by international treaties that set no limits
    • Environmental harm affects only the offenders themselves, so no victims exist who could bring a case before a court of law
    • Environmental harm is always instantly visible and attributable to a single named individual, which makes prosecution straightforward
    • Harm can build up slowly and cross borders, and the activity may be legally permitted or hard to attribute to specific actors

  20. What is 'zemiology' in relation to the study of harm?

    • The study of the diet and nutrition of offenders, comparing their health with that of the general population across age groups
    • The study of the physical structure of prisons, including cell design, security systems and the layout of exercise yards and workshops
    • The study of social harm, including poverty, poor health and unsafe conditions, rather than only legally defined crime
    • The study of ancient legal codes from Mesopotamia and Egypt, focusing on the punishments those codes prescribed for thieves

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