Comparative International and Global Justice Perspectives from Criminology 1st Edition By James Bak - Test Bank

1. Which of the following is NOT one of Van Swaaningen’s reasons for the emergence of global

criminology?

a. The need to look beyond Western models in order to understand worldwide changes

b. The challenges to the sovereignty of the nation state brought about by globalization

*c. The increasing influence of Western ideals on international agencies

d. The emergence of criminological challenges with a global scope and effect necessitating a

shift from traditional levels of analysis

2. In which type of criminology is it necessary to understand the “linkages between places”?

*a. Transnational

b. Global

c. International

d. Comparative

3. Which type of criminology addresses the form and character of criminal justice systems in

predominantly Western countries?

a. Transnational

b. Global

c. International

*d. Comparative

4. Why is it important to study global justice issues?

a. To extend a person’s knowledge beyond their own group

b. To suggest how one’s own society can be improved based on commonalities and divergences

c. To challenge assumptions and the status quo

d. A and C

*e. All of the above

5. Globalization is a(n):

a. Framework

*b. Process

c. Theoretical construct

d. Ideal

6. The core of globalization lies in the field of:

*a. Economics/International Finance

b. Politics

c. Anthropologyd. Environment/Climate Change

7. The study of criminology has been described as:

a. Narrow

b. Ethnocentric

c. Parochial

*d. All of the above

8. Which type of criminology is viewed by many scholars as “losing its relevance”?

a. Transnational

b. Global

c. International

*d. Comparative

9. Globalization can be defined as:

*a. The intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way

that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away

b. The process in which the global meets the local and produces cultural hybridity

c. A framework within which criminal actors can create and seize opportunities using

communication, transportation, and international markets

d. The action to counter climate change, cross border pollution and population growth

10. Many scholars argue that the core of globalization lies in the field of economics and

international finance because of:

a. The rise of multinational corporations

b. The creation of the IMF and World Bank

c. Promotion of the free market and capitalism

*d. All of the above

11. Crimes of globalization are constituted by the designation of international institutions that

may be judged as:

a. Morally questionable

b. Ethically questionable

c. Criminal

*d. All of the above

12. Which type of criminology focuses on crime that encompasses a range of questions

regarding international relations, human rights, truth commissions, and restitutive justice:a. Transnational

b. Global

*c. International

d. Comparative

13. Which type of criminology “brings together transnational and comparative research from all

regions of the world to build a globally inclusive and cosmopolitan discipline”?

a. Transnational

*b. Global

c. International

d. Comparative

14. ‘Complex connectivity’ can be defined as:

a. The process of internationalization relating to independencies between bounded national

states

*b. A framework within which criminal actors can create and seize opportunities using

communication, transportation, and international markets

c. The process in which the global meets the local and produces cultural hybridity

d. The intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way

that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away

15. ‘Glocalization’ can be defined as:

a. The action to counter climate change, cross border pollution and population growth

b. International agencies formulating codes of conduct with the aim of being embodied in

national laws

c. The elimination of neoliberal and postcolonial policies promoted by the West

*d. The process in which the global meets the local and produces cultural hybridity

16. Alternative visions of globalization do the following:

a. Promote egalitarian ideals of global solidarity and distributive justice

b. Focus on anti-capitalist protest movements that oppose the WTO and World Bank

c. Divert from mainstream global justice and human rights discourse implemented by

international civil society

*d. All of the above

17. The text mentions the following international agreements as successful:

*a. The Convention of the Rights of the Child

*b. The Statute of the International Criminal Court